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Steve Kay
Steve Kay was an at-large member of the Lexington City Council in Kentucky. Kay assumed office in 2011. Kay left office on January 2, 2023.
Kay ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Lexington City Council in Kentucky. Kay won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Kay earned his B.A. from Bowdoin College, his M.A. from Yale University and his Ed.D. from the University of Kentucky. His professional experience includes working as a partner of Roberts & Kay, Inc. (RKI), a research and organization development firm he co-founded in 1983.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Lexington City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lexington City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Kay (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 48,649 |
| ✔ |  | Richard Moloney (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 41,835 |
| ✔ |  | Chuck Ellinger II (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 40,824 |
 | Adrian Wallace (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 31,788 | |
 | Lillie Miller-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 28,919 | |
| Connie Kell (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 22,428 | ||
| Total votes: 214,443 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lexington City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lexington City Council At-large on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Kay (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 25,015 |
| ✔ | | Chuck Ellinger II (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 21,352 |
| ✔ | | Richard Moloney (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 20,860 |
| ✔ | | Adrian Wallace (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 11,990 |
| ✔ | Connie Kell (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 10,867 | |
| ✔ | | Lillie Miller-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 10,722 |
 | Harry Clarke (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 10,521 | |
 | Arnold Farr (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 7,149 | |
| Todd Hamill (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 6,211 | ||
| Matt Miniard (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 3,600 | ||
| Total votes: 128,287 | |||
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2014
The city of Lexington, Kentucky held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. Two at-large seats were up for election. In the primary election, Steve Kay, Richard Moloney, Bill Cegelka and Kevin O. Stinnett advanced past Jerry C. Moody, Shannon Buzard, Jon Larson, Kenner "Pete" Dyer, Chris Logan, Don B. Pratt, Ray DeBolt, Jacob D. Slaughter and Connie Kell. The winners of the general election were Kay, Moloney and Stinnet.[2][3][4]
| Lexington City Council At-Large General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Steve Kay Incumbent |
20.4% | 36,560 | |
| Kevin O. Stinnett Incumbent |
19.4% | 34,817 | |
| Richard Moloney |
19% | 34,101 | |
| Bill Cegelka | 15% | 26,954 | |
| Chris Logan | 13.9% | 24,927 | |
| Jon Larson | 12.2% | 21,955 | |
| Total Votes | 157,359 | ||
| Source: Fayette County Clerk's Office - Official 2014 Election Results | |||
| Lexington City Council At-Large Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Steve Kay Incumbent |
14.8% | 16,052 | |
| Kevin O. Stinnett Incumbent |
13.1% | 14,174 | |
| Richard Moloney |
15.3% | 16,644 | |
| Bill Cegelka |
11.7% | 12,650 | |
| Chris Logan | 9.2% | 10,035 | |
| Jon Larson | 7.2% | 7,791 | |
| Don B. Pratt | 6.6% | 7,205 | |
| Connie Kell | 6.6% | 7,158 | |
| Shannon Buzard | 5% | 5,470 | |
| Jerry C. Moody | 3.2% | 3,505 | |
| Ray DeBolt | 2.7% | 2,891 | |
| Kenner "Pete" Dyer | 2.3% | 2,507 | |
| Jacob D. Slaughter | 2.3% | 2,448 | |
| Total Votes | 69,555 | ||
| Source: Fayette County Clerk's Office - Official 2014 Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Kay highlighted the following issues:[5]
- Affordable and environmentally friendly housing
- Parks
- Fresh food
- Job development
- Local entrepreneurship
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Fayette County Clerk, "Fayette County Primary Candidates In Ballot Position Order," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Lexington, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Fayette County Clerk, "2014 General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Kay for Council, "Why I'm Running," accessed September 29, 2014
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