Hardin County Magistrate - District 1
Hardin County, Kentucky
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 111,942 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,534,824 ÷ 111,942) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.11, measured against a statewide vote in KY (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Setting your county property tax rate
- Funding county roads and services in your district
- Voting on county rules, called ordinances
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Chris Yates is the incumbent District 1 Magistrate on the Hardin County Fiscal Court and is listed as a Democratic candidate for the November 3, 2026 general election.
Republican · declared
Walter D. Meinshausen is listed by Hardin County candidate materials as a Republican candidate for Magistrate, District 1, in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Sources: hccoky.org2