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2 candidates are tracked for Whitley County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bill Elliotte and Jim Walden. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
William "Bill" Elliotte won the Republican primary with 3,176 votes to Willard Scott Bunch's 2,795 and B. J. Leach's 218, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed. Jim Walden filed as a certified write-in candidate on August 24, 2026, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings; write-in candidates are not printed on the Kentucky ballot. Elliotte is the sitting Whitley County Sheriff, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Republican
Bill Elliotte is the incumbent Whitley County Sheriff, running for re-election on the November 3, 2026 ballot. He held off a strong Republican primary challenge from Willard Scott Bunch, 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 Bill Elliotte.
Write-In
Jim Walden filed as a certified write-in candidate for Whitley County Sheriff, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings. Write-in candidates are not printed by name on the Kentucky general election ballot. No verified campaign website or questionnaire response was found for Walden as of September 10, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jim Walden.