Lawrence County Election Results; Republicans Were the Majority of Voters at the Polls

By Roberta Cantrell
BSN Editor

With the majority of the victories being decided in the primary elections this year, there were still a few races to be voted on as well as state, district and non-partisan races.

In Lawrence County a cumulative results report showed 1,414 Republicans voting in the 2026 general election, 353 Democrats, and 25 Kentucky Party.

Many took advantage of early voting with 275 showing up to beat standing in lines at the polls.

On the state level in Lawrence County Rep. Andy Barr won the title of US Senator with 2,622 votes over D-Charles Booker 633 and KY-Christopher Campbell 82.

U.S. Representative in Congress 5th Congressional District will remain Rep. Hal Rogers with 2,635 beating D-Ned Pillersdorf who received 884, I-Mikel Wein 67, I-Gerardo Serrano 28, and write-in Billy Ray Wilson 0.

Rep. Scott Sharp claimed victory in the primary for State Representative 100the Re. Dist.

Rep. Chris Rose ran opposed in the primary.

Rep. Rick Blackburn won the seat of LC Judge/Executive during the primary election.

Rep. Johnny Osborne ran unopposed hanging on to the LC Attorney seat.

Also running unopposed was LC Clerk Rep. Chris Jobe.

Lawrence County Sheriff Rep. Chuck T. Jackson won another term in his role.

Rep. Roger Lee Jordan remains LC Jailer.

The LC Coroner race was won by Rep. Sam Michael Muncy with a total of 2,148 votes with his opponent D-Melissa Moore receiving 1,390.

LC Surveyor will continue to be Rep. Cliff West.

Lawrence County will seat four new magistrates in the next term.

Magistrate for Dist. 1 is Rep. Josh Trout who received 792 votes beating his opponent D-George F. Howell coming in with 201 votes.

Rep. Allan Scaggs won the primary election putting him in the seat for Magistrate Dist. 2.

In Dist. 3 Rep. Brian Jordan winning 647 votes over D-John “Tony” Lester who brought in 124.

In the Dist. 4 race, Rep. Todd Moran came in with 643 votes winning against D-Dave York who brought in 282 votes.

Dist. 2 Constable will be Rep. William Mynhier, Dist 3 Rep. Jeff McCarty and Dist. 4 Rep. James “Woody” Thomas.

John T. Chafin will be District Judge 24th Judicial Dist. 1st Division and David Brett Butcher 2nd Division.

LC Board of Education incumbent Maddlene Pack Roberts will remain in her spot representing Dist. 1 after defeating Jason W. Marcum in a close race with Roberts 272 Marcum 204.

Christopher Williams will take a seat on the LC BOE for Dist. 3.

Mayor for the City of Louisa will be incumbent Harold E. Slone who received 346 votes against his opponent Corey Vanhoose who brought in 123 votes.

Six candidates signed up to be in the running for the six city council seats. All candidates won a spot with Coty Roe Wellman receiving the highest amount of votes.

Roe received 300 votes, Sheryl L. Wellman 292, Kala Robinson 240, Robert “Joey” McClanahan 273, Sheila Thompson Holt 258, Caleb Farley 289.

Also on the ballot was a constitutional amendment with the answer (yes) receiving 2,049 (no) receiving 820.