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2 candidates are tracked for Pike County Magistrate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Clinard "Bubby" Adkins and Brian K. Epling. Candidate information follows official Pike County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Contested: Clinard "Bubby" Adkins (R) faces Brian K. Epling (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 lists Adkins under "District Two" rather than District 4 - flagged as a discrepancy between the two official sources; incumbency for Adkins left unconfirmed pending resolution of that mismatch.
Republican
Clinard "Bubby" Adkins won the Republican nomination for Pike County Magistrate District 4 in the May 2026 primary, per News-Express. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Democratic
Brian K. Epling filed as the Democratic candidate for Pike County Magistrate District 4 for the 2026 election cycle, per Mountain Top Media candidate listing. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.