Nicholasville, KYVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Nicholasville Mayor & City Commission Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

10 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

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Mayor · 1 seat

City Commissioner · Vote for up to 4

Voters choose the mayor in one citywide vote and up to four commissioners in another; the mayor also votes on the commission.

2 notes on these statements

Patty Grose Teater was absent from the August 27, 2026 special meeting, so her vote on the first reading of the 2026 tax ordinance is not recorded. Nicholasville City Commission special meeting minutes, August 27, 2026 · Aug 27, 2026

Bethany Davis Brown was absent from the August 31, 2026 special meeting, so her vote on the second reading of the 2026 tax ordinance and the Ashgrove Road annexation is not recorded. Nicholasville City Commission special meeting minutes, August 31, 2026 · Aug 31, 2026

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What the next council decides

Data centers

Where it standsOn August 10 the commission approved a six-month moratorium on data center applications and related permits.

What's on the tableWhether to extend, replace or end the moratorium, and what rules to adopt for data centers.

Annexation and growth

Where it standsThe commission passed rezoning and annexation ordinances for land on the city's edge in August and September 2026, mostly on split votes.

What's on the tableWhether to keep approving annexations and rezonings for housing as the city grows.

Property tax and city debt

Where it standsThe commission passed the 2026 property tax ordinance on August 31 after a first reading on August 27, and is building a new municipal center with bond money.

What's on the tableHow the city sets future tax rates and manages the debt behind its new municipal center.

Meeting access

Where it standsThe commission votes at meetings on the second and fourth Mondays, and workshops on the first Monday take no votes.

What's on the tableHow residents can watch, follow and speak at commission meetings and workshops.

  • The commission holds meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 5:00 p.m. at the Nicholasville Police Department Community Room. City of Nicholasville
  • The commission holds a workshop on the first Monday of each month, and no votes are taken during workshop sessions. City of Nicholasville
  • The city's commission page says videos of City Commission meetings can be viewed online. City of Nicholasville

Community center

Where it standsSeveral incumbents and candidates have named a community center among their priorities.

What's on the tableWhether and when to build the community center.

  • The Jessamine Journal reported in October 2024 that Commissioner Bethany Davis Brown would continue work on architectural plans for the community center if re-elected. Jessamine Journal · Oct 29, 2024
  • The Jessamine Journal reported in October 2024 that Commissioner Peter Sutherland listed getting the community recreation center off the ground as a priority. Jessamine Journal · Oct 29, 2024

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  1. 1. What should Nicholasville do about data centers?

  2. 2. How should the city handle annexation and rezoning requests for new housing?

  3. 3. How should the city open up its meetings?

  4. 4. What should the city do about a community center?

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The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 5 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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