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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Mount Vernon Mayor & City Council Election 2026

6 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 15 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

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Voters citywide choose one mayor from two candidates, and may vote for up to six City Council candidates; the six with the most votes win. Thirteen candidates are running for the six council seats.

In-person no-excuse absentee voting begins · Oct 29

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What the next council decides

01Drinking water4 sourced facts

Where it standsA nearly $4.6 million project at the Mount Vernon Water Treatment Plant was completed in May 2026.

What's on the tableHow the mayor and council run and pay for the city's water system now that the plant upgrade is done.

02Who runs the city3 sourced facts

Where it standsMount Vernon has a mayor-council government; the Department for Local Government also lists a city manager on staff.

What's on the tableVoters choose the mayor and all six council members; the new council sets city policy and budgets with the mayor.

2 notes on these statements

The Mayor contest has two candidates: Julie Dowell Asher and Timothy Curtis Roberts. Kentucky Secretary of State · Nov 3, 2026

The City Council contest has 13 candidates for six seats: Lonetta Daugherty, Janie King, Rachelle Riddle, Robert D. Harrison, Chandler Hunter, Shelley Raines Lewis, Jamie Anderkin Bryant, Chuck Shields, Wayne Bullock, Orville "George" Renner Jr., K. Blaine Collins, Jennifer Prewitt Abney and Gertha Mink. Kentucky Secretary of State · Nov 3, 2026

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    The seat math

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

    6 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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