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Knott County, KY

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U.S. House, Kentucky District 5
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Ned Pillersdorf
DEM
Biography
Ned Pillersdorf is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District. A Prestonsburg attorney with a poverty-focused law practice of 44 years, he holds degrees from Vanderbilt University and the McGeorge School of Law, according to his campaign site and the Kentucky Lantern's voter guide.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protecting Medicaid and Medicare from proposed cuts
  • Protecting food and utility assistance programs
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Hal Rogers
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Hal Rogers has represented Kentucky's 5th Congressional District since 1981 and chaired the House Appropriations Committee from 2011 through 2016, per the campaign site. The site credits his vision with spurring regional organizations such as Operation UNITE and Shaping Our Appalachian Region, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economic development and job creation
  • Fighting illegal drug use
  • Preserving the natural treasures of Appalachia
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Gerardo Serrano
Biography
Gerardo Serrano works as a farmer, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup, and has run for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District in several previous election cycles before filing as an independent for 2026. The campaign site quotes Serrano saying the two-party system was left behind because neither party puts ordinary Americans first, and that Congress, not the executive branch alone, must authorize military action.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Requiring congressional authorization before military action, rather than unilateral executive war-making
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MW
Mikel Wein
Biography
Mikel Wein works as an archaeologist, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup. Wein has deep family roots in Letcher County, Kentucky, living on land the family has held on the mother's side since the mid-1800s, per the campaign site. Wein is running as an independent for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District on a platform that includes a proposed 'Resilient Community Corps' to help eastern Kentucky communities recover from flooding and economic decline, along with support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025, according to the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Resilient Community Corps
  • Community Development Agreement
  • Medicare for All Act of 2025
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Ned Pillersdorf (Democratic), Hal Rogers (Republican), Gerardo Serrano (Independent), Mikel Wein (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. Harold Rogers is the sitting member, per the House roster. Declared write-in candidate Billy Ray Wilson 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 ▾
Andy Barr portrait
AB
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
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Countywide races in Knott County

ZIP 41817 sits in Knott County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Knott County races (2).

District Judge, 36th Judicial District
1 candidate
County ▾
DB
Dennis B. Prater
INCUMBENT
Biography
Dennis B. Prater serves as the District Court judge for the 36th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
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
Dennis B. Prater 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 36th Judicial District (Magoffin, Knott) 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 House District 92
1 candidate
County ▾
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John Blanton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
John Blanton is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 92, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's member roster. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
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 Blanton (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 92; John Blanton 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. John Blanton is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Kentucky ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Every address in Knott County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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