Boone County
Boone County Judge/Executive
Chet Hand
Chet Hand is a Republican candidate for Boone County Judge/Executive and a current member of the Boone County Fiscal Court, where he has served as a county commissioner for the…
Timothy Dean Johnson
Independent candidate Timothy Dean Johnson is running for Boone County judge/executive, challenging Republican Chet Hand in the November general election. Johnson has lived in Boone County for more than 50…
Boone County Commissioner, District 1
Cathy Flaig
Republican Cathy Flaig has been a fixture on the Boone County Fiscal Court since the late 90s. Flaig is facing Democrat Debra Waller in the November general election, as she…
Debra Waller
Debra Waller, a Verona-based conservationist, is running to unseat incumbent Republican Cathy Flaig on the Boone County Fiscal Court. Waller, a longtime Boone County resident, is the daughter of the…
Boone County Commissioner, District 2
John Schickel
Nearly two years after retiring from the Kentucky State Senate, John Schickel is once again vying for public office. Schickel, a Republican, is running for the District 2 commission seat…
Lianna Nguyen
Democrat Lianna Nguyen is a newcomer to Boone County electoral politics, making her first run for countywide office. Nguyen is running for the Boone County Fiscal Court’s District 2 seat,…
Florence City Council
Joe Berkshire
Joe Berkshire is one of the candidates seeking a seat on Florence City Council in the 2026 general election. Berkshire is a longtime Florence resident and graduated from Boone County…
Lesley Chambers
Before Lesley Chambers joined the Florence City Council, she was among the residents fighting to keep the Florence Aquatic Center open. In 2022, Florence had considered demolishing the facility and…
Angie Cable
Angie Cable is seeking a second term on Florence City Council after first winning a seat on the six-member body back in 2024. Before taking office, Cable was active in…
Duane Froelicher
Duane Froelicher is seeking a return to the Florence City Council, where he previously served three consecutive terms from 2015 through 2020. He later remained involved in city government through…
Aaron Gillum
Aaron Gillum is making another run for Florence City Council, bringing a background in technology and years of involvement in local government and community organizations. Gillum has spent roughly three…
Shari Kilmer
After more than three decades in education, retired teacher Shari Kilmer is seeking a seat on Florence City Council. Kilmer spent 32 years as an educator and most recently taught…
Brian Kinross
Brian Kinross is making another run for Florence City Council. Kinross, an engineer and longtime Florence resident, became involved in city issues during the debate over the future of the…
Jim Leach
Jim Leach is making his first run for Florence City Council. Leach served for 30 years in the U.S. Army, including time in the Army National Guard, Army Reserve and…
David Schneider
David Schneider is seeking his first elected term on Florence City Council after being appointed to the six-member body in early 2025. Council members unanimously selected Schneider to fill the…
Diane Whalen
Few candidates for Florence City Council have as much experience in city government as Diane Whalen. Whalen spent 24 years as Florence mayor before deciding not to seek another term…
Gary Winn
Gary Winn is seeking another term on Florence City Council, where he has served for more than a decade. A Boone County High School graduate, Winn attended Eastern Kentucky University…
Jeffrey Whittaker
Jeffrey Whittaker is seeking a seat on Florence City Council two years after running for the Boone County Board of Education. Whittaker has spent much of his career working for…
Union City Commission
Doug Bine
Union City Commissioner Doug Bine is seeking to retain his seat after being appointed to the commission in February 2025, following the disputed 2024 election. Professionally, Bine spent 24 years…
Eric Dulaney
Eric Dulaney is looking to return to the Union City Commission after an election dispute brought his previous tenure on the body to an end. Dulaney, a Fort Mitchell native…
George Eldridge
Union City Commissioner George Eldridge is seeking to retain his seat after being appointed to the legislative body in 2025. Eldridge brings decades of military and private-sector experience to the…
Christopher Reeves
Christopher Reeves is making his first bid for a seat on the Union City Commission. A Lexington native, Reeves has called Union home since 2021. He earned both bachelor’s and…
