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One candidate is tracked for Whitley County Magistrate, 3rd Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael Jarboe. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Michael Jarboe won a three-way Republican primary with 717 votes (44 percent), ahead of Ricky Grubb (599) and Noah A. Mahan (315), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Jarboe is unopposed in November. Jarboe is the sitting 3rd District magistrate, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Republican
Michael Jarboe is the incumbent Whitley County Magistrate for the 3rd District and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He fended off challenges from two other candidates in the Republican primary, 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 Michael Jarboe.