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City elections in Frankfort, Kentucky (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 25, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 17, 2022 (canceled for city commission and county attorney) General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City commission and county attorney |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan and partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Frankfort, Kentucky, held general elections for city council and county attorney on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was originally scheduled for January 7, 2022, but was later moved back to January 25.
A primary election was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The primary for the city commission election was canceled after six candidates filed to run for the four seats up for election. The primary for the county attorney race was also canceled after Max Comley (D) and Kate Bennett (R) were the only major-party candidates who qualified to run.
Elections
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Candidates and results
County attorney
General election
General election for Franklin County Attorney
Max Comley defeated Kate Bennett in the general election for Franklin County Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Max Comley (D) | 50.5 | 10,059 | |
| Kate Bennett (R) | 49.5 | 9,879 | ||
| Total votes: 19,938 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Max Comley advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Attorney.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kate Bennett advanced from the Republican primary for Franklin County Attorney.
City commission
General election
General election for Frankfort Board of Commissioners (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Frankfort Board of Commissioners on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly May (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 4,596 | |
| ✔ | Katrisha Waldridge (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 4,317 | |
| ✔ | Leesa Unger (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 4,276 | |
| ✔ |  | Kyle Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 3,609 |
| Dawn Hale (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 3,535 | ||
| J.C. Karsner (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 2,759 | ||
| Total votes: 23,092 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2022
- Kentucky's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Kentucky State Senate elections, 2022
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2022
- Kentucky's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Kentucky State Senate elections, 2022
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Changes to Legislative Session End Dates and Special Sessions Measure (2022)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Kentucky. As of 2020, its population was 28,602.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Frankfort utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Frankfort, Kentucky | ||
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| Frankfort | Kentucky | |
| Population | 28,602 | 4,505,836 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 14 | 39,491 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 74.1% | 86.2% |
| Black/African American | 14.9% | 8.1% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.4% | 3.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 30.1% | 25% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,602 | $52,238 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.9% | 16.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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