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U.S. House, Kentucky District 4
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Ed Gallrein
REP
Biography
Ed Gallrein is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, he is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer who served three decades in the Navy before returning home to continue his family's farming operation, according to his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Cutting taxes and reducing regulation
  • Border security and national defense
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Melissa Claire Strange
DEM
Biography
Melissa Claire Strange is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A lifelong Kentuckian now living in Erlanger, she has worked for nearly 30 years as a supply chain director for a global nutrition and agribusiness company, according to Spectrum News 1.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Healthcare, including lower prescription drug costs
  • Jobs and the economy
  • Child and elder care
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Jeremy Todd
Biography
Todd grew up in a working-class Southern family; his father drove a truck and his mother worked as a billing clerk, per the campaign site. He built a business career leading teams ranging from a handful of employees to organizations of more than 300 people, per the campaign site. He is running as the Libertarian candidate for Kentucky's 4th District, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • National Defense and War
  • Gun Rights and the 2nd Amendment
  • Free Speech and the 1st Amendment
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Mohammad Wael Ahmad
Biography
Mohammad Wael Ahmad announced in August 2026 that he was stepping back from the U.S. House race in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, saying he had decided to focus on other things, according to LINK nky. His name remains on the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified November 3, 2026 candidate filing as of September 8, 2026. Ahmad is a Covington-based activist who ran as the nominee of the Kentucky Party, which opposes military intervention and military spending in foreign conflicts. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
About this race
Ed Gallrein (Republican), Melissa Claire Strange (Democratic), Jeremy Todd (Libertarian), Mohammad Wael Ahmad (Kentucky Party) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. The seat is open: Rep. Thomas Massie, the sitting member per the House roster, is not on the November ballot. Declared write-in candidate Peter Harmon Williams does not print on the ballot, per the same list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Andy Barr
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Border security
  • Tax cuts
  • Protecting our girls
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
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Charles Booker
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Making life more affordable
  • Growing Kentucky small businesses
  • Lowering the price at the pump
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Christopher Campbell
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Medicare for all
  • Pro-labor, pro-union policies
  • Public health and environmental sustainability

Countywide races in Nelson County

ZIP 40020 sits in Nelson County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Nelson County races (20).

