Christian County’s voting centers closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, electing Republican Russ Guffey in a three-way race for Hopkinsville mayor. Approximately 29% of registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election, compared to approximately 28% in 2022, according to unofficial results from the Kentucky Secretary of State.
A complete list of results — including vote tallies and percentages from Christian County voters — appears below.
U.S. Senate
| ✔ Andy Barr (R) | 7,828 | 58% |
| Charles Booker (D) | 5,481 | 40% |
| Christopher Campbell (Ky.) | 253 | 2% |
U.S. Representative in Congress
1st District
| ✔ James R. Comer (R) | 7,968 | 59% |
| John “Drew” Williams (D) | 5,539 | 41% |
State Representative
8th District
| ✔ Walker Wood Thomas (R) | 3,960 | 100% |
9th District
| ✔ Myron B. Dossett (R) | 4,578 | 100% |
16th District
| ✔ Jason Petrie (R) | 900 | 100% |
Christian County Offices
Christian County Judge-Executive
| ✔ Jerry W. Gilliam (R) | 9,483 | 100% |
Christian County Attorney
| ✔ Lincoln W. Foster (R) | 9,549 | 100% |
Christian County County Clerk
| ✔ Melinda A. Humphries (R) | 9,589 | 100% |
Christian County Sheriff
| ✔ Tyler DeArmond (R) | 9,670 | 100% |
Christian County Jailer
| ✔ Adam Smith (R) | 9,396 | 100% |
Christian County Surveyor
| ✔ Wm. J. “Bill” Chaudoin Jr. (R) | 9,252 | 100% |
Christian County PVA
| ✔ Amber Ezell (R) | 9,602 | 100% |
Christian County Coroner
| ✔ Scott Daniel (R) | 9,521 | 100% |
Christian County Fiscal Court
County Magistrate – 1st District
| ✔ Magaline Ferguson (D) | 951 | 100% |
County Magistrate – 2nd District
| ✔ Josh Turner (R) | 1,047 | 100% |
County Magistrate – 3rd District
| ✔ George Barnett (R) | 1,271 | 61% |
| Faith Watkins (D) | 804 | 39% |
County Magistrate – 4th District
| ✔ J.E. Pryor (R) | 1,799 | 100% |
County Magistrate – 5th District
| ✔ Austin Crawford (R) | 886 | 52% |
| James “Jim” Smith (D) | 806 | 48% |
County Magistrate – 6th District
| ✔ Phillip Peterson (R) | 653 | 100% |
County Magistrate – 7th District
| ✔ Todd R. Morris (R) | 1,333 | 100% |
County Magistrate – 8th District
| ✔ Lucas Stagner (R) | 1,452 | 100% |
Christian County Constables
Constable (1st Magisterial District)
| ✔ Mike O. “Bubba” Haddock (R) | 466 | 100% |
Constable (2nd Magisterial District)
| ✔ Pat Gresham (D) | 976 | 100% |
Constable (3rd Magisterial District)
| ✔ Glenn Rickard (R) | 1,479 | 100% |
Constable (4th Magisterial District)
| ✔ Chris Cayce (R) | 1,753 | 100% |
Constable (5th Magisterial District)
| ✔ Mark A. Graham (R) | 1,042 | 100% |
Constable (6th Magisterial District)
| ✔ Thomas Walker (R) | 638 | 100% |
Constable (7th Magisterial District)
| ✔ Richard F. Leavell III (R) | 1,281 | 100% |
Constable (8th Magisterial District)
| ✔ Jeff W. Newton (R) | 1,429 | 100% |
Hopkinsville Mayor
| ✔ Russ Guffey (R) | 4,037 | 53% |
| Markeeta Oldham Wilkerson (D) | 2,550 | 34% |
| Desaepa Vansauwa (I) | 984 | 13% |
Hopkinsville City Council
City Council (Ward 1)
| Chance Andrew Tatum (R) | 3,558 | 48% |
| ✔ Sharon E. Manning (D) | 3,798 | 52% |
