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Who is on the ballot in 40601?

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13 races and 1 ballot question in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, Kentucky District 1
2 candidates
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James R. Comer portrait
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James R. Comer
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Comer studied agriculture at Western Kentucky University, graduating in 1993, and became a farmer after taking out a loan to buy his first farm, per the campaign site. He served six terms in the Kentucky House, then as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture starting in 2011, before his election to the U.S. House in 2016, per the campaign site. He now chairs the House Oversight Committee and grew up in rural Monroe County, Kentucky, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Government accountability and oversight of federal agencies
  • Reducing government waste, fraud and abuse
Key voting record
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 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 National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
John "Drew" Williams portrait
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John "Drew" Williams
DEM
Biography
John "Drew" Williams is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District. A lifelong resident of Marshall County, he graduated from Murray State University in 2016 with a degree in history and a minor in biology, and has spent nearly two decades working in family-owned businesses building docks and marinas across five states, according to WPSD Local 6.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • agricultural resilience and support
  • congressional accountability
  • workplace protections and fair pay
About this race
James R. Comer (Republican), John "Drew" Williams (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. James Comer is the sitting member, per the House roster. 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
Kentucky Party
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 Franklin County

ZIP 40601 sits in Franklin County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Franklin County races (28).

Franklin County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
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Michael Mueller
DEM
Biography
Mueller has served as Franklin County Judge/Executive since beginning his first term in January 2023, after previously representing the third district as magistrate, per Franklin County government official site. Mueller attended the University of Maryland School of Horticulture, served as vice president of Kentucky's largest nursery, and has served on the American Red Cross Board of Directors and the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, per Franklin County government official site. 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
Michael Mueller filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. The only Republican filer, Brennan Lippert, withdrew his candidacy, per the same filings. Mueller is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Clerk
1 candidate
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Jeff Hancock
DEM
Biography
Jeff Hancock is the sitting Franklin County Clerk, according to the county clerk's official site. He is seeking another four-year term and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per The State Journal. 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
Jeff Hancock filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Hancock is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Attorney
1 candidate
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Max H. Comley
DEM
Biography
Comley is the current Franklin County Attorney, an office that serves as legal counsel for county government and represents the county in legal actions, per Franklin County government official site. 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
Max H. Comley filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Comley is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Sheriff
2 candidates
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Dwayne Forrest Depp
DEM
Biography
Dwayne Forrest Depp has served in Kentucky law enforcement for more than 30 years, beginning his career with the Kentucky State Police and rising to post commander before retiring in 2009, according to Spectrum News 1. He was sworn in as Franklin County Sheriff in 2025 after serving as chief deputy, per the county's official site, and became the first Black sheriff to serve in the role. Depp is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Logan Curry
REP
Biography
Logan Curry is a candidate for Franklin County Sheriff, per his campaign site. No detailed career biography was found on the site as of September 27, 2026.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Reinstating a dedicated narcotics unit
  • Bringing back the D.A.R.E. program in schools
About this race
Dwayne Forrest Depp won a three-way May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 5,812 votes (67.34%), ahead of Brandon Muravchick (2,123, 24.60%) and Jonathan Presley (696, 8.06%), per the Franklin County Clerk's official cumulative primary results. Logan Curry won the Republican primary with 2,320 votes (63.37%) over Stephen Sutton (1,341, 36.63%), per the same results. Depp and Curry meet in the November 3, 2026 general election, per the State Journal.
Franklin County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tracy Hopper
DEM
Biography
Tracy Hopper is the sitting Franklin County Jailer running for re-election, per her campaign site. She has worked at the county jail as a Staff Sergeant and has experience as a Pretrial Officer, per her campaign site. She has lived in Franklin County her entire life, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Evidence-based approaches to substance-use treatment
  • Addressing mental health needs among people in custody
  • Reducing recidivism through program review
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
Tracy Hopper filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Hopper is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Will Harrod
DEM
Biography
William C. Harrod is the current Franklin County Coroner, based at the county's Public Safety Complex, per Franklin County government official site. 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
Will Harrod ran unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot after fellow filer Elliott Scott Moore withdrew, receiving all 6,946 votes cast, per the Franklin County Clerk's official cumulative primary results. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Harrod is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Wil Rhodes
DEM
Biography
Rhodes was appointed to the Franklin County PVA office and is running for a first full term unopposed in 2026, per The State Journal. 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
Wil Rhodes filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Rhodes is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District Judge, 48th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kathy R. Mangeot
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Kathy R. Mangeot serves as the District Court judge for the 48th Judicial District, Division 1, 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
Kathy R. Mangeot 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 48th Judicial District (Franklin) 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.
District Judge, 48th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chris Olds
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Olds serves as the District Court judge for the 48th Judicial District, Division 2, 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
Chris Olds 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 48th Judicial District (Franklin) 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 Court of Appeals, 5th District, Division 1
2 candidates
County ▾
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Will Moynahan
Nonpartisan
Biography
Will Moynahan is the incumbent judge of the Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate District, Division 1, appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear in April 2025, per his campaign site. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky and is a Naval Reserve aviator who flew combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fairness and impartiality drawn from his legal and military service
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Lucy Ferguson VanMeter
Nonpartisan
Biography
Lucy Ferguson VanMeter has served as a judge of the Fayette Circuit Court since 2018, per her campaign site. She previously was an equity partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, handling civil and criminal cases across more than 50 Kentucky counties.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Appellate judges should have state trial-court experience
About this race
Elected by the voters of the 5th Appellate District, which covers Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott and Woodford counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.
Kentucky Senate District 20
2 candidates
County ▾
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Stella R. Pollard
DEM
Biography
Stella Pollard is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky Senate District 20. A public school educator with more than 12 years of experience and the first in her family to graduate from college, she serves as president of the Franklin County Democratic Women's Club, according to her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Local infrastructure and public works accountability
  • Support for working families and public education
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Gex "jay" Williams
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Gex Williams is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 20. An internet and IT consultant and software developer, he previously served in the Kentucky House and Senate in the 1990s before returning to the Senate in 2023, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
About this race
Stella R. Pollard (Democratic), Gex "jay" Williams (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 20; Gex "jay" Williams 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 Franklin County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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