Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2024)
2026 →
← 2022 |
|---|
 |
|
|
| Enrollment ('22-'23) |
|
|
Four seats on the Jefferson County Public Schools school board in Kentucky were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 4, 2024.
Elections
Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.
Candidates and results
District 1 (Unexpired Term)
General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 1
Incumbent Gail Logan Strange defeated Mark Gatton in the special general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gail Logan Strange (Nonpartisan) | 74.4 | 19,771 | |
| Mark Gatton (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 6,502 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 296 | ||
| Total votes: 26,569 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 2
General election
General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Tricia Lister defeated Jody Hurt in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tricia Lister (Nonpartisan) | 96.8 | 20,884 |
 | Jody Hurt (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 23 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 677 | ||
| Total votes: 21,584 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Abby Berthold (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
- Chris Kolb (Nonpartisan)
District 4
General election
General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
Trevin Bass defeated Barbara Lewis in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trevin Bass (Nonpartisan) | 54.2 | 13,875 | |
 | Barbara Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 11,225 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 479 | ||
| Total votes: 25,579 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Destiny Livers (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
District 7
General election
General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 7
Taylor Everett won election in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Taylor Everett (Nonpartisan) | 97.1 | 34,378 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 1,026 | ||
| Total votes: 35,404 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mersida Mimms (Nonpartisan)
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
- City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (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)
- City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2024)
What was at stake?
Report a story for this election
Ballotpedia researches issues in school board elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many school districts. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local school district. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.
Candidate survey
|
|
Ballotpedia invites school board candidates to participate in its annual survey. |
About the district
Jefferson County Public Schools is located in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The district served 95,230 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
See also
| Jefferson County Public Schools | Kentucky | School Boards |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Kentucky Frankfort (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
