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Walton, Kentucky sample ballot 2026

Walton voters (Boone County, Kentucky) see U.S. Senate plus 15 Boone County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Judge/ExecutiveChet Hand (R)

Chet Hand

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Fiscal responsibility: zero-based budgeting and lower taxes while cutting wasteful spending
  • Responsible growth management as the county expands
  • Transparency and accountability in county government decisions
About Chet Hand

Chet Hand is a Boone County Commissioner and a homestead farmer in Walton with an executive leadership background in the private sector, per his campaign site. He won over 14-year incumbent Judge/Executive Gary Moore in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary, per WVXU's report of official Boone County results, and faces no Democratic or independent opponent on the November ballot.

ClerkJustin Crigler (R)

Justin Crigler

Republican

Justin Crigler is the sitting Boone County Clerk, per the county's official elected-officials page, and is unopposed for reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

SheriffLes Hill (R)

Les Hill

Republican

Les Hill is the sitting Boone County Sheriff, per the county's official elected-officials page, and is unopposed for reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

AttorneyJordan Dallas Turner (R)

Jordan Dallas Turner

Republican

Jordan Dallas Turner is the sitting Boone County Attorney, per the county's official elected-officials page, and is unopposed for reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

JailerJason Maydak (R)

Jason Maydak

Republican

Jason Maydak is the sitting Boone County Jailer, per the county's official elected-officials page, and is unopposed for reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

CoronerMissy Rittinger (R)

Missy Rittinger

Republican

Missy Rittinger is the sitting Boone County Coroner, per the county's official elected-officials page, and is unopposed for reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Property Valuation AdministratorJonathan L. Brown (R)

Jonathan L. Brown

Republican

Jonathan L. Brown is the sitting Boone County Property Valuation Administrator, per the county's official elected-officials page, and is unopposed for reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

SurveyorGreg Larison (R)

Greg Larison

Republican

Greg Larison appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Boone County Surveyor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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Commissioner, District 1Cathy Hudson Flaig (R) · Debra Waller (D)

Cathy Hudson Flaig

Republican

Cathy Hudson Flaig is the sitting Boone County commissioner for District 1, according to Boone County government. Flaig co-owns Flaig Welding, a business started with her husband more than 50 years ago. Flaig is a lifelong Boone County resident seeking reelection in November. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Debra Waller

Democratic

Debra Waller is the Democratic candidate for Boone County Commissioner, District 1. At an April 2026 candidate forum she argued that growth, water and sewer infrastructure, workforce skills and education quality are interconnected, per WVXU. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Commissioner, District 2Lianna Simpson Nguyen (D) · John Schickel (R)

Lianna Simpson Nguyen

Democratic

Lianna Simpson Nguyen is the Democratic candidate for Boone County Commissioner, District 2. At an April 2026 candidate forum she said she favors rehabilitating existing buildings over new construction, per WVXU. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

John Schickel

Republican

Schickel is a former Kentucky state senator who represented Boone County from 2009 to 2025. Schickel is a Union, Kentucky resident. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Commissioner, District 3Jesse A. Brewer (R)

Jesse A. Brewer

Republican

Brewer is the sitting Boone County commissioner for District 3, per Boone County government. Brewer owns a real estate investment and property management business, per Boone County government. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Circuit Judge, 54th Judicial Circuit, Division 4Nonpartisan race · Jennifer Dusing

Jennifer Dusing

NonpartisanIncumbent

Jennifer Dusing serves as the Family Court judge (a division of Circuit Court) for the 54th Judicial Circuit, Division 4, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

District Judge, 54th Judicial District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Jeffrey S. Smith

Jeffrey S. Smith

NonpartisanIncumbent

Jeffrey S. Smith serves as the District Court judge for the 54th Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

District Judge, 54th Judicial District, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Marcia Thomas

Marcia Thomas

NonpartisanIncumbent

Marcia Thomas serves as the District Court judge for the 54th Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Walton Verona Independent Board of Education, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Heather Stewart

Heather Stewart

Nonpartisan

Heather Stewart is a nonpartisan candidate for the Walton-Verona Independent Board of Education, Division 2. She was listed as the board's chairperson in the district's April 2023 meeting minutes, per Walton-Verona Board of Education records. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Boone County page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateAndy Barr (R) · Charles Booker (D) · Christopher Campbell (Kentucky Party)
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Border security
  • Tax cuts
  • Protecting our girls
About Andy Barr

Andy Barr is the sitting U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, per the House roster. He is an eighth-generation Kentuckian, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as a champion for the America First agenda in the House.

Key voting record
  • Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
Charles Booker

Charles Booker

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Making life more affordable
  • Growing Kentucky small businesses
  • Lowering the price at the pump
About Charles Booker

Charles Booker is a lifelong Kentuckian who grew up in West Louisville, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he served in the Kentucky House of Representatives, where he became a leading voice for health care access, criminal justice reform and economic justice.

Christopher Campbell

Christopher Campbell

Kentucky Party

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Medicare for all
  • Pro-labor, pro-union policies
  • Public health and environmental sustainability
About Christopher Campbell

Campbell is a lifelong Kentuckian from Marion County, a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, a member of a labor union (Local 1076) and a Kentucky National Guard veteran, per the campaign site. Campbell has worked in the healthcare field in nursing homes, hospitals, health departments and rape crisis centers, per the campaign site.

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