Larry Solomon
After 12 years as Union’s mayor, Larry Solomon is stepping away from the city’s top elected office but not from city government. Solomon, who was first elected mayor in 2014,…
Union City Commission
Mark Carnahan
Former Walton Mayor Mark Carnahan is seeking a return to city government as a member of Walton City Council. Carnahan previously served as Walton’s mayor before resigning during his term…
Kelly Fulmer
Kelly Fulmer is seeking a seat on Walton City Council, bringing previous experience in local government and community organizations to the race. Fulmer previously served on the Walton-Verona Independent Board…
Sherry Gaskill
Sherry Gaskill is seeking another term on Walton City Council, where she has served for multiple terms. Gaskill was first elected to council in 2022 and was reelected in 2024.…
Paula Jolley
Former Walton Mayor Paula Jolley is seeking a return to city government, this time as a member of Walton City Council. Jolley has previously served on the city council, the…
Amy Long
Amy Long is seeking another term on Walton City Council. Long was first elected in November 2022 after moving to Walton from Greenville, Georgia, with her husband, Aaron. According to…
Heath Parmer
Heath Parmer is a candidate for Walton City Council. Walton is Boone County’s southernmost city, sitting along Interstate 71/75 about 20 miles south of Cincinnati. With a population of more…
Dan Martin
Incumbent Dan Martin is running for reelection to the Walton City Council. Martin was first elected in 2022 and was reelected in 2024. Walton is Boone County’s southernmost city, sitting…
Eric Tungate
Eric Tungate is seeking a seat on Walton City Council in the November general election. Tungate has decades of experience in fire protection, emergency medical services and technical rescue across…
Paul David Washburn
Paul David Washburn is a candidate for Walton City Council. Walton is Boone County’s southernmost city, sitting along Interstate 71/75 about 20 miles south of Cincinnati. With a population of…
Florence Mayor
Julie Metzger Aubuchon
Florence Mayor Julie Metzger Aubuchon is seeking a second term after more than two decades in city government. Metzger Aubuchon faces challenger David Rose, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee.…
David Rose
David Rose, a lifelong Boone County resident and retired U.S. Postal Service employee, is challenging incumbent Florence Mayor Julie Metzger Aubuchon. Rose graduated from Boone County High School in 1989.…
Union Mayor
John Mefford
Longtime Union Commissioner John Mefford is looking to make the jump from serving on the city’s legislative body to leading it as mayor. Mefford has lived in Union for nearly…
Chris Courtney
Chris Courtney is challenging Commissioner John Mefford in the race to succeed outgoing Mayor Larry Solomon. Courtney is a U.S. Navy veteran with previous experience working in both local and…
Walton Mayor
Gabe Brown
Former Walton Mayor Gabe Brown is seeking a return to office two years after resigning amid an investigation into his use of city money and property. Brown was first elected…
Terri Lynn Courtney
Terri Lynn Courtney is seeking another term as Walton mayor, a position she assumed in 2024 following the resignation of former Mayor Gabe Brown. A lifelong Walton resident, Courtney first…
Boone County School Board, District 4
Robin Shumate
Robin Shumate is challenging incumbent Cindy Young for the Division 4 seat on the Boone County Board of Education in the November 2026 general election. The five-member school board oversees…
Cindy Young
Cindy Young is seeking a second term representing Division 4 on the Boone County Board of Education. Young was first elected to the five-member school board in November 2022, when…
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, District 1
Kevin Bond
Kevin Bond is seeking another four-year term on the Boone County Conservation District Board of Supervisors. A lifelong Boone County resident and Kentucky native, Bond has a background in natural…
John Stork
John Stork is seeking another term on the Boone County Conservation District Board of Supervisors, where he currently serves as treasurer. A Boone County native, Stork has a professional background…
Michael Wilson
Michael R. Wilson is seeking another term on the Boone County Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Wilson is one of seven supervisors responsible for guiding the district’s work to protect…
