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Pike County, Kentucky

Pike County Magistrate District 3

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2 candidates are tracked for Pike County Magistrate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Clif Smallwood and Jerry Neal Little. Candidate information follows official Pike County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Contested: Clif Smallwood (R) faces Jerry Neal Little (D) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. The county's fiscal court commissioners page names a different person, Jimmy Abshire, for District 3, and neither Smallwood nor Little appears on that page - flagged as a discrepancy between the two official sources; incumbency left unconfirmed for both.

Clif Smallwood

Republican

Clif Smallwood won the Pike County Magistrate District 3 Republican nomination in a close May 2026 primary, per News-Express. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jerry Neal Little

Democratic

Jerry Neal Little won the Democratic nomination for Pike County Magistrate District 3 in the May 2026 primary, per News-Express. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

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Candidate roster from official Pike County Supervisor of Elections filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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