City Council (Ward 2)
| ✔ Adrian J. Bruce (R) | 4,536 | 100% |
City Council (Ward 3)
| ✔ Donald Marsh (R) | 4,549 | 100% |
City Council (Ward 4)
| ✔ Terry Parker (R) | 4,600 | 100% |
City Council (Ward 5)
| ✔ Carolyn Marie Hughes (D) | 3,950 | 100% |
City Council (Ward 6)
| ✔ Travis W. Martin (R) | 4,589 | 100% |
City Council (Ward 7)
| ✔ Clayton Sumner (R) | 4,529 | 100% |
City Council (Ward 8)
| ✔ Stephen Crisp (R) | 3,690 | 50% |
| Tiffany Pittman (D) | 3,663 | 50% |
City Council (Ward 9)
| Jamie Lynn Lienberger (R) | 3,549 | 48% |
| ✔ Monike Love (D) | 3,771 | 52% |
City Council (Ward 10)
| Steve Keel (R) | 3,573 | 49% |
| ✔ Angelita O. Atkins (D) | 3,774 | 51% |
City Council (Ward 11)
| ✔ Jason Bell (R) | 4,185 | 57% |
| Andrea Santos-Rickard (D) | 3,115 | 43% |
City Council (Ward 12)
| ✔ Elizabeth Draude (R) | 4,476 | 100% |
Nonpartisan Judicial Races
District Judge (3rd Judicial District, 1st Division)
| ✔ John Lindsey Adams | 8,227 | 100% |
District Judge (3rd Judicial District, 2nd Division)
| ✔ J. Foster Cotthoff | 8,135 | 100% |
Christian County Board of Education
3rd District
| ✔ Lindsey Clark | 830 | 100% |
5th District
| Robert Webb | 1,001 | 36% |
| ✔ Whitney Holland | 1,450 | 52% |
| Twan M. Doan | 327 | 12% |
Other municipal races
Mayor of Crofton
| ✔ Daniel F. Lacy | 104 | 100% |
Crofton City Council
| Jonathan Ray Staggs | 56 | 9% |
| ✔ Jeffery A. Chandler | 72 | 12% |
| ✔ Gregory P. Owen | 90 | 15% |
| ✔ Reta Fleming | 95 | 15% |
| ✔ James C. Grace | 62 | 10% |
| Leslie D. Wilson | 61 | 10% |
| ✔ Wanda Croft | 96 | 16% |
| ✔ Wendall R. Alexander | 84 | 14% |
Mayor of Lafayette
| ✔ Brandon Borneman | 29 | 100% |
Lafayette city commissioners
| ✔ Timothy Hancock | 29 | 26% |
| Christian Pahl | 9 | 8% |
| ✔ Sandra Torres | 32 | 29% |
| ✔ Norma Banks | 23 | 21% |
| ✔ Chase Keough Wedinger | 19 | 17% |
Mayor of Oak Grove
| ✔ Janet Edwards | 244 | 41% |
| Richard Baker | 72 | 12% |
| Duvon Perkins | 110 | 19% |
| Jackie Oliver | 70 | 12% |
| John Campbell | 98 | 16% |
Oak Grove City Council
| ✔ Jean Leavell | 274 | 12% |
| ✔ Edward T. Cook | 247 | 10% |
| James Stewart | 231 | 10% |
| ✔ Yvonne Castleberry | 245 | 10% |
| Jane McKnight | 217 | 9% |
| ✔ Breana N. Cash | 260 | 11% |
| ✔ Isaiah Spencer | 279 | 12% |
| Lloyd Andy Walters | 148 | 6% |
| Theresa Jarvis | 222 | 9% |
| ✔ Melissa Lynch | 254 | 11% |
Mayor of Pembroke
| ✔ Brad “B. T.” Ross | 178 | 100% |
Pembroke city commissioners
| ✔ Karen Mitchell Pyle | 140 | 26% |
| ✔ David Rule | 136 | 25% |
| ✔ Lesa Thaxton Farmer | 117 | 21% |
| ✔ Walter Bell | 152 | 28% |
Ballot Questions
Constitutional Amendment #1
Are you in favor of limiting a Governor’s ability to grant pardons or commute sentences by prohibiting him or her from granting pardons or commuting sentences during the time period beginning 60 days prior to the general election at which the Governor is elected, and ending when the Governor is sworn in for that term by amending the Constitution of Kentucky as stated below?
| ✔ Yes | 8,570 | 72% |
| No | 3,326 | 28% |
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