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City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 6, 2023 |
| General election: November 7, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County clerk and commonwealth's attorney |
| Total seats up: 2 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Lexington, Kentucky, held general elections for county clerk and commonwealth's attorney on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was June 6, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Fayette County commonwealth's attorney
General election
Special general election for Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney
Incumbent Kimberly Baird won election in the special general election for Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Baird (D) | 100.0 | 73,111 | |
| Total votes: 73,111 | |||
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Fayette County clerk
General election
Special general election for Fayette County Clerk
Incumbent Susan Lamb defeated Dawne Perkins in the special general election for Fayette County Clerk on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Lamb (D) | 66.8 | 67,099 |
| Dawne Perkins (R) | 33.2 | 33,315 | ||
| Total votes: 100,414 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2023
May 16, 2023
- Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023
- Kentucky Attorney General election, 2023
- Kentucky Auditor election, 2023
- Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023
- Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2023
- Kentucky Treasurer election, 2023
- Kentucky state legislative special elections, 2023
November 7, 2023
- Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023
- Kentucky Attorney General election, 2023
- Kentucky Auditor election, 2023
- Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023
- Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2023
- Kentucky Treasurer election, 2023
- Kentucky state legislative special elections, 2023
- Fayette County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2023)
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About the city
- See also: Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1974, the governments of the city of Lexington and Fayette County combined to create the current Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.[1] As of 2020, its population was 322,570.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Lexington uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Lexington, Kentucky | ||
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| Lexington | Kentucky | |
| Population | 322,570 | 4,505,836 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 283 | 39,491 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 73.7% | 86.2% |
| Black/African American | 14.6% | 8.1% |
| Asian | 4% | 1.5% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 4.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | 3.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.9% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 45% | 25% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,954 | $52,238 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.8% | 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
| Lexington, Kentucky | Kentucky | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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