Mayoral election in Frankfort, Kentucky (2024)

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2020
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
Image of Layne Wilkerson
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


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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2024)

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:

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
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

Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky Municipal government Other local coverage
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