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City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 6, 2023 |
| General election: November 7, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council, county commonwealth's attorney, county family court |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Partisan and Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, held special general elections for city council, county commonwealth's attorney, and county family court judge on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was June 6, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2023:
Louisville Metro Council
District 3
General election
Special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Shameka Parrish-Wright defeated Gibran Crook in the special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shameka Parrish-Wright (D) | 88.8 | 5,956 |
| Gibran Crook (Independent) | 10.4 | 700 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 6,706 | |||
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District 6
General election
Special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 6
Incumbent Phil Baker defeated Judy Stallard in the special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 6 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Baker (D) | 87.2 | 5,115 |
 | Judy Stallard (R) | 12.4 | 730 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 5,865 | |||
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District 8
General election
Special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 8
Incumbent Ben Reno-Weber defeated Phil Haming in the special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 8 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Reno-Weber (D) | 80.7 | 12,668 | |
| Phil Haming (R) | 19.0 | 2,976 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 15,697 | |||
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Jefferson County commonwealth's attorney
General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney
Incumbent Gerina Whethers won election in the special general election for Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gerina Whethers (D) | 96.8 | 178,777 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 5,868 | ||
| Total votes: 184,645 | |||
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Jefferson County Family Court
General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Family Court 5th Division
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Jefferson County Family Court 5th Division on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Stone (Nonpartisan) | 24.9 | 48,834 |
 | Laura Russell (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 38,325 | |
| Claudette Patton (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 28,651 | ||
 | Emily Craddock (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 27,178 | |
| Mason Trenaman Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 26,004 | ||
 | Allison Spencer Russell (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 25,147 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,870 | ||
| Total votes: 196,009 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2023
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About the city
- See also: Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the county seat of Jefferson County. In 2003, Louisville and Jefferson County merged, making Louisville cover the whole county. As of 2020, its population was 782,969.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Louisville 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 Louisville, Kentucky | ||
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| Louisville | Kentucky | |
| Population | 782,969 | 4,505,836 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 380 | 39,491 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 70.2% | 86.2% |
| Black/African American | 21.9% | 8.1% |
| Asian | 3% | 1.5% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.7% | 3.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.8% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 33.9% | 25% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,196 | $52,238 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.7% | 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
| Louisville, Kentucky | Kentucky | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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