Meet the Candidates: 2018 Primary Election Guide

In Hidden by OC Monitor Staff

HARTFORD, Ky. — Tomorrow the election season swings into action as Kentucky will hold its 2018 Primary Election.

As Ohio County voters head to the polls tomorrow, the Ohio County Monitor hopes each voter will take time to educate themselves about their candidates. A better educated voter will make for better representation at every level of government.

Below you will find the ballot positions for the 2018 Primary Election. For those who sent us a Meet the Candidates profile, you can click on their name to read a bit about the candidate. Also below, you’ll find the Beaver Dam Woman’s Club/Ohio County Chamber of Commerce Meet, Eat & Greet with the Candidates Forum and the Ohio County Senior Center’s Candidate Forum.

The polls open tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. To view a sample ballot for tomorrow’s Primary Election, click here.

If you need any information about tomorrow, such as where you vote, call the Ohio County Clerk’s Office at 270-298-4423 or click here.

Be sure to vote tomorrow and make your voice heard.

Beaver Dam Woman’s Club/Ohio County Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum from Apr. 19,2018

Ohio County Senior Center’s Primary Candidates Meet & Greet from May 2, 2018

The final ballot positions for the May 22 Primary Election.

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

Democratic Ballot

Shannon Boling Kirtley

PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATOR

Democratic Ballot

Jason S. Chinn

COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE

Republican Ballot

Robert Earl Seaton
David Johnston
Steve Geary
Bryan Wilson
Greg Decker

Democratic Ballot

Richard Schaeffer
Brandon Thomas

COUNTY ATTORNEY

Democratic Ballot

Justin S. Keown

COUNTY CLERK

Democratic Ballot

Bess Tichenor Ralph

SHERIFF

Republican Ballot

Tracy Beatty

JAILER

Republican Ballot

Aaron Howard

Democratic Ballot

Gerry “Rip” Wright

CORONER

Republican Ballot

Elvis Doolin
David Todd Morris

Democratic Ballot

Mandy Kessinger Hays

COUNTY SURVEYOR

Republican Ballot

William T. Crume

Democratic Ballot

Gerald D. Ward

1ST DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Democratic Ballot

Sam Small

1ST DISTRICT CONSTABLE

Republican Ballot

Joe Renfrow
Guthrie Mike Nance

Democratic Ballot

Leslie R. Dickie Gibson

2ND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Republican Ballot

Dwight Raymond

Democratic Ballot

Jason Bullock

2ND DISTRICT CONSTABLE

Republican Ballot

Orville Baize

Democratic Ballot

Larry Hulette

3RD DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Republican Ballot

Jason Burden
Marty Tichenor

Democratic Ballot

Larry Griffin
Joe Barnes
MArk Whittaker

3RD DISTRICT CONSTABLE

Republican Ballot

Nathan Fulkerson
Jeremy Nance
Jonathan Lee James
David Wilkerson

4TH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Republican Ballot

Kenneth Calloway
Larry Keown

4TH DISTRICT CONSTABLE

Republican Ballot

Justin Cooper

5TH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Republican Ballot

Dewayne Johnson
Cecil Gilstrap
Larry W. Morphew

Democratic Ballot

Jack Payton

5TH DISTRICT CONSTABLE

Republican Ballot

Wayne Crowe Sr.
Josh Wright
Michael D. Simpson

STATE REPRESENTATIVE 14TH DISTRICT

Republican Ballot

Jordan Lanham
Scott Lewis

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Democratic Ballot

Paul Walker
Alonzo Pennington