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Keisha Dorsey
Candidate, Louisville Metro Council District 3
Prior offices:
Louisville Metro Council District 3
Years in office: 2019 - 2022

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
May 19, 2026
Education
High school
J. Graham Brown School
Bachelor's
Oakwood College
Graduate
University of Louisville
Contact

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.

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Nonpartisan primary

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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
Image of Keisha Dorsey
Keisha Dorsey (Nonpartisan)
Image of Kumar Rashad
Kumar Rashad (Nonpartisan)
Image of Shaun Spencer
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
Image of Keisha Dorsey
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
Image of Keisha Dorsey
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
Image of Keisha Dorsey
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
Image of Keisha Dorsey
Keisha Dorsey
 
61.7
 
2,171
Image of Josephine Layne Buckner
Josephine Layne Buckner
 
38.3
 
1,345

Total votes: 3,516
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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Political offices
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Louisville Metro Council District 3
2019-2022
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