Fulton County voters to decide local races, constitutional amendment Nov. 3

Voters in Fulton County will have a variety of local and state races to consider when they head to the polls for the Tues., Nov. 3, 2026, general election, including contests for county offices, judicial positions, school boards and municipal government.
The sample ballot also includes a proposed amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that would limit a governor’s ability to issue pardons or commute sentences during a specified period surrounding a gubernatorial election.
According to the sample ballot published under Kentucky Revised Statute 424.290, Fulton County voters will decide several countywide offices, including county judge/executive, county attorney, county clerk, sheriff, jailer, property valuation administrator and other positions.
In the county judge/executive race, Republican Rob Coffey faces Democrat Christopher Wade Adams. Amanda A. “Mindy” Major, a Democrat, is listed for county attorney, while Naomi T. Jones, a Democrat, is listed for county clerk. Chad A. Parker, a Democrat, is listed for sheriff, and the jailer race features Republican James Bridges and Democrat Elizabeth Easley.
Chad Everett, a Democrat, is listed for property valuation administrator. The ballot also lists Grace E. Stewart, a Republican, for Commonwealth’s attorney in the 1st Judicial Circuit, and Steven Jack Rudy, a Republican, for state representative in the 1st Representative District.
At the federal level, the ballot lists candidates for U.S. Senate and the 1st Congressional District. Andy Barr, a Republican; Charles Booker, a Democrat; and Christopher Campbell, representing the Kentucky Party, are listed for U.S. Senate. James R. Comer, a Republican, and John “Drew” Williams, a Democrat, are listed for the U.S. House seat.
The ballot includes a nonpartisan race for the 1st Judicial District, with Mark Stephen Medlin listed for the position.
Local judicial and constable contests are divided by magistrate district. In the 1st Magistrate District, Milton Dean, a Democrat, is listed for magistrate. Nathan Campbell, a Republican, and Michael J. “Mike” Cash, a Democrat, are listed for magistrate in the 2nd District. Matt Moss, a Democrat, is listed in the 3rd District, while Brandon Uzzell, a Republican, and Chris Garrigus, a Democrat, are listed in the 4th District.
The ballot also includes constable positions in the magistrate districts, with candidates or write-in options depending on the district.
Several school board races will also appear on the ballot.
For the Fulton Independent School District Board of Education, voters will choose three members from the candidates listed: Diana Penney, Rea Jones, Lenny Hohlbein, Austin Ferrell and Lori Atterbury. Write-in lines are also provided.
In the nonpartisan educational district races, Barry Patrick is listed for the 1st Educational District, Robert Garrigan for the 2nd Educational District, and Kimberly D. Hagler, David Shawn Thomas and Nicholas Peckham for the 4th Educational District.
Fulton voters will choose a mayor and up to four city commissioners. Brandon R. Gallimore and David S. Prater Jr. are listed for mayor. The city commission ballot lists Rick Flores, Jon Paitsel, Kevin M. Kelley, Elaine Forrester, Darcy Linn, Eddie Crittendon, Roger Colson, Jeffrey L. Vaughn and Harold “Flip” Hutcherson, along with write-in options.
In Hickman, the mayoral candidates listed are Barak Choate, Gerald “Jethro” Mack and Charles Choate. Voters may choose up to four city commissioners from Jeff Wilkerson, John Wiley Gannon, Kyle Kimmons, Jane Parker, Samantha McClure, Wendy J. Duncan, Heath Carlton, Caleb McClure, Richard Holloway and Joseph A. Vanden Raaf.
The statewide ballot question asks voters whether Section 77 of the Kentucky Constitution should be amended to restrict a governor’s ability to grant pardons or commute sentences during a designated period around a gubernatorial election.
Under the proposed amendment, the restriction would begin 60 days before the general election at which the governor is elected and end when the governor is sworn in for the term. The ballot text also specifies an exception for cases of impeachment and retains provisions concerning clemency in cases of treason.
Voters will be asked to mark “Yes” or “No” on the proposed amendment.
The sample ballot identifies precinct groupings for the various contests, meaning the races appearing on an individual voter’s ballot may depend on the voter’s precinct and district.
Voters should check their official sample ballot and confirm their polling information with election officials before Election Day.