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Phil Baker
Phil Baker (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisville Metro Council in Kentucky, representing District 6. He assumed office on February 2, 2023. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Baker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Louisville Metro Council to represent District 6 in Kentucky. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2024)
General election
General election for Louisville Metro Council District 6
J.P. Lyninger won election in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.P. Lyninger (D)  | 97.8 | 7,083 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 7,246 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 6
J.P. Lyninger defeated incumbent Phil Baker and Kate Dittmeier Holm in the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 6 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.P. Lyninger | 48.7 | 1,169 |
 | Phil Baker | 29.5 | 708 | |
 | Kate Dittmeier Holm | 21.8 | 524 | |
| Total votes: 2,401 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baker in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2023)
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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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baker in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 43
Charles Booker defeated Everett Corley and John Hicks in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 43 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Booker (D) | 76.5 | 10,798 |
 | Everett Corley (R) | 21.3 | 3,005 | |
 | John Hicks (L) | 2.3 | 319 | |
| Total votes: 14,122 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 43
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 43 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Booker | 29.5 | 1,481 |
 | Pamela Stevenson | 22.0 | 1,104 | |
| Phil Baker | 18.5 | 929 | |
| Mark Mitchell | 11.6 | 581 | ||
| Kathleen Parks | 10.1 | 507 | ||
| Jackson Andrews | 5.9 | 295 | ||
| Dre Dawson | 2.3 | 116 | ||
| Total votes: 5,013 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 43
Everett Corley defeated Denise Raine in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 43 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Everett Corley | 50.5 | 444 |
| Denise Raine | 49.5 | 435 | ||
| Total votes: 879 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.
Attica Scott ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 general election.[1][2]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 41, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Attica Scott (unopposed) |
100.00% | 13,257 | |
| Total Votes | 13,257 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections | ||||
Attica Scott defeated incumbent Thomas Riner and Phil Baker in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 Democratic primary.[3]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 41, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Attica Scott |
54.23% | 3,504 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Riner Incumbent | 31.03% | 2,005 | |
| Democratic | Phil Baker | 14.73% | 952 | |
| Total Votes | 6,461 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Phil Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Phil Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Baker's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
| “ | I come from a proud family that has been involved with public service for over three generations. I want to work for you. We need to create more living wage jobs, improve our schools, and make public safety - especially getting guns off the streets, a top priority. As a legislator, I will make it a priority to champion for this community and help working families of the 41st district. Together we can do what it takes to find solutions and get things done.[5] | ” |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ votephilbaker.com, "Platform," accessed April 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by David James (D) |
Louisville Metro Council District 6 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by J.P. Lyninger (D) |
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