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County Judge/Executive, Washington County

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4 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county judge/executive is the county's chief executive: they prepare the county budget, run county government and preside over the fiscal court.

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Bud BlairBud Blair for Judge-Executive

Bud Blair

Republican

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  • Proposes a local drug prevention task force
  • Supports recruiting industries that offer quality jobs locally
  • Opposes raising taxes to pay the county jail bill
  • Supports restoring a countywide junk pickup service
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  1. Proposes a local drug prevention task force

    Meet Bud Blair

    Campaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com

    “I will appoint a local drug prevention task force to study our local drug problem and take action”
  2. Supports recruiting industries that offer quality jobs locally

    Meet Bud Blair

    Campaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com

    “We need to attract quality industries and businesses that will hire our young people to work in quality positions”
  3. Opposes raising taxes to pay the county jail bill

    Meet Bud Blair

    Campaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com

    “Raising taxes to pay the jail bill is a short-sighted, liberal knee-jerk reaction.”
  4. Supports restoring a countywide junk pickup service

    Meet Bud Blair

    Campaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com

    “a countywide junk pickup (which we used to offer but was recently cancelled)”
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Timothy E. GravesKentucky County Judge/Executive Association

Timothy E. Graves

DemocraticIncumbent

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