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County Judge/Executive, Clark County

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Term
4 years
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2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county judge/executive is Clark County's chief executive and presides over the fiscal court: the judge/executive prepares the county budget, oversees county government and administration, and represents the county on boards and commissions.

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Justin Charles

Republican

The gist

  • Pledges to review county spending regularly and balance budget
  • Opposes raising taxes unless needed to balance budget
  • Supports stronger economic development and job opportunities
  • Opposes limiting what landowners can do with their land
More about Justin
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  1. Pledges to review county spending regularly and balance budget

    Candidate Spotlight: Justin Charles

    News coverage · The Winchester Sun · May 13, 2026 · winchestersun.com

    “The numbers must work, and that means being responsible with taxpayer dollars, reviewing spending regularly, and adjusting when needed.”

  2. Opposes raising taxes unless needed to balance budget

    Charles wants to 'take politics out of local government'

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Mar 12, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “I think that’s the last thing you want to do, but if it’s nec­es­sary to bal­ance things out, I under­stand”

  3. Supports stronger economic development and job opportunities

    Candidate Spotlight: Justin Charles

    News coverage · The Winchester Sun · May 13, 2026 · winchestersun.com

    “And finally, we need stronger economic development and job opportunities.”

  4. Opposes limiting what landowners can do with their land

    Charles wants to 'take politics out of local government'

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Mar 12, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “I don’t see how you can tell peo­ple who own land what they can do with their land.”

Vaché L. King

Democratic

The gist

  • Proposes a high-level analysis of county finances
  • Supports infill reuse of empty buildings for jobs
  • Supports a cautious approach to data centers
  • Supports local collaboration to address substance abuse
More about Vaché
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  1. Proposes a high-level analysis of county finances

    Vaché King brings a business lens to county judge race

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 10, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “She said she has made sev­er­al open records requests and wants to do a “high-lev­el analy­sis” of the situation.”

  2. Supports infill reuse of empty buildings for jobs

    Vaché King brings a business lens to county judge race

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 10, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “she would like to see some infill, includ­ing unoc­cu­pied build­ings repur­posed as offices and oth­er places of employment”

  3. Supports a cautious approach to data centers

    Vaché King brings a business lens to county judge race

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 10, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “I wouldn’t want to bring any­thing in that would poten­tial­ly harm a com­mu­ni­ty”

  4. Supports local collaboration to address substance abuse

    Vaché King brings a business lens to county judge race

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 10, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “wants to see col­lab­o­ra­tion among local gov­ern­ments and oth­er enti­ties to address it”

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