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City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2024)
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| 2024 Louisville 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 court clerk, metro council, county commission, soil and water board, and family court judge (special) |
| Total seats up: 22 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, held general elections for commonwealth’s attorney, circuit court clerk, metro council, county commission, and soil and water board and a special election for family court judge on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was January 5, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
- County commonwealth's attorney
- County circuit court clerk
- County commission
- Louisville metro council
- Special district offices
- Judicial offices
County commonwealth's attorney
General election
General election for Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney
Incumbent Gerina Whethers won election in the general election for Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gerina Whethers (D) | 96.7 | 238,984 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 8,038 | ||
| Total votes: 247,022 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gerina Whethers advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney.
County circuit court clerk
General election
General election for Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk
Incumbent David Nicholson won election in the general election for Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Nicholson (D) | 97.2 | 241,093 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 7,061 | ||
| Total votes: 248,154 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent David Nicholson advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk.
County commission
District B
General election
General election for Jefferson County Commission District B
Mark Lynch won election in the general election for Jefferson County Commission District B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Lynch (D) | 97.1 | 237,181 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 7,124 | ||
| Total votes: 244,305 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Mark Lynch advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District B.
District C
General election
General election for Jefferson County Commission District C
Incumbent Kathleen Parks won election in the general election for Jefferson County Commission District C on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Parks (D) | 97.1 | 236,481 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 6,976 | ||
| Total votes: 243,457 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kathleen Parks advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District C.
Louisville metro council
General election
Louisville Metro Council general election, 2024 |
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| District 12 |
Rick Blackwell (i) |
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| District 14 |
Cindi Fowler (i) |
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Primary
Louisville Metro Council primary election, 2024 |
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| District 2 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 4 |
Carol Clark Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 6 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 8 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 10 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Special district offices
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
General election
Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Supervisor (4 seats) |
Elihu Levine (i) Sarah Beth Sammons (i) Elizabeth Everhart David Kaelin Baron Lee Leta Weedman |
Judicial offices
Family Court
General election
Jefferson County Family Court special general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Jefferson County Family Court 9th Division |
Zackary McKee Laura Russell Allison Spencer Russell |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2024
March 19, 2024
May 21, 2024
- Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky State Senate elections, 2024
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky State Senate elections, 2024
- Kentucky House of Representatives 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)
- Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2024)
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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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