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Important dates for candidates and voters

The next Kentucky Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the next Kentucky General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer sends some reminders of important dates for potential candidates and voters in 2026 elections:
  • Wednesday, November 5, 2025: First date to file for office for 2026 Primary Election. Earliest date for the affixing of signatures on candidate filing forms for an office on the ballot in 2026

  • Wednesday, December 31, 2025: Last day to change political party affiliation and be eligible to vote in that political party's upcoming primary election. How: govote.ky.gov, or in person at the Adair County Clerk's Office, 424 Public Square, Ste3, Columbia

  • Friday, January 9, 2026: Filing deadline for those that must run in the 2026 Primary Election. Last day to file nomination papers for candidates who must run in primary to file a statement of candidacy nomination papers are filed (first Friday following the first Monday in January, 4:00 PM prevailing time

  • Tuesday, June 2, 2026: Filing deadline for nonpartisan & independent candidates that only run in the General Election, at 4:00 p.m. prevailing time.
All candidates must register with Kentucky Registry of Election Finance at https://kref.ky.gov to comply with mandatory requirements. Call 502-573-2226 for assistance.




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