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Mayor, City of Ludlow

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

What this office does: The mayor is the chief executive of the City of Ludlow and oversees city departments and services.

Nonpartisan.

Candidates Compare by issue

Paul Hallinan Miller

No party listed

Head of Bircus Brewing and Circus Mojo

The gist

Supports dissolving Ludlow into Fort Wright or Covington
Supports affordable housing and job creation
Opposes the region's many small local governments as wasteful

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Supports dissolving Ludlow into Fort Wright or Covington
What makes a candidate eligible to run, and who decides if they're not?
News coverage · LINK nky · Dec 16, 2025 · linknky.com
““My platform is we shouldn’t exist,” Miller said. He argues the city ought to be absorbed either into Fort Wright or Covington.”
Supports affordable housing and job creation
What makes a candidate eligible to run, and who decides if they're not?
News coverage · LINK nky · Dec 16, 2025 · linknky.com
“His platform, he told LINK nky, would focus on affordable housing, creating jobs and dissolving the city.”
Opposes the region's many small local governments as wasteful
What makes a candidate eligible to run, and who decides if they're not?
News coverage · LINK nky · Dec 16, 2025 · linknky.com
“There’s so many little fiefdoms that everybody runs, and it is really wasteful and provides for some people to abuse their power”

Julia Terry Navarre

No party listed

Ludlow City Council member

The gist

No documented position found.

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Sarah Thompson

No party listedIncumbent

Mayor of Ludlow

The gist

Opposes dissolving the City of Ludlow
Opposes council cuts to maintenance, capital and business-district spendingIn office
Supports basing the city budget on realistic revenue assumptionsIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Opposes dissolving the City of Ludlow
Sarah Thompson files to run for Ludlow mayor
News coverage · LINK nky · Jan 3, 2026 · linknky.com
“Miller’s platform revolves around possibly dissolving the city, which Thompson described as “noise” that “does not represent Ludlow’s future.””
Opposes council cuts to maintenance, capital and business-district spending
Opinion – Sarah Thompson: Ludlow Mayor wants citizens to understand proposed city budget
News coverage · Northern Kentucky Tribune · Jun 28, 2026 · nkytribune.com
“These reductions affect far more than individual budget line items. They delay critical maintenance projects, postpone capital improvements, reduce investment in our business district”
Supports basing the city budget on realistic revenue assumptions
Opinion – Sarah Thompson: Ludlow Mayor wants citizens to understand proposed city budget
News coverage · Northern Kentucky Tribune · Jun 28, 2026 · nkytribune.com
“My responsibility was to ensure the City’s financial position was accurately reflected and that our budget was based on realistic assumptions.”

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