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City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2024)
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| 2024 Lexington elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 5, 2024 |
| Primary election: May 21, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Commonwealth’s attorney, circuit clerk, city council, and soil and water board |
| Total seats up: 18 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Lexington, Kentucky, held general elections for commonwealth’s attorney, circuit clerk, city council, and soil and water board on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was January 5, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was June 4, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
- County circuit court clerk
- County commonwealth's attorney
- Lexington metro council
- Special district offices
County circuit court clerk
General election
General election for Fayette County Circuit Court Clerk
Incumbent Vincent Riggs won election in the general election for Fayette County Circuit Court Clerk on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vincent Riggs (D) | 100.0 | 98,553 | |
| Total votes: 98,553 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Vincent Riggs advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Circuit Court Clerk.
County commonwealth's attorney
General election
General election for Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney
Incumbent Kimberly Baird won election in the general election for Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Baird (D) | 100.0 | 98,997 | |
| Total votes: 98,997 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kimberly Baird advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney.
Lexington metro council
General election
Lexington City Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Tayna Fogle (i) Tyler Morton |
| District 2 |
Shayla Lynch (i) Jacques Wigginton |
| District 3 |
Hannah LeGris (i) |
| District 4 |
Brenda Monarrez (i)Emma Curtis |
| District 5 |
Liz Sheehan (i) Meredith Price |
| District 6 |
Denise Gray (i) Bradley Hembree (Write-in) |
| District 7 |
Heather Hadi Joseph Hale |
| District 8 |
Amy Beasley |
| District 9 |
Whitney Elliott Baxter (i) |
| District 10 |
Dave Sevigny (i) |
| District 11 |
Jennifer Reynolds (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| District 12 |
Hilary Boone Chad Walker |
Primary
Lexington City Council primary election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Tayna Fogle (i)Tyler Morton Darnell Tagaloa |
| District 2 |
Shayla Lynch* (i) Jacques Wigginton* |
| District 3 |
Hannah LeGris* (i) |
| District 4 |
Brenda Monarrez (i)Emma Curtis John Marquette |
| District 5 |
Liz Sheehan* (i) Meredith Price* |
| District 6 |
Denise Gray* (i) |
| District 7 |
Frank Cannavo Heather Hadi Joseph Hale William Housh Did not make the ballot: |
| District 8 |
Amy Beasley* |
| District 9 |
Whitney Elliott Baxter* (i) |
| District 10 |
Dave Sevigny* (i) |
| District 11 |
Jennifer Reynolds* (i) |
| District 12 |
Hilary Boone* Chad Walker* |
Special district offices
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
General election
Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large (4 seats) |
Barbara Bentley (i)Lynne Roche-Phillips (i) Allen Carter (i) (Write-in) Jeremy Faulk (Write-in) Perry Gibson (Write-in) Ellen Harding (Write-in)Thomas Pinkerton (Write-in) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2024
May 21, 2024
- Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky State Senate elections, 2024
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky State Senate elections, 2024
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment (2024)
- Fayette County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2024)
- Lexington, Kentucky, Park Fund Measure (November 2024)
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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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