Primary Election Ballot Released, Election Day is May 19th

2026 Edmonson County Primary Election ballot.

Darren Doyle, story:
The Edmonson County Clerk's Office has released the ballot for the upcoming Primary Election, which will be held on Tuesday, May 19th. 

Many county office holders are running unopposed, including county sheriff, judge/executive, circuit court clerk, and more; however, there are two local magisterial races along with United States senate and congress races.

According to Clerk Kevin Alexander, the absentee portal runs through May 5th and other options are available through May 16th.

"Beginning Wednesday, May 6th and continuing May 7th and 8th, and again May 11-13, excused early voting will be conducted at the usual location in the Community Center," he said in a released statement. "Voting during these dates requires voters to complete a form explaining why they are unable to either vote on the unexcused days or vote on Election Day. These six days, voting will be offered during the Clerk’s Office’s regular business hours. On Thursday, May 14th through Saturday, May 16th, no excuse early voting will also be available at the Community Center. On both Thursday and Saturday, the voting location will be open from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. On Friday, May 15th, voters can come in until 5:00 PM."

Local magistrate races will be conducted in Districts 4 and 5.

Alexander said that all polling locations will remain as before in each district, with three locations again being countywide vote centers where residents from any district can vote. Those include South Edmonson Elementary, the Community Center, and Kyrock Elementary.  On Election Day, all polling locations will be open at 6:00 AM and remain open until 6:00 PM. 

“The Vote Center concept worked well for us the last couple of elections, and it just gives the public more options close to our higher populated areas," he said.

Alexander also noted that while the County Clerk’s Office has many duties, elections are among their top priorities, which means his office will use the standard procedure of being closed to the public on Election Day for non-election matters.
 
“It is often a chaotic day” he said. “We really want to be able to handle all things election efficiently.”

Alexander thanked everyone involved for their help in each election.

“Our staff works super hard to make sure this day goes off without an issue.  Coupled with our County Board of Elections and all of our dedicated election poll workers, it is truly a team effort to pull this off.  We also appreciate our school system and the volunteer fire departments for allowing us to use their locations.”

*NOTE: Party affiliation changes made after December 31, 2025 prohibit voters from voting in this Primary Election. ​