— November 3, 2026 General Election —
Your November Ballot
Hardin County's general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your ballot depends on your precinct: everyone votes the county, state and federal races, and your precinct decides which magistrate, state house, city and school-board races are added. Pick your precinct below for every race and candidate on your ballot, in ballot order, straight from the Hardin County Clerk's official composite sample ballot, with Hardin Local's interviews where we have them.
Find your precinct ballot
📍 How to figure out your precinct
Fastest: look yourself up at the KY Voter Information Center (official). Or open the Hardin County Clerk's street-level boundary map for the precinct you think is yours.
Hardin County precinct map index (58 precincts, by area)
Key dates for November 3
The voter-registration deadline for the November general is Monday, October 5, 2026. Register, check your status, or update your address at govoteky.com. Not registered by Oct. 5? You can't vote on Nov. 3.
The online portal for requesting a mail-in absentee ballot closes Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Excused in-person absentee voting (for voters who qualify) runs Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 26-28. Request forms and eligibility rules are at elect.ky.gov.
Kentucky's no-excuse, in-person early voting runs Thursday Oct. 29, Friday Oct. 30, and Saturday Oct. 31, 2026. Hardin County's early-voting and Election-Day locations are posted by the County Clerk closer to the election.
Hardin County uses a vote-center model — any registered county voter can cast a ballot at any county vote center. Locations are published by the Clerk before the election. Polls are open 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
The official General Composite Sample Ballot (PDF) is posted. Early-voting sites and vote-center locations are posted at the Hardin County Clerk's elections page as the election approaches.
Who's on your November ballot — by race
Every Hardin County voter votes the county and state/federal races. City, magistrate-district and school-board races depend on your precinct (use the picker above for your exact ballot). Tap any race for the candidates and our interviews where we have them.
Primary vs. general, "top two," and why some races skipped May.
Keith Taul (R) vs J.J. Duvall (D).
Willie Oden (R) vs John Ward (D).
Casey Overstreet (R) vs Kristofor King (D).
Rob Reynolds (R) vs Josh Lindblom (D).
Your district depends on your precinct. November match-ups.
Toshie Murrell vs Terry Owens.
12 candidates · 6 seats.
Pamela Ogden vs Selena Hudson.
9 candidates · 6 seats.
Mayor (unopposed) + City Council (9 for 6 seats).
Mayor (2) + City Council (10 for 6 seats).
City commissions — running unopposed.
Etown Independent + Hardin County divisions.
U.S. Senate & House, State Senate & House — Nov 3.
County Clerk, County Attorney, Coroner, Surveyor, Constables, District Judges, and Constitutional Amendment 1.