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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Campbellsville Mayor & City Council Election 2026

6 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 12 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Voters pick one mayor and up to six council members citywide; the council shrinks from 12 members to six with this election, so every council seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

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What the next council decides

01New emergency services building and the occupational tax5 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council voted in 2025 to move forward with a combined emergency services building, then to build it in two phases, and raised the occupational tax from 1% to 1.5%.

What's on the tableHow the building is financed, built and phased, and whether the occupational tax stays at its current rate.

02A six-member council: size, wards and pay4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council voted 7-5 in October 2025 to cut itself from 12 members to six, all elected at large, starting with this election; a pay increase was introduced for the next council.

What's on the tableHow the smaller council operates, whether to move toward ward elections, and what council members are paid.

03Water and sewer rates and plant upgrades3 sourced facts

Where it standsWater and sewer rates rose about 3% in July 2025, and the council has been approving repairs and short-term financing for the water and sewer plants.

What's on the tableFuture water and sewer rates and how to pay for treatment plant repairs and replacements.

04Livestock and backyard chickens2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council tabled an ordinance on livestock, exotic animals and backyard chickens in August 2025; in September the mayor said a 1958 ordinance bans livestock in the city.

What's on the tableWhether and where backyard chickens and other animals are allowed inside city limits.

2 notes on these statements

The 2026 candidate filings list ten City Council candidates: Donnie Munford, Allen "A.J." Johnson, James E. Ewing, Stan McKinney, Sharon Hoskins-Sanders, Ronnie Dooley, Deanna Kemp Cowherd, Heather Wise, Jacob Chewning and John R. Eastridge. Central Kentucky News Journal

A Meet the Candidate Forum is scheduled for Oct. 20, 2026 at 1425 Hodgenville Road, Campbellsville. Campbellsville-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce: Meet The Candidate Forum

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  1. 1. How should Campbellsville elect its six council members?

  2. 2. How should the city build its new emergency services building?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted4 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 6 on this ballot

6 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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