Knox County, Ky. 2026 Primary Election Filings as of 11-6-2025
Knox County, Ky. Candidate Filings for 2026 Primary
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Knox County 2026 Primary Election Filings
As of 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2025
US Representative for the 5th Congressional District
• Harold 'Hal' Rogers - R - Incumbent
State Representative for the 86th District
• Tom O'Dell Smith - R - Incumbent
Judge-Executive
• Mike Mitchell – R- Incumbent
• Jeff Ketcham – R
County Clerk
• Mike Corey – R – Incumbent
Sheriff
• Mike Smith – R – Incumbent
Jailer
• Jerry Baker – R
• Mary S. Hammons – R – Incumbent
County Attorney
• Gilbert E. Holland – R – Incumbent
Magistrate District 1
• Roger C. Mills – R – Incumbent
Constable District 1
• Larry Eagle – R – Incumbent
Magistrate District 2
• Keith Abner – R – Incumbent
• Johnny Elliott – R
• Larry Broughton - R
Constable District 2
• James Honeycutt - R - Incumbent
Magistrate District 3
• Tony Golden – R – Incumbent
Magistrate District 4
• Doug Cobb – R
• Ken Helton – R
Magistrate District 5
• Sam Miller – R – Incumbent
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This list does not include potential candidates who may have filed an intention to run, or those who have declared publicly they are running but have yet to file.
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The deadline for filing is Friday, January 9, 2026 at 4 p.m.
For more information about filing, contact the Knox County Clerk's Office at 606-546-3568 or visit the State Board of Elections website at https://elect.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
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