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One candidate is tracked for Whitley County Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Scotty Harrison. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Scotty Harrison won a three-way Republican primary with 2,919 votes, ahead of Mike Harris (2,100) and Evelyn McCullah (1,184), an 819-vote margin, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Harrison is unopposed in November. The seat is open: retiring Clerk Carolyn Willis did not seek re-election, per The News Journal and the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Scotty Harrison is the Republican nominee for Whitley County Clerk and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He is the sitting First District magistrate and chose to run for county clerk instead of seeking re-election to that seat, according to The News Journal. Harrison has said he wants to build on the successes of previous county clerks and create a positive, convenient office environment, per The News Journal. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scotty Harrison.
