https://www.wkms.org/tags/2026-primary-voter-guide 2026 Primary Voter Guide en-US Copyright Mon, 04 May 2026 18:41:33 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/a-2026-primary-election-guide-from-wkms WKMS provides readers and listeners with coverage of a competitive Kentucky House race and contested judge-executive races in four counties around western Kentucky. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:41:33 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/a-2026-primary-election-guide-from-wkms Derek Operle, Hannah Saad, Shelby Bloomer, Will Darnall , Jamison Miller https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-crittenden-county-judge-executive-primary-race Three candidates are facing off in this month’s Republican primary to be the next leader of Crittenden County. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:36:00 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-crittenden-county-judge-executive-primary-race Jamison Miller https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-kentucky-state-house-district-2-primary The race for Kentucky’s 2nd House District will see incumbent GOP state Rep. Kim Holloway take on Richard Heath – who held the office for more than a decade before she narrowly beat him out for the nomination in the 2024 Republican primary – and a newcomer to state politics in longtime Mayfield City Council member Nate Cox. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:35:59 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-kentucky-state-house-district-2-primary Hannah Saad https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-mccracken-county-judge-executive-primary-race The race for the McCracken County judge-executive seat features a contested Republican primary election in May, with the winner likely facing current Paducah Mayor George Bray – who filed to run for the county office as an independent this spring – in the general election. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:35:56 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-mccracken-county-judge-executive-primary-race Derek Operle https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-calloway-county-judge-executive-primary-race The Republican primary in Calloway County’s judge-executive race has the incumbent facing off against a fellow member of the county’s fiscal court. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:35:51 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-calloway-county-judge-executive-primary-race Shelby Bloomer https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-graves-county-judge-executive-primary-race Three Republican candidates are running to be the next judge-executive in Graves County. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:35:42 GMT https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-05-04/2026-graves-county-judge-executive-primary-race Will Darnall