Northern Kentucky 2026 Civic Guide

Owen County 2026

Official ballot resources, local candidate information, official campaign links, election dates and community links for Owen County, Kentucky.

CrossPoint presents this information as a nonpartisan community resource. Official election authorities remain the source of record.

2026 General Election

Tuesday · November 3

Registration deadlineOctober 5
No-excuse early votingOctober 29–31
Official candidate filingsOpen source ↗
County election pageOpen source ↗
Official Ballot Desk

Start with the official record.

Your exact ballot depends on your precinct and local jurisdiction. Use Kentucky's official sample-ballot and voter-information systems to confirm what applies to you.

Official sample ballots

View sample ballots published through the Kentucky Secretary of State.

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Find my polling place

Check registration and official voter information.

Voter Information Center →

Owen County election source

Owen County Clerk election information and candidate filings.

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Local Race Desk

Local races by community.

Municipal, school-board and precinct-specific contests vary by address. Use the community cards below to check the official Kentucky candidate-filings database and the county election source. Verified local rosters can be added here as official filings and ballot assignments are confirmed.

Local race desk

Owenton

Local candidate and ballot information varies by address and precinct. CrossPoint will publish a verified roster here only after it is supported by official election records.

Use the county election source to confirm the most current local filing, precinct and ballot information.

Local race desk

Monterey

Local candidate and ballot information varies by address and precinct. CrossPoint will publish a verified roster here only after it is supported by official election records.

Use the county election source to confirm the most current local filing, precinct and ballot information.

2026 Candidate Tracker

The names behind the local races.

Instead of an empty methodology block, this tracker publishes candidate names from the Owen County Clerk's official filing roster and carries forward May primary winners from the Kentucky election-night report. The November ballot remains the final authority.

14Countywide + Fiscal Court candidates tracked
7Countywide offices represented
7Fiscal Court candidates represented
Campaign-source rule: when a candidate-controlled campaign website or official campaign page is verified, the orange campaign button appears directly on that candidate's card. CrossPoint does not substitute third-party summaries for a candidate's own words.

Countywide offices

Names are drawn from the Owen County Clerk's 2026 local candidate filing roster; primary-winner labels use the May 19 SOS election-night report.

County Judge / Executive

Todd Woodyard

RepublicanMay primary winnerOfficial county filing
County Attorney

Todd M. Spurgeon

DemocraticOfficial county filing
County Clerk

Laura Gambrell

RepublicanOfficial county filing
Jailer

Cindy Bruce Walker

RepublicanOfficial county filing
Coroner

Mark Garnett

RepublicanOfficial county filing
Property Valuation Administrator

Blake Robertson

RepublicanOfficial county filing
Sheriff

Brent Caldwell

RepublicanMay primary winnerOfficial county filing

Fiscal Court

Magistrate candidates shown here are the filed Democratic candidates and Republican May-primary winners for Districts 1–4.

Magistrate · 1st District

J.T. Olds

RepublicanMay primary winnerOfficial county filing
Magistrate · 1st District

Chris Powers Spurgeon

DemocraticOfficial county filing
Magistrate · 2nd District

Dane Perkins

RepublicanMay primary winnerOfficial county filing
Magistrate · 2nd District

Stuart Bowling

DemocraticOfficial county filing
Magistrate · 3rd District

Wayne “Frog” Harris

RepublicanMay primary winnerOfficial county filing
Magistrate · 4th District

Travis W. Fitzgerald

RepublicanOfficial county filing
Magistrate · 4th District

Mikayla Roark

DemocraticOfficial county filing

Source note: the Kentucky SOS May 19 report is labeled “Unofficial Results” even with 100% of Owen County polling places reporting. Confirm the final November ballot with the county clerk or Kentucky election authorities.

7 Questions for Our Communities

Same questions. Same space. Every candidate.

Candidate-submitted answers are kept separate from public-source reporting so readers can tell what the candidate supplied specifically for 2026.

1
Why are you seeking this office?Candidate response.
2
What are the three most important issues facing your community?Candidate response.
3
Where would you like your community to be four years from now?Candidate response.
4
How should local government balance growth with community character?Candidate response.
5
What role should economic development play?Candidate response.
6
What is one improvement local government could make in serving residents?Candidate response.
7
What should voters know about you beyond a traditional campaign biography?Candidate response.
Election Calendar

Dates worth saving.

Statewide 2026 General Election dates. Confirm county-specific hours and locations with the county clerk.

September
19

Mail-in absentee request portal opens.

October
5

Registration deadline for the General Election.

October
20

Online mail-in absentee request portal closes.

October
21–28

Excused in-person absentee voting on eligible business days.

October
29–31

No-excuse in-person early voting.

November
3

General Election Day. Polls open 6 a.m.–6 p.m. local time.

Open Source Desk

Check the source yourself.

Every county page links back to the government records used to build the guide.

Kentucky State Board of Elections

Statewide election schedule, voting methods and official resources.

Open source →

Kentucky candidate filings

County-level filing database maintained by the Secretary of State.

Open source →

Owen County source

Owen County Clerk election information and candidate filings.

Open source →

Are you a Owen County candidate?

Best of luck this election season, and thank you for being willing to serve your community. Verify your profile or submit a factual correction.