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Wayland, Kentucky sample ballot 2026

Wayland voters (Floyd County, Kentucky) see U.S. Senate plus 10 Floyd 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/ExecutiveRobbie Williams (Independent) · Debbie Hall (R)

Robbie Williams

Independent

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Continued economic development for Floyd County, per Floyd County Chronicle & Times
  • Public safety, per Floyd County Chronicle & Times
  • Quality of life improvements, per Floyd County Chronicle & Times
About Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams is the incumbent Floyd County Judge/Executive, re-elected to a second term in November 2022, per WYMT. He filed as an independent for the November 3, 2026 general election. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Debbie Hall

Republican

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • More transparency in county government, per Mountain Top Media
  • Making residents feel more a part of county decision-making, per Mountain Top Media
About Debbie Hall

Debbie Hall, who goes by "Dr. Debbie," is a physician in Prestonsburg. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

ClerkChris Waugh (D)

Chris Waugh

DemocraticIncumbent

Chris Waugh is unopposed for Floyd County Clerk in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

SheriffJohn Hunt (D) · Christopher Shepherd (R) · Tom T. Clark (Independent)

John Hunt

DemocraticIncumbent

John Hunt has served as Floyd County Sheriff since 2014. He began his law enforcement career as a dispatcher for the Floyd County Sheriff's Department before becoming a Prestonsburg police patrolman in 1985 and later joining Kentucky State Police in 1991. After retiring from law enforcement, he and his wife owned and operated a commercial construction and property management business, per the Sheriff's Office's official biography. John Hunt appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Sheriff, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Christopher Shepherd

Republican

Christopher Shepherd appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Sheriff, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Tom T. Clark

Independent

Tom T. Clark appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Sheriff, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

AttorneyMeka Hall Castle (D)

Meka Hall Castle

Democratic

Meka Hall Castle is unopposed for Floyd County Attorney in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

CoronerGreg Nelson (D)

Greg Nelson

DemocraticIncumbent

Greg Nelson is unopposed for Floyd County Coroner in the November 2026 general election. He works as a funeral director and embalmer at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home in Martin and Hindman, Kentucky, per the funeral home's staff page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

JailerSteve Little (D) · Ballaed Tussey Jr (R)

Steve Little

DemocraticIncumbent

Steve Little is the incumbent Floyd County Jailer. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Ballaed Tussey Jr

Republican

Ballaed Tussey Jr is one of three candidates on the November 2026 general election ballot for Floyd County Jailer, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Property Valuation AdministratorDavid A. Layne (D)

David A. Layne

DemocraticIncumbent

David A. Layne was sworn in as Floyd County's Property Valuation Administrator, per the Floyd County Times, and is unopposed for the office in the November 2026 general election. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

CommissionerNonpartisan race · Nola Mae Craft · Jeffery Shane Kinzer

Nola Mae Craft

Nonpartisan

Nola Mae Craft is one of two nonpartisan candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Commissioner in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Nola Mae Craft appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Commissioner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Jeffery Shane Kinzer

Nonpartisan

Jeffery Shane Kinzer is one of two nonpartisan candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Commissioner in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Jeffery Shane Kinzer appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Commissioner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

By address

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District Judge, 31st Judicial District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Jimmy "Blue" Marcum

Jimmy "Blue" Marcum

NonpartisanIncumbent

Jimmy "Blue" Marcum serves as the District Court judge for the 31st Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

District Judge, 31st Judicial District, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Tyler Green · Ashley Tackett Laferty

Tyler Green

NonpartisanIncumbent

Tyler Green serves as the District Court judge for the 31st Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Ashley Tackett Laferty

Nonpartisan

Ashley Tackett Laferty is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 31st Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Floyd 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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