Nelson County Judge/Executive
2 candidates
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Tim Hutchins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Hutchins owns Handy Food Mart, a local business he has run since 1972, per the campaign site. He previously served 17 years as Nelson County's 4th District Magistrate and completed four terms on the Fiscal Court, per the campaign site. A Nelson County native, he has spent decades in local business ownership, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Keeping county government fiscally conservative with low taxes
  • Fully supporting police, fire, and emergency medical services
  • Improving roads and expanding sewer and water infrastructure
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James Taylor "JT" Roby
DEM
Biography
James Taylor "JT" Roby is a special education teacher at Nelson County High School and a lifelong resident of Bardstown, according to The Kentucky Standard. He is the Democratic nominee for Nelson County Judge/Executive and has campaigned on fiscal transparency, road and broadband infrastructure, and support for local first responders, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • A public, easy-to-read tracking system for county spending, per The Kentucky Standard (pmg-ky2.com)
  • Repairing high-traffic roads and expanding broadband access, per The Kentucky Standard (pmg-ky2.com)
  • Modern equipment and competitive pay for first responders, per The Kentucky Standard (pmg-ky2.com)
About this race
Tim Hutchins, the incumbent, won the Republican primary with about 66% of the vote over Don Thrasher, per the Bardstown Bulletin's report on the Nelson County Clerk's official results. James Taylor "JT" Roby won a three-candidate Democratic primary with about 64% of the vote over Benjamin Corder and Shameca Ashby, per the same report. Hutchins and Roby meet in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Nelson County Clerk
1 candidate
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Jeanette Hall Sidebottom
DEM
Biography
Sidebottom serves as Nelson County Clerk, an office handling motor vehicle titling and registration, deeds and mortgages, marriage licensing, and elections administration, per Nelson County Clerk official website.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jeanette Hall Sidebottom filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Nelson County Clerk's candidate list. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Sidebottom is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Nelson County Attorney
1 candidate
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Arch C. "Chip" McKay III
DEM
Biography
The Nelson County Attorney's office prosecutes misdemeanor crimes and juvenile cases, advises the fiscal court, and collects delinquent property taxes, per Nelson County Attorney official website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Arch C. "Chip" McKay III filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Nelson County Clerk's candidate list. No Republican or independent candidate filed; McKay is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Nelson County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Adrian "AJ" Lewis Jr.
DEM
Biography
Adrian "AJ" Lewis Jr. works at the Bardstown Police Department and coaches baseball, per the Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Jarren Culver
REP
Biography
Culver is an officer with the Bardstown Police Department and a co-worker of his Democratic opponent, Adrian Lewis Jr, per The Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
About this race
Adrian "AJ" Lewis Jr. won the Democratic primary with about 64% of the vote (2,660-1,498) over two-term incumbent Ramon Pineiroa, per pmg-ky2.com's (Kentucky Standard) report on the official results. Jarren Culver filed for the Republican nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the same report and the Nelson County Clerk's candidate list. Lewis and Culver meet in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Nelson County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Justin David Hall
REP
Biography
Hall is the current Nelson County Jailer, per Nelson County Correctional Center official website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Justin David Hall filed for the Republican nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Nelson County Clerk's candidate list. No Democratic or independent candidate filed; Hall is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Nelson County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kerry P. Monin
REP
Biography
Kerry P. Monin describes himself as a lifelong emergency worker with 40 years of community service, per the Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Kerry P. Monin won the Republican primary with about 58% of the vote over incumbent Danielle Chladek, per pmg-ky2.com's (Kentucky Standard) report on the official results. No Democratic or independent candidate filed; Monin is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Nelson County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Stephen Hibbs
REP
Biography
Stephen Hibbs has a background in land surveying and property work, per the Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Stephen Hibbs won the Republican primary over incumbent Jay Williams (54-46%), per pmg-ky2.com's (Kentucky Standard) report on the official results. No Democratic or independent candidate filed; Hibbs is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District Judge, 57th Judicial District
1 candidate
County ▾
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John S. "Jack" Kelley V.
INCUMBENT
Biography
John S. "Jack" Kelley V. serves as the District Court judge for the 57th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
John S. "Jack" Kelley V. is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Kentucky prints unopposed candidates, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 57th Judicial District (Nelson) vote on this seat. Kentucky judicial elections are nonpartisan; a primary narrows the field only when three or more candidates file for a seat. Listed from the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list.
Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Debra Hembree Lambert
INCUMBENT
Biography
Debra Hembree Lambert is the incumbent justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District, elected in 2018 and chosen by her fellow justices as Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. She previously served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge and as a circuit/family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Supreme Court District, which covers 25 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. One name is on the ballot for this seat; it still prints. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Greg Lay
Biography
Greg Lay is a sitting judge with more than 20 years of judicial experience and is a candidate for Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District, per his campaign site.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Appellate District, which covers 25 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. One name is on the ballot for this seat; it still prints. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.
Kentucky Senate District 14
2 candidates
County ▾
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Ben Mudd
REP
Biography
Ben Mudd is the Republican nominee for Kentucky Senate District 14, an open seat following the retirement of longtime Sen. Jimmy Higdon. A pharmacist and small business owner, Mudd is a lifelong Marion County resident living on a family farm spanning six generations, according to his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supporting farmers and small businesses
  • Fiscal responsibility
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Carrie Gribbins Truitt
DEM
Biography
Truitt has built a career in nonprofit fundraising, with roles at the Lexington Philharmonic and Hosparus Health and now at Leadership Kentucky, per the campaign site. Truitt chairs the Marion County Board of Education and founded and leads the Marion County Education Foundation, per the campaign site. Truitt earned degrees from the University of Kentucky and Campbellsville University, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Trusting educators and investing in student results
  • Making home ownership attainable again
  • Putting patients before paperwork
About this race
Ben Mudd (Republican), Carrie Gribbins Truitt (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 14. Not on the November ballot: Jimmy Higdon, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Nelson County is in this district, per the certified district list.
Kentucky House District 50
2 candidates
County ▾
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Candy Massaroni
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Candy Massaroni is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 50, covering Nelson County, a seat she has held since January 2023, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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J. D. Netherton
DEM
Biography
Netherton was born in Jefferson County, moved to Nelson County in 2020, and has worked a wide range of jobs including restaurants, retail and warehouses, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Education
About this race
Candy Massaroni (Republican), J. D. Netherton (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 50; Candy Massaroni is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Nelson County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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