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Magistrate, Ohio County

5th Magisterial District

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: Magistrates sit on the Ohio County Fiscal Court with the county judge/executive: they approve the county budget, pass ordinances and adopt resolutions on county government. Each is elected by the voters of one magisterial district.

On the ballot in the Cromwell, Horse Branch, Rosine and Beaver Dam precincts (sample ballot).

Phillip Michael Kirtley

Democratic

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Larry Wayne Morphew

RepublicanIncumbent

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