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County Council Member, Harrison County

District 2

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Harrison County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Environment & parks

  • James CoogleDemocratic

    • Opposes fast-tracked data center developments

  • Joe KellumRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • James CoogleDemocratic

    • Supports restoring OB-GYN care at Harrison County Hospital

  • Joe KellumRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • James CoogleDemocratic

    • Proposes a county webpage tracking policies and spending

  • Joe KellumRepublican

    • Pledges to keep improving communication with county residents

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 3 issues covered in this race.