— May 19, 2026 Primary · Hardin County —
2026 Primary Results
Hardin County's May 19 primary is in the books. Below are the unofficial results with
100% of precincts reporting (15,837 ballots cast). We checked every race
candidate-by-candidate against the Hardin County Clerk's official tally — 15 of 16
matched exactly. Final certification comes from the County Clerk after the canvass.
Next up: the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The winners
and advancers below are who you'll see on that ballot.
The closest race of the night — Magistrate District 8
Incumbent Magistrate Kenny Muse held his seat by just 2 votes over Jonathan "Jon" Breeding (R) — 581 · 49.9% — one of the tightest margins in Hardin County. Results are unofficial pending certification. With no Democrat on the ballot, Muse runs unopposed in November.
County offices
Willie Oden (R) won the primary with 57%, defeating Brian Sankey. Advances to face John Ward (D) in November.
Casey Overstreet (R) won a tight 3-way (38%) over Bowen and Davis. Advances to face Kristofor King (D) in November.
Fred Clem Jr. (R) — 64%. Faces Travis Leffew (D) in November.
Aaron Pennington (R) — 68%. Faces Jim Becker (D) in November.
Jason Buckles (R) won a 3-way (41%) over Reynolds and Simpson. Faces Frederick Thomas (D) in November.
Larry Allen Hicks (R) — 56% over Humphrey and Geary. Faces Stephen Mapp (D) in November.
Brandon K. Curry (R) — 52% over Gerry Perkins.
Judge/Executive (Keith Taul R · J.J. Duvall D), Jailer (Rob Reynolds R · Josh Lindblom D), and Magistrates D1, D2 & D3 had no primary contest — those match-ups are decided in November.
Cities — who advances to November
A 5-vote photo finish at the top: Toshie Murrell (862) and Terry Owens (857) advance to the November general. Goodman and Mitchell eliminated.
Pamela Ogden (48%) and Selena Hudson (42%) advance to November. Boyer eliminated.
12 of 14 candidates move on to November. Top vote-getters: DeRoche, Bell, K. Thompson, Gaskins, Brown, Lett-Jackson. Packard and Konstantinidis did not advance.
No primary (9 filed for 6 seats) — all advance directly to the November ballot.
State & federal — primary winners & November matchups
These races span multiple counties, so the nominee is decided race-wide — not by Hardin County's totals alone. Below is who actually won each primary and the November 3 matchup.
Andy Barr (R) won the statewide Republican primary with 60.5% over Daniel Cameron; Charles Booker (D) won the Democratic primary. → Nov 3: Barr vs Booker. (Hardin County leaned Cameron, but the nomination is decided statewide.)
Brett Guthrie (R, incumbent) and Megan Wingfield (D) won their primaries. → Nov 3: Guthrie vs Wingfield.
Matt Deneen (R, incumbent) won; Chris Gatrost (D) was unopposed. → Nov 3: Deneen vs Gatrost.
D10: Josh Calloway (R, incumbent) won → faces John Whipple (D). D27: Joseph Redmon (R) won the 4-way primary → unopposed in November.
Results are unofficial and source from the Kentucky Secretary of State, verified against the Hardin County Clerk. Official source: elect.ky.gov/results →