Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Radcliff Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

14 candidates

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

The candidates

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Mayor · 1 seat

City Council · Vote for up to 6

Voters choose the mayor in one citywide vote and up to six council members in another, from 12 council candidates.

4 notes on these statements

Terry Owens and Toshie Murrell, the two mayoral candidates, both sit on the Radcliff City Council and are on the ballot for mayor, not council. The News-Enterprise

Current Radcliff Mayor J.J. Duvall is not seeking re-election and is instead challenging incumbent Keith Taul for Hardin County judge-executive. The News-Enterprise

The field of 14 council candidates in the May 19, 2026 primary was cut to 12 for the November ballot. The News-Enterprise

Terry Owens entered the May 11, 2026 regular meeting late, after the roll-call votes on the Battle Training Road rezoning ordinances, so no vote is recorded for her on them. Radcliff City Council minutes, May 11, 2026 · May 11, 2026

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phone Seat the CouncilPick winners, see the council What council decidesHousing rezonings, Police firing range, Street resurfacing Key datesDeadlines and vote centers

Next date

Last day to register to vote (online by 4 p.m. local time)

Mon, Oct 5, 2026

TodayAll key dates

What the next council decides

Housing rezonings

Where it standsOn May 11, 2026 the council passed second readings of ordinances rezoning two Battle Training Road properties from Residential 2 to Residential 4 and amending the zoning ordinance.

What's on the tableWhether to approve future rezoning, planned unit development and zoning-rule requests that change what can be built.

The council gave second reading on May 11, 2026 to an ordinance rezoning 253 Battle Training Rd from Residential 2 (R-2) to Residential 4 (R-4), approved on a roll call with five yes votes. Radcliff City Council minutes, May 11, 2026 · May 11, 2026
The same meeting included second reading of an ordinance rezoning property on the south side of Battle Training Road (KY434) between N. Dixie Blvd and Blair Hill Ln from R-2 to R-4. Radcliff City Council minutes, May 11, 2026 · May 11, 2026
On June 16, 2026 the council approved a preliminary PUD site plan for Radcliff Contractor Shops at 1674 South Dixie Boulevard and heard first reading of a rezoning of that property from R-6 to Planned Unit Development. Radcliff City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026

Police firing range

Where it standsOn June 16, 2026 the council approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Elizabethtown regarding the Gaither Station Range.

What's on the tableHow the city funds, shares and oversees the new law-enforcement shooting range with Elizabethtown.

The council approved the interlocal agreement with the City of Elizabethtown regarding the Gaither Station Range on June 16, 2026, with all six council members voting yes. Radcliff City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
The agreement covers development of a law enforcement shooting range on Gaither Station Road, according to 94.3 The Wolf. 94.3 The Wolf · Jun 18, 2026

Street resurfacing

Where it standsThe council approved $465,000 in budgeted resurfacing in March 2026 and a $439,875 resurfacing bid in April 2026.

What's on the tableHow much of the city budget goes to street resurfacing and which contractors win the work.

On March 17, 2026 the council approved the current budgeted resurfacing amount of $465,000. Radcliff City Council minutes, March 17, 2026 · Mar 17, 2026
On April 21, 2026 the council approved a street resurfacing bid from Scotty's Contracting and Stone, LLC for $439,875.00 (97.75 ton). Radcliff City Council minutes, April 21, 2026 · Apr 21, 2026

City property sales

Where it standsIn February 2026 the council accepted a $508,500 bid for the city-owned building at 987 N. Dixie Blvd.

What's on the tableWhether to sell, keep or repurpose other city-owned buildings and land.

On January 20, 2026 Mayor Duvall said the city was accepting sealed bids for the city-owned building at 987 N. Dixie Blvd. Radcliff City Council minutes, January 20, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026
On February 17, 2026 the council accepted the bid for the commercial property and building at 987 N. Dixie Blvd. from John Tindall for $508,500, with all six council members voting yes. Radcliff City Council minutes, February 17, 2026 · Feb 17, 2026

Parks and recreation

Where it standsMayoral candidate Toshie Murrell has proposed a new, expanded community park on vacant city-owned land near Dawley Park.

What's on the tableWhat to build or upgrade at city parks, pools and recreation sites, and how to pay for it.

Toshie Murrell said she would create a new, expanded Radcliff Community Park on roughly 40 acres of vacant property owned by the city near Dawley Park. The News-Enterprise
On April 21, 2026 the council approved a $76,240.29 bid from DWA Recreation for turf installation at the Colvin Community Center Pool. Radcliff City Council minutes, April 21, 2026 · Apr 21, 2026
On January 20, 2026 the council approved disassembly and storage of the Stovall cabin at Saunders Springs in an amount of up to $40,000. Radcliff City Council minutes, January 20, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026

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1. How should Radcliff handle requests to rezone land for denser housing?
2. Should Radcliff share a police firing range with Elizabethtown?
3. How much should the city spend on street resurfacing?
4. What should the city do with unused city-owned buildings?
5. Should the city build a new community park on vacant city land near Dawley Park?

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Key dates

Last day to register to vote (online by 4 p.m. local time)Kentucky State Board of ElectionsOct 5, 2026
Last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot (11:59 p.m. Eastern)Kentucky State Board of ElectionsOct 20, 2026
In-person excused absentee voting beginsKentucky State Board of ElectionsOct 21, 2026
No-excuse early in-person voting begins (October 29-31)Kentucky State Board of ElectionsOct 29, 2026
Election Day, polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local timeKentucky State Board of ElectionsNov 3, 2026

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.

Radcliff's council ballot is a single at-large contest where voters may choose up to six candidates. Hardin County Clerk · May 19, 2026
The May 11, 2026 minutes name six council members in the attendance roll call; voting roll calls list four or five. Mayor J.J. Duvall presided. Radcliff City Council minutes, May 11, 2026 · May 11, 2026
Voters elect the mayor: the November 3, 2026 ballot has a separate Radcliff mayor contest between Terry Owens and Toshie Murrell. Hardin County Clerk

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