CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A primary election in Christian County will be held in May, with many county and city positions set to be on the ballot. So far, the Christian County Judge Executive Jerry Gilliam is running unopposed, while the Hopkinsville mayoral seat has two possible candidates. Sheriff, city council, and magistrate candidates have also been announced.
The window to file for candidacy opened on Nov. 5, with the final day to file quickly approaching after the holiday season on Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. The 2026 primary will be held on May 19, with early voting leading up to Election Day.
Here are the candidates that have officially filed for office in Christian County as of Dec. 19.
Hopkinsville Mayor
- James R. Knight, R
- Russ Guffey, R
Christian County Judge Executive
- Jerry Gilliam, R
Christian County Sheriff
- Tyler DeArmond, R
- Erik Pacheco, R
Jailer
- Adam Smith, R
Hopkinsville City Council
- Vance Smith, R – 1st District
- Donald Marsh, R – 3rd District
- Terry Parker, R – 4th District
- Travis Martin, R – 6th District
- Clayton Sumner, R – 7th District
- Brittanie Bogard, R – 9th District
- Michael Velez, R – 10th District
- Andrea Santos Rickard, D – 11th District
Christian County Magistrate
- Magaline Ferguson, D – 1st District
- Josh Turner, R – 2nd District
- Tana Loden, R – 3rd District
- George Barnett, R – 3rd District
- J.E. Pryor, R – 4th District
- James Smith, R – 5th District
- Phillip Peterson, R – 6th District
- Todd Morris, R – 7th District
- John Heltsley, R – 7th District
- John Bruce, R – 8th District
Christian County Attorney
- Lincoln Foster, R
Constable
- Brian Diamond, R – 8th District
- Sherry Byerline, R – 7th District
Coroner
- Scott Daniel, R
County Clerk
- Melinda Humphries, R
Property Valuation Administrator
- Amber Ezell, R
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