Shameka Parrish-Wright
Shameka Parrish-Wright (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Parrish-Wright is running for election for Mayor of Louisville in Kentucky. She is on the ballot in the primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Mayoral election in Louisville, Kentucky (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Nonpartisan primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Nonpartisan primary election for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates are running in the primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Craig Greenberg (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Matthew Bailey (Nonpartisan)  | |
 | Tina Burnell (Nonpartisan) | |
| S. Dattilo (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Bob DeVore (Nonpartisan) | |
| Lisa Holliday Harris (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Jody Hurt (Nonpartisan) | |
| Douglas Edward Lattimore (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Shameka Parrish-Wright (Nonpartisan) | |
| Bill Wells (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Jeffrey Yocum (Nonpartisan) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- JusAustin Lane (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2023)
General election
Special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Shameka Parrish-Wright defeated Gibran Crook in the special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shameka Parrish-Wright (D) | 88.8 | 5,956 |
| Gibran Crook (Independent) | 10.4 | 700 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 6,706 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Mayoral election in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Louisville on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Greenberg (D) | 51.7 | 143,779 |
 | William Dieruf (R) | 46.3 | 128,690 | |
 | Martina Nichols Kunnecke (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,689 | |
| Isaac Marion Thacker IV (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.4 | 1,215 | ||
| Taylor Everett (Independent) | 0.2 | 584 | ||
| Manetta Lemkheitir (Independent) | 0.2 | 493 | ||
| David Ellenberger (Independent) | 0.2 | 448 | ||
| Robert Eberenz (Independent) | 0.1 | 265 | ||
| John Mace (Independent) | 0.1 | 259 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 431 | ||
| Total votes: 277,853 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Greenberg | 41.3 | 35,341 |
| Shameka Parrish-Wright | 21.6 | 18,493 | |
| David Nicholson | 17.1 | 14,631 | ||
 | Timothy Findley Jr. | 15.5 | 13,245 | |
| Sergio Lopez | 1.6 | 1,359 | ||
 | Colin Hardin | 1.3 | 1,104 | |
| Skylar Graudick | 1.2 | 1,067 | ||
| Anthony Oxendine | 0.4 | 380 | ||
| Total votes: 85,620 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville
William Dieruf defeated Chartrael Hall, Rob Reishman Jr., and Philip Molestina in the Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Dieruf | 78.2 | 30,088 |
| Chartrael Hall | 11.2 | 4,291 | ||
 | Rob Reishman Jr. | 5.7 | 2,190 | |
| Philip Molestina | 5.0 | 1,905 | ||
| Total votes: 38,474 | |||
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2019
See also: Jefferson County Public Schools elections (2019)
General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Marshall (Nonpartisan) | 42.9 | 10,871 |
| Shameka Parrish-Wright (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 4,556 | |
| David Whitlock (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 3,633 | ||
| Debra Gray (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 2,203 | ||
 | Joe Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 1,857 | |
| Cassandra Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 1,342 | ||
| Joe Laurenz (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 672 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 195 | ||
| Total votes: 25,329 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Saundra Gibson (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Parrish-Wright received the endorsement of the Iron Workers Union Local 70.[1]
Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign website
Parrish-Wright's campaign website stated the following:
Shameka’s Policies
A Metro Government That Works for All.
Modernizing Metro Government
Louisville Metro Government must be accessible, accountable, and
aligned with neighborhoods across all 82 small cities and county areas.
As Mayor, I will:
Establish a Department of Neighborhood & Small Cities Affairs
Launch an Office of Government Accountability & Performance
Create public dashboards for service delivery and spending
Hold quarterly regional summits with small cities
Streamline procurement and reduce duplication
Government should function — not frustrate.
Housing & Anti-Displacement
Housing is infrastructure
Create a Department of Anti-Displacement & Equitable Development
Expand community land trusts
Strengthen tenant protections
Stabilize property taxes for fixed-income seniors
Transit & Mobility Justice
Partnering with Transit Authority of River City to:
Redesign routes around worker commute patterns Improve on-time reliability
Pilot microtransit in underserved county areas
Explore sustainable transit funding
Aging in Place
Seniors built this city.
They deserve to stay in it
Home repair & accessibility grants
Caregiver support pilot
Senior transit priority routes
Property tax stabilization
Dignity in aging is non-negotiable
Youth Retention & Career Growth
Young people should not have to leave Louisville to succeed.
Expand the Office of Women
Strengthen Sister Cities — including advancing partnership with Accra
Multilingual Metro services
Immigrant advisory council
International business resource hub
Accessibility & Disability Rights
Strengthen the Commission for Persons with Disabilities.
ADA compliance audit
Accessibility dashboard
Inclusive design standards
Workforce inclusion incentives
Accessibility is civil rights
Louisville For All
Louisville’s future is global, and everyone should share in it.
Strengthen the Commission for Persons with Disabilities
ADA compliance audit
Accessibility dashboard
Inclusive design standards
Workforce inclusion incentives
Accessibility is civil rights
Public Health Infrastructure
Public restrooms are public health infrastructure.
Modular restroom units in high-traffic areas
Accessibility dashboard
Public-private access partnerships
Park restroom reopening audit
Accessibility is civil right
Transit hub restroom standards
Dignity supports business, tourism, and safety
— Shameka Parrish-Wright's campaign website (March 7, 2026)
2023
Shameka Parrish-Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Shameka Parrish-Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Shameka Parrish-Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Louisville |
Officeholder Louisville Metro Council District 3 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia," September 28, 2019
