Keisha Dorsey
Keisha Dorsey is running for election to the Louisville City Council to represent District 3 in Kentucky. She is on the ballot in the primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Dorsey (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky, representing District 3. She assumed office in 2019. She left office in 2022.
Biography
Keisha Dorsey was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from J. Graham Brown School. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Oakwood College and a master's degree in public health from the University of Louisville. Dorsey volunteers with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which describes its mission as, “to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.”[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: City elections 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 Louisville Metro Council District 3
Keisha Dorsey (Nonpartisan), Kumar Rashad (Nonpartisan), and Shaun Spencer (Nonpartisan) are running in the primary for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Keisha Dorsey (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Kumar Rashad (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Shaun Spencer (Nonpartisan) | |
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2022
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Incumbent Keisha Dorsey won election in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keisha Dorsey (D) | 98.3 | 5,966 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 106 | ||
| Total votes: 6,072 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Incumbent Keisha Dorsey defeated Gibran Crook in the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keisha Dorsey | 89.8 | 3,061 |
| Gibran Crook | 10.2 | 348 | ||
| Total votes: 3,409 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Keisha Dorsey won election in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keisha Dorsey (D) | 100.0 | 7,873 |
| Total votes: 7,873 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Keisha Dorsey defeated Josephine Layne Buckner in the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keisha Dorsey | 61.7 | 2,171 |
 | Josephine Layne Buckner | 38.3 | 1,345 | |
| Total votes: 3,516 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Keisha Dorsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Louisville Metro Council District 3 2019-2022 |
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