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Ballard County, KY

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U.S. House, Kentucky District 1
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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 ▾
Andy Barr portrait
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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
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Christopher Campbell portrait
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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
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Ballard County

ZIP 42056 sits in Ballard County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Ballard County races (4).

Commonwealth's Attorney, 1st Judicial Circuit
1 candidate
County ▾
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Grace E. Stewart
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Grace Stewart serves as the Commonwealth's Attorney for the 1st Judicial Circuit (Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman counties), per the Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorneys' Association. 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
Grace E. Stewart (Republican) is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat. Voters across the 1st Judicial Circuit (Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman) vote on this seat. Kentucky's Commonwealth's Attorney is a partisan office; nominees were chosen at the May 19, 2026 primary or qualified by declared write-in filing. Listed from the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
District Judge, 1st Judicial District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Mark Stephen Medlin
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Mark Stephen Medlin serves as the District Court judge for the 1st 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
Mark Stephen Medlin 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 1st Judicial District (Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman) 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 ▾
DC
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.
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
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 Ballard County is in this district, per the certified district list.
Kentucky House District 1
1 candidate
County ▾
Steven Jack Rudy portrait
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Steven Jack Rudy
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Steven Rudy is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 1, serving since 2005 and currently the chamber's Majority Floor Leader. He is part owner of Rudy's Farm Center in Paducah, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website 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
Steven Jack Rudy (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 1; Steven Jack Rudy 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. Steven Jack Rudy 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 Ballard County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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