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Mayoral election in Frankfort, Kentucky (2024)
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| 2024 Frankfort elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 5, 2024 |
| Primary election: May 21, 2024 (canceled) General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Frankfort, Kentucky, held a general election for mayor on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2024, but was canceled because only two candidates filed. The filing deadline for this election was January 5, 2024.
As of 2024, Frankfort did not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors served a four-year term.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Frankfort
Incumbent Layne Wilkerson defeated Katrisha Waldridge in the general election for Mayor of Frankfort on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Layne Wilkerson (Nonpartisan) | 62.0 | 6,807 |
| Katrisha Waldridge (Nonpartisan) | 38.0 | 4,169 | ||
| Total votes: 10,976 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Layne Wilkerson and Katrisha Waldridge advanced from the primary for Mayor of Frankfort.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2024
May 21, 2024
- Kentucky's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2024
- City elections in Frankfort, Kentucky (2024)
November 5, 2024
- Kentucky's 1st Congressional District election, 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)
- City elections in Frankfort, Kentucky (2024)
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Mayoral partisanship
Fourteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2024, including seven capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities.
Two state capitals saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:
- Salem, Oregon: Julie Hoy, whose partisan affiliation is unknown, defeated incumbent Chris Hoy (D) in the May 21, nonpartisan primary. Julie Hoy ran uncontested in the November 5, general election.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Emile Edwards (R) defeated incumbent Sharon Weston Broome (D) in the December 7, general election.
After mayors elected in 2024 assumed office, there were 35 Democratic state capital mayors, seven Republican mayors, one independent mayor, two nonpartisan mayors, and five mayors with unknown partisan affiliation.
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About the city
- See also: Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Kentucky. As of 2020, its population was 28,602.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Frankfort utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Frankfort, Kentucky | ||
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| Frankfort | Kentucky | |
| Population | 28,602 | 4,505,836 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 14 | 39,491 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 74.1% | 86.2% |
| Black/African American | 14.9% | 8.1% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.4% | 3.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 30.1% | 25% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,602 | $52,238 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.9% | 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
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