Bell County Clerk's Office

06/04/2026

BELL COUNTY
DRAWING FOR
2026 GENERAL ELECTION
BALLOT POSITION

Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the Ballot

MIDDLESBORO MAYOR
Boone L. Bowling
Michael Orr

MIDDLESBORO CITY COUNCIL
Brad Cawood
Jake Brock
Glynna Brown
Judy Meredith Grandey
Tommy Joe Mike
Omar Omar
Todd Ralston
Dawn Risner
Chase Allen
Floyd Wayne Branham II
Terry E. Poore

PINEVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Scott Jeffrey
Chad Gambrell
Terry Pannell
Bobby Valentine
Patricia Bingham
William Howard
Michael “Mikey” Long
Alicia Slusher

BELL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DIVISION 1
Mike Hatfield
John R. Trosper



BELL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DIVISION 2
Larry Elliott
Joe Humfleet

PINEVILLE SCHOOL BOARD
Chassidy Gambrell
Trampas Nolan
Ann “Kaki” Smith

MIDDLESBORO SCHOOL BOARD
Kelly “Boomer” Baker
Daniel “Coach D” Deringer
Mark H. Woods
Joyce Hoskins

MIDDLESBORO SCHOOL BOARD – UNEXPIRED TERM
Natasha Fuson
Betty L. Cochran

06/02/2026

List Below are the Candidates that filed for School Board and Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisors.

BELL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DIVISION 1
Mike Hatfield
John R. Trosper

BELL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DIVISION 2
Larry Elliott
Joe Humfleet

PINEVILLE SCHOOL BOARD
Ann “Kaki” Smith
Chassidy Gambrell
Trampas Nolan

MIDDLESBORO SCHOOL BOARD
Daniel “Coach D” Deringer
Joyce Hoskins
Mark H. Woods
Kelly “Boomer” Baker


MIDDLESBORO SCHOOL BOARD – UNEXPIRED TERM
Natasha Fuson
Betty L. Cochran

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISORS
Hannah Browning
Caroll David Gibbons
William S. “Bill” Partin

06/02/2026

Drawing for Ballot Position for 2026 General Election will take place Thursday, June 4th at 2:00pm
( 2nd floor - Old Courthouse) Pineville

05/27/2026

UPDATE:
The Bell County Board of Election conducted the Recanvass for the 2026 Primary Magistrate (4th Magisterial District) race. There were no vote total changes to report.

The Bell County Board of Election will Recanvass the 2026 Primary Election,
Magistrate (4th Magisterial District) on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 9:00am,
at the Old Courthouse (3rd Floor) in Pineville

05/20/2026

Bell County
2026 Primary Elections
Unofficial Results

United States Senator
Daniel Cameron​​ 982​
Jonathan M. Holliday​​ 29
Andy Barr​​​ 3071
Valerie “Dr. Val” Fredrick​ 39
A.Nick Shelley​​ 16
James D. Duncan​​ 35
Michael James Faris​​ 33
Anissa Catlett​​ 21
Other Donald Wenzel​ 6
Jimmy L. Leon​​ 7
George Washington ​​123​

United States Representative (in Congress) 5th dist
Kevin Smith​​​ 434
Benjamin Hurley​​ 140
Hall Rogers​​​ 3800
Jimmy Lee Shelton​​ 69
Brandon R Monhollen​ 143​


Property Value Administrator
Blake Charles Ramey​ 2629
Ben Barnett​​​ 2229

County Judge Executive
Rick Nelson​​​ 3291
Al “Albey” Brock​​ 1524
Jeromy Killion

Sheriff
George “Tooter” Howard​ 2259
Mitchell “Mitch” Williams​ 2598

Jailer
Barb Venable​​​ 1529​
Annie Jean Nierengarten​ 704
Tone “Hobe” Tigue​​ 311
Derek “Fuzz” Jones​​ 670
Josh Collett ​​​1631

Corner
Ethan Warren ​​​2410
Jay Steele​​​ 2474



Magistrate (1st Magisterial District)
Chris Webb​​​ 81
Eddie Saylor​​​ 414
Alan Lee​​​ 119
Bert Marcum, Jr​​ 227
Clint Lonnie Shoffner​ 101​​
Tim Partin​​​ 238
Johnny Thomas​​ 57

Magistrate (2nd Magisterial District)
Bruce Hendrickson​​ 69
Michael Caldwell​​ 25​
Joseph Arthur Jordan​​ 41​
Jeremy Collett​​ 379
Charles N Collett ​​26
James Griffin​​​ 76
Keith Allen Cox​​ 287
Donny Lefevers​​ 433

Constable (2nd Magisterial District)
David Lee Cox​​ 520​
Robert Daniels​​ 448
Tyler Lankford​​ 301



Magistrate (3rd Magisterial District)
Ben Hatfield​​​ 117​
Larry “Apple” Adkins​​ 303​
Nicklaus Alan Shoffner​ 230

Magistrate (4th Magisterial District)
Kevin Barnett​​​ 254
Kenny Vanover​​ 248
Glenn Webb ​​​72

Magistrate (5th Magisterial District)
Donnie Sparks​​ 83
Joe Hammontree​​ 451
John R Trosper​​ 220​
Ronnie Fuson​​​ 261
Steven Robinson​​ 85

United States Senator
Vincent Anthony Thompson​ 60
Amy Mcgrath​​​ 338
Dale Lewis Romans​​ 13​
Charles Booker​​ 227
Pamela Stevenson​​ 30​
Joshua Blanton, Sr.​​ 38
Logan Forsythe​​ 43

Mayor (City of Middlesboro)
Boone Bowling​​ 1089
Travis Moody​​​ 191
Michael Orr​​​ 376

05/19/2026

Below is the ballot composite for ALL Bell County races for the upcoming Primary Election (May 19, 2026)

05/19/2026

Last day to VOTE in the Primary Election is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (6am-6pm)

05/19/2026

ALL Mail ballots must be back to the County Clerk office by tomorrow, Tuesday May 19, 2026 by 6:00pm

They can be dropped into the secured drop box at the Old Courthouse in Pineville by 6:00pm on Election Day, May 19th

For Election Information call
337-6143

05/18/2026

05/17/2026

NO Voting on Monday, May 18, 2026.

Last chance to cast your VOTE is Election Day Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The polls are open from 6AM to 6PM.
Anyone that has NOT voted by mail or early voting in-person will have to go to your Home Precinct to Vote on Election Day (Tuesday, May 19th)
Listed Below are ALL Precinct Locations available on Election Day:
If you have any questions, call 606-337-6143 or online govote.ky.gov