Mickey Johnson, Hunter Ashley Among Local Winners: Barr, Guthrie, McGrath and Wingfield Carry County in Senate, Congress Races

Darren Doyle, story:
Primary election results for Edmonson County have been tallied with only two local elections taking place, despite being a major election year. 

​In District 4, Republican incumbent Mickey Johnson defeated challenger Adam Coates 175 to 106 (62% to 38%) for magistrate.

District 5 saw two new Republican magisterial candidates as incumbent Gary Bagshaw decided not to seek reelection. Hunter Ashley defeated Pat Haycraft 278-86, capturing 76% of the votes.

Neither of these races will have Democratic challengers in November and will be sworn in in January of next year.

Republican Andy Barr (current U.S. Rep. from KY-6) won the U.S. Senate nomination with a strong lead (around 61% in reported results, defeating Daniel Cameron and others). 

Incumbent Rep. Brett Guthrie won renomination decisively with nearly 85% of the votes against other Republican challengers.

Barr and Guthrie carried Edmonson County as well.

Republican Primary Results:

Democrat Primary Results:

In the Democratic U.S. Senate Primary, while Amy McGrath carried Edmonson County, Charles Booker (former state representative) won with approximately 47% of the vote (around 152,000 votes). He defeated McGrath (~35–36%), Pamela Stevenson (~6%), and several others.

Booker will face Republican nominee Andy Barr in the general election. Kentucky has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1992.

Megan Wingfield won the Democratic primary for Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District in the May 19, 2026 election with around 41% of the vote, defeating Hank Linderman: ~20.9–21.0%, David Hatfield: ~20.5–20.6%, William Compton: ~17.8%. 

​Wingfield will face Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie in the November 2026 general election.

Wingfield also carried Edmonson County.

​County voter turnout was around 18%.