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Last updated on 04 Nov 2026

Pendleton County's 2026 general election, every contest, typed out and checked

On election night, the Pendleton County Clerk posted the county's results as twelve photographs of a printed report. A photo of a table can't be searched, sorted, copied, enlarged cleanly, or read aloud by a screen reader. So here are the same numbers as text.

Pendleton County cast 4,463 ballots on November 3, 40.7% of its 10,961 registered voters. The charts give the picture at a glance. Below them is every contest on the county's ballot, by how each vote was cast, as reported on election night. I typed each number from the Clerk's signed report and checked it against the Kentucky State Board of Elections' results for the county; they match in all 33 contests. These results are unofficial until the State Board certifies them.

My own thoughts on what these numbers say will come in a separate post. This page is just the record.

At a glance

Bar chart: how Pendleton County's 4,463 ballots were cast in 2026. Election Day 3,311 (74.2%), early voting 872 (19.5%), mail-in absentee 168 (3.8%), walk-in absentee 112 (2.5%).

Bar charts of Pendleton County's contested 2026 races. U.S. Senate: Andy Barr 3,164 (72.5%); Charles Booker 1,060 (24.3%); Christopher Campbell 143 (3.3%). U.S. House, 4th District: Ed Gallrein 2,947 (68.4%); Melissa Claire Strange 1,154 (26.8%); Jeremy Todd 209 (4.8%); Peter Williams (write-in) 1 (0.0%). State Senate, 24th District: Shelley "Funke" Frommeyer 3,296 (76.3%); Joshua Baker 1,024 (23.7%). Circuit Clerk (unexpired term): Sabrina Hazen 2,062 (53.4%); Melanie Hyden (write-in) 1,796 (46.6%). District Judge, 18th District: Gregory E. J. Coulson 2,216 (65.3%); Brian T. Canupp 1,179 (34.7%). Constitutional Amendment 1: Yes 2,928 (75.3%); No 962 (24.7%).

Bar charts of the 2026 mayor races. Mayor of Falmouth: Rick Mineer 330 (58.7%); Sebastian Ernst 232 (41.3%). Mayor of Butler: Dennis "Greg" McElfresh 63 (57.8%); Alice Smith 46 (42.2%).

Bar charts of the 2026 city council races; the top six vote-getters win seats. Falmouth City Council: Anthony Cox 345; Amanda R. Moore 343; Juanita Thornton Hughes 306; Steven Jenkins 294; George Smith 270; Craig Owen 268; Stephen "Red" Gales Jr. 255; Eric Love 246. Top six win seats. Butler City Council: Gerald McElfresh 70; Bonita Bonar 68; Pat Taylor 61; Loren Glenn Shell 58; Teresa Antrobus 58; Jeff Bush 57; Terry Murrell Bush 55. Top six win seats.

Bar chart: share of Pendleton County's 4,463 ballots that skipped each countywide race in 2026. Circuit Judge, 1st Division 31% (1,403), unopposed; District Judge 24% (1,061); County Attorney 21% (935), unopposed; County Surveyor 20% (909), unopposed; County Judge/Executive 20% (875), unopposed; State House, 78th District 19% (864), unopposed; County Clerk 16% (718), unopposed; Jailer 16% (711), unopposed; Property Valuation Admin. 16% (704), unopposed; Sheriff 15% (677), unopposed; Coroner 14% (617), unopposed; Circuit Clerk 13% (600); Amendment 1 13% (561); U.S. House, 4th District 3% (151); State Senate, 24th District 3% (141); U.S. Senate 2% (94).

Every contest, every number

Pendleton County 2026 results (spreadsheet)

Every contest by vote mode, 163 rows, unofficial. Opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.

Pendleton-County_2026-General_Results_Unofficial.csv

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Columns show how each vote was cast: mail-in absentee, walk-in (in-person) absentee, early voting and Election Day. Share is each line’s percentage of votes cast in that contest. An undervote is a ballot that skipped the contest; an overvote marked too many choices.

Federal and state races

Straight party

Straight party
Candidate	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Republican Party	46	42	249	1,057	1,394	77.0%
Democratic Party	23	6	84	272	385	21.3%
Kentucky Party	0	1	3	16	20	1.1%
Libertarian Party	0	0	2	9	11	0.6%
Votes cast	69	49	338	1,354	1,810

Undervotes 2,648 · overvotes 5 · Clerk report p. 1. Undervotes here are voters who didn’t use the straight-party option

United States Senator

United States Senator
Candidate	Party	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Andy BARR	Republican	95	92	570	2,407	3,164	72.5%
Charles BOOKER	Democratic	61	13	257	729	1,060	24.3%
Christopher CAMPBELL	Kentucky Party	4	4	15	120	143	3.3%
Votes cast		160	109	842	3,256	4,367

Undervotes 94 · overvotes 2 · Clerk report p. 1

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
Candidate	Party	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Ed GALLREIN	Republican	87	84	536	2,240	2,947	68.4%
Melissa Claire STRANGE	Democratic	66	18	271	799	1,154	26.8%
Jeremy TODD	Libertarian	3	2	27	177	209	4.8%
Peter Williams	Write-in	0	0	0	1	1	0.0%
Votes cast		156	104	834	3,217	4,311

Undervotes 151 · overvotes 1 · Clerk report p. 2

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District

State Senator, 24th Senatorial District
Candidate	Party	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Shelley "Funke" FROMMEYER	Republican	92	93	590	2,521	3,296	76.3%
Joshua BAKER	Democratic	65	14	248	697	1,024	23.7%
Votes cast		157	107	838	3,218	4,320

Undervotes 141 · overvotes 2 · Clerk report p. 2. Pendleton’s votes only; the district covers more than one county

State Representative, 78th Representative District

State Representative, 78th Representative District
Candidate	Party	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Mark HART	Republican	113	99	653	2,732	3,597	100.0%
Votes cast		113	99	653	2,732	3,597

Undervotes 864 · overvotes 2 · Clerk report p. 2. Unopposed

County offices

Circuit Clerk (unexpired term)

Circuit Clerk (unexpired term)
Candidate	Party	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Sabrina HAZEN	Republican	62	53	358	1,589	2,062	53.4%
Melanie Hyden	Write-in	70	45	373	1,308	1,796	46.6%
Votes cast		132	98	731	2,897	3,858

Undervotes 600 · overvotes 5 · Clerk report p. 3

Unopposed county offices

Unopposed county offices
Office	Candidate (R)	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Undervotes
County Judge/Executive	Anthony STRONG	110	92	664	2,721	3,587	875
County Attorney	Stacey S. SANNING	106	92	648	2,680	3,526	935
County Clerk	Kinley Glahn SCOTT	121	98	711	2,812	3,742	718
Sheriff	Jared M. BREWER	122	97	707	2,859	3,785	677
Jailer	Tony GILLESPIE	120	102	701	2,829	3,752	711
Coroner	Jonathon PEOPLES	125	101	714	2,906	3,846	617
County Surveyor	Derrick DAILY	101	95	649	2,708	3,553	909
Property Valuation Administrator	John E. STEELE	121	99	694	2,843	3,757	704

Overvotes: County Judge/Executive 1, County Attorney 2, County Clerk 3, Sheriff 1, County Surveyor 1, Property Valuation Administrator 2 · Clerk report pp. 3–5

Magistrates and constables

All eight district seats were unopposed. Each district votes only for its own seats: 966 ballots in the 1st, 1,368 in the 2nd, 982 in the 3rd and 1,147 in the 4th, which add up to the county’s 4,463.

Magistrates and constables by district

Magistrates and constables by district
District	Office	Candidate (R)	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Undervotes
1st	Magistrate	Charles "Craig" PEOPLES	29	15	142	626	812	154
1st	Constable	Gregory A. LITTLETON	27	12	135	605	779	187
2nd	Magistrate	Joshua Keith PLUMMER	26	31	194	853	1,104	264
2nd	Constable	Michael R. FLEHARTY	27	30	183	825	1,065	303
3rd	Magistrate	Darrin W. GREGG	26	23	156	592	797	185
3rd	Constable	Louis S. McCORD	18	21	150	569	758	224
4th	Magistrate	Jeff AULICK	36	31	176	723	966	180
4th	Constable	Scott EDGLEY	32	31	149	651	863	284

Overvotes: 4th Magistrate 1 · Clerk report pp. 6–8

Judicial and school board races

These races are nonpartisan.

District Judge, 18th Judicial District

District Judge, 18th Judicial District
Candidate	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Gregory E. J. COULSON	71	53	420	1,672	2,216	65.3%
Brian T. CANUPP	33	26	216	904	1,179	34.7%
Votes cast	104	79	636	2,576	3,395

Undervotes 1,061 · overvotes 7 · Clerk report p. 9. Pendleton’s votes only; across the whole 18th District, the State Board’s election-night page showed Coulson winning 6,200 to 5,820

Unopposed judicial and school board seats

Unopposed judicial and school board seats
Office	Candidate	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Undervotes
Circuit Judge, 18th Circuit, 1st Division (unexpired term)	William "Joey" VERAX IV.	99	74	564	2,321	3,058	1,403
Board of Education, 2nd Educational District	Kevin W. BARNARD	33	19	128	488	668	189
Board of Education, 5th Educational District	Laura S. SCHACK	24	13	77	549	663	245

Overvotes: Circuit Judge, 18th Circuit, 1st Division (unexpired term) 2 · Clerk report pp. 8–9

City races

City races are nonpartisan. In each council race, the top six vote-getters take the seats.

Mayor, City of Butler

Mayor, City of Butler
Candidate	Mail-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Dennis "Greg" McELFRESH	10	7	46	63	57.8%
Alice SMITH	2	4	40	46	42.2%
Votes cast	12	11	86	109

Undervotes 8 · overvotes 0 · Clerk report p. 10

City Council, City of Butler (vote for up to six)

City Council, City of Butler (vote for up to six)
Candidate	Mail-in	Early	Election Day	Total	In top six
Gerald McELFRESH	13	8	49	70	Yes
Bonita BONAR	8	4	56	68	Yes
Pat TAYLOR	4	7	50	61	Yes
Loren Glenn SHELL	5	7	46	58	Yes
Teresa ANTROBUS	6	6	46	58	Yes
Jeff BUSH	7	6	44	57	Yes
Terry Murrell BUSH	6	5	44	55	No
Votes cast	49	43	335	427

Undervotes 275 · overvotes 0 · Clerk report p. 10. The ballot lists Bonita Bonar as “E-S Bonita BONAR”

Mayor, City of Falmouth

Mayor, City of Falmouth
Candidate	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Rick MINEER	28	12	80	210	330	58.7%
Sebastian ERNST	6	8	33	185	232	41.3%
Votes cast	34	20	113	395	562

Undervotes 27 · overvotes 0 · Clerk report p. 11

City Council, City of Falmouth (vote for up to six)

City Council, City of Falmouth (vote for up to six)
Candidate	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	In top six
Anthony COX	26	9	69	241	345	Yes
Amanda R. MOORE	27	13	72	231	343	Yes
Juanita Thornton HUGHES	21	12	61	212	306	Yes
Steven JENKINS	31	10	70	183	294	Yes
George SMITH	19	10	51	190	270	Yes
Craig OWEN	13	11	47	197	268	Yes
Stephen "Red" GALES JR.	17	9	47	182	255	No
Eric LOVE	13	6	37	190	246	No
Votes cast	167	80	454	1,626	2,327

Undervotes 1,207 · overvotes 0 · Clerk report p. 11

Williamstown (Pendleton portion). The small part of Williamstown inside Pendleton County cast no votes in its city races (Clerk report p. 12). Mayor: David A. Henson, unopposed. City Council: Ronnie Maines, Kim A. Crupper, April Fabela, Gina Austin Smith and Robert W. Perry.

Constitutional Amendment 1

Constitutional Amendment 1
Choice	Mail-in	Walk-in	Early	Election Day	Total	Share
Yes	86	62	541	2,239	2,928	75.3%
No	38	27	176	721	962	24.7%
Votes cast	124	89	717	2,960	3,890

Undervotes 561 · overvotes 12 · Clerk report p. 12

Notes and sources

Source. Pendleton County Clerk, Cumulative Results Report for the general election of November 3, 2026, run at 10:39 p.m. and signed by the county board of elections. The Clerk posted it to Facebook as 12 photographed pages. Every number here was typed from those images.
Cross-check. All 33 contests match the Kentucky State Board of Elections’ election-night results for Pendleton County, candidate by candidate (checked November 4, 2026, 8:23 a.m.). The State Board lists Bonita Bonar without the “E-S” prefix and labels the Kentucky Party “KEN.” No vote counts differ.
Arithmetic. Each line’s four vote modes add up to its total, and each column adds up to votes cast. Each countywide contest also accounts for all 4,463 ballots once undervotes and overvotes are added. The Clerk counts 7 of 7 polling places; the State Board counts 12 of 12 precincts.
Unofficial. The official count comes when the State Board certifies. If certified numbers differ, this page will be corrected and the change noted here.

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