Municipal elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2018)

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2018 Lexington elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 30, 2018
Primary election: May 22, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, City council, County positions, Local judgeships
Total seats up: 38 (click here for the mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
The city of Lexington, Kentucky, held general elections for mayor, city council, county commission, other county positions, and local judgeships on November 6, 2018. The primary was on May 22, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was January 30, 2018.


Unopposed races did not appear on the primary ballot. Click here for more information about the Lexington mayoral election.

Elections


Urban County Council

General election

Lexington City Council General Election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Candidates
At-large (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Kay (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Moloney (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Ellinger II 
Connie Kell 
Lillie Miller-Johnson 
Adrian Wallace 
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Brown (i)
Anita Rowe Franklin 
District 2

Joe Smith (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh McCurn  Candidate Connection
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJ. Gibbs (i)
Renee Jackson Shepard 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Lamb 
Barry Saturday 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Farmer (i)
Liz Sheehan  Candidate Connection
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Evans (i)
Gabriel Wilburn 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngPreston Worley (i)
Chris Logan 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Brown (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Christian Motley 

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Mossotti (i)
Jacob Glancy 
District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Bledsoe (i)
District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Reynolds 
Sandy Shafer 
District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Plomin (i)
Monteia Mundy Owenby  Candidate Connection

Primary election

Lexington City Council Primary Election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
At-large (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Kay (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Moloney (i)
Harry Clarke 
Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Ellinger II 
Arnold Farr 
Todd Hamill 
Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