Mayors elected in Benton, Calvert City, and Hardin; Judge Executive, other races decided in Marshall County

Voters in Benton, Calvert City, and Hardin selected mayors on Tuesday, and other races in Marshall County, including the County Judge Executive, have been decided.

In the race for Benton mayor, Jessica Scillian defeated Stephen Flatt, 816 votes to 798 votes, in one of the closest outcomes of the 2026 General Election.

Calvert City selected Jeremy Rowe for mayor, with 499 votes over Neeta Hale with 424 votes.

In Hardin, voters selected Pamela Bradley for mayor over Jeremy Sean Thompson, 73 votes to 27 votes.

The Marshall County Judge Executive race was won by Kevin Spraggs with 8,814 votes, over Jimmie D. Sloan with 2,780 votes.

The three County Commissioner contests were: First District to Eddie McGuire over Thomas Ross Jameson, 8,045 votes to 984 votes; Second District to Marty R. Barrett over Eldon G. Nattier, 8,698 votes to 2,695 votes; and Third District to Monti R. Collins over Laura McHugh, 8,561 votes to 2,911 votes.

The race for the Third Educational District Member of the Board of Education was won by Randy Travis with 876 votes over Tina Marshall with 727 votes.

The contested race for Benton City Council, which has the top six becoming the new council is as follows: David Maddox-901, Chris Kerrick-828, Guy Henton-768, Sylvia Jestes-724, Kayce Downing-698, and Stanley "Butch" Holland-692.

A total of 11,791 ballots were cast in Marshall County in the 2026 General Election, which represents a turnout of 46.82%.