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Magistrate, Hardin County

District 5

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: Magistrates (justices of the peace) sit on the fiscal court, the county's governing body, which adopts the county budget and ordinances with the county judge/executive. Each is elected by one of Hardin County's eight magisterial districts.

Jim Becker

Democratic

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Aaron PenningtonHardin County Government

Aaron Pennington

RepublicanIncumbent

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