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Magistrate, Pulaski County

4th Magisterial District

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

What this office does: Magistrates sit on the Pulaski 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 Somerset Southeast 41 and Pulaski East 42 precincts (sample ballot). Open seat: Magistrate Mark Wayne Ranshaw lost the May 19, 2026 Republican primary.

John W. "Jack" New

Republican

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