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Latest revision as of 17:01, 9 February 2026
Linda Gorton is the Mayor of Lexington in Kentucky. She assumed office on January 6, 2019. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Gorton is running for re-election for Mayor of Lexington in Kentucky. She is on the ballot in the primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Mayoral elections in Lexington are nonpartisan. Gorton is a registered Republican; however, according to the Lexington Herald Leader, she says she views herself as an independent.[1][2]
Biography
Linda Gorton earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky. Her career experience includes working as a nurse for the Baptist Physicians of Lexington. Gorton previously served as the vice mayor of Lexington, Kentucky.[3]
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)
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2022
See also: Mayoral election in Lexington, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Lexington
Incumbent Linda Gorton defeated David Kloiber in the general election for Mayor of Lexington on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Gorton (Nonpartisan) | 71.0 | 67,083 |
 | David Kloiber (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 27,360 | |
| Total votes: 94,443 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Lexington
Incumbent Linda Gorton and David Kloiber defeated Adrian Wallace and William Weyman in the primary for Mayor of Lexington on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Gorton (Nonpartisan) | 71.1 | 32,664 |
| ✔ | | David Kloiber (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 6,436 |
 | Adrian Wallace (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 6,022 | |
| William Weyman (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 830 | ||
| Total votes: 45,952 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Mayor of Lexington
Linda Gorton defeated Ronnie Bastin in the general election for Mayor of Lexington on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Gorton (Nonpartisan) | 62.6 | 67,480 |
| Ronnie Bastin (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 40,365 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 107,866 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Lexington
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Lexington on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Gorton (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 23,200 |
| ✔ | Ronnie Bastin (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 14,207 | |
| Teresa Isaac (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 8,845 | ||
 | Kevin Stinnett (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 7,866 | |
 | Ike Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 847 | |
| William Weyman (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 326 | ||
| Skip Horine (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 315 | ||
| Total votes: 55,606 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
Linda Gorton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Gorton was mayor of Lexington during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Lexington, Kentucky began on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Fayette County Courthouse.[4] No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lexington Herald Leader, "Linda Gorton cruises to victory over Ronnie Bastin in Lexington mayoral election," November 6, 2018
- ↑ Lexington Herald Leader, "Why former vice mayor Linda Gorton wants Lexington's top job and what she's promising," May 18, 2018
- ↑ The University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, "Linda Gorton, Vice Mayor for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government," accessed March 11, 2018
- ↑ WKYT, "People protest in downtown Lexington against police brutality," May 29, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jim Gray |
Mayor of Lexington 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Lexington City Council At-large 1999-2015 |
Succeeded by Richard Moloney |
