42048

Who is on the ballot in 42048?

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12 races and 1 ballot question in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, Kentucky District 1
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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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
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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
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 Marshall County

ZIP 42048 sits in Marshall County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Marshall County races (24).

Marshall County Judge/Executive
2 candidates
County ▾
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Kevin Spraggs
REP
Biography
Kevin Spraggs is the incumbent Marshall County Judge/Executive and the Republican nominee on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Tribune-Courier. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
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Jimmie D. Sloan
DEM
Biography
Jimmie Sloan is the Democratic nominee for Marshall County Judge/Executive on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Tribune-Courier. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
About this race
Kevin Spraggs (Republican), the incumbent, faces Jimmie Sloan (Democratic) on the November 3, 2026 ballot; both were unopposed in their respective May 19 primaries, per the Tribune-Courier.
Marshall County Sheriff
1 candidate
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Matt A. Hilbrecht
REP
Biography
Matt Hilbrecht is the incumbent Marshall County Sheriff. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary over challenger Doug Jordan and is the Republican nominee on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per WPSD Local 6. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 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
Incumbent Matt Hilbrecht (Republican) won the May 19 primary over fellow Republican Doug Jordan, 2,706 votes to 1,397, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Marshall County primary canvass, the Tribune-Courier's pre-primary listing, and WPSD Local 6's post-primary coverage. Hilbrecht is the only candidate printed for sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's published Marshall County ballot.
Marshall County Jailer
1 candidate
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Barry Howell
REP
Biography
Barry Howell was the top vote-getter among four Republicans seeking the Marshall County Jailer nomination on May 19, 2026, ahead of Robert Johnson, Brian Cannon, and Patti Burton, per WPSD Local 6. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 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
Barry Howell won a four-way Republican primary on May 19, 2026 by 34 votes (1,376 to second-place Robert Johnson), with Brian Cannon and Patti Burton also running, per WPSD Local 6 and the Marshall County Daily/WCBL results report. No Democrat filed, per the Tribune-Courier's pre-primary listing, so Howell is unopposed in November.
Marshall County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jason Franklin Darnall
REP
Biography
Jason Franklin Darnall is running unopposed for Marshall County Attorney on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Tribune-Courier. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 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
Jason Franklin Darnall (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tribune-Courier.
Marshall County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Crissy Greer
REP
Biography
Crissy Greer is the incumbent Marshall County Clerk, running unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Tribune-Courier. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 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
Incumbent Crissy Greer (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tribune-Courier.
Marshall County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kenny Pratt
REP
Biography
Kenny Pratt is the incumbent Marshall County Coroner and holds the state coroners association's Advanced Coroner designation, per the Tribune-Courier. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 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
Incumbent Kenny Pratt (Republican) won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary over Meagan O'Bryan, 2,767 votes (70%) to 1,168 (30%), per Tribune-Courier reporting on his Advanced Coroner designation and search-indexed primary tallies; no Democrat filed, so Pratt is unopposed in November.
Marshall County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tony A. Henson
DEM
Biography
Tony Henson is running unopposed for Marshall County Property Valuation Administrator on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Tribune-Courier. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 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
Tony A. Henson (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tribune-Courier.
District Judge, 58th Judicial District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jacob P. Ford
Biography
Jacob P. Ford is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 58th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. 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
Jacob P. Ford 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 58th Judicial District (Marshall) 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 Senate District 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Danny Carroll
REP
Biography
Danny Carroll is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 2, serving since 2015. He is President and CEO of Easter Seals West Kentucky, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. 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
Danny Carroll (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 2. 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. Danny Carroll 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 Marshall County is in this district, per the certified district list.
Kentucky House District 6
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chris Freeland
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Freeland is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 6, serving since 2019. He is a broadcaster and communications professional, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. 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
Chris Freeland (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 6; Chris Freeland 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. Chris Freeland 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 Marshall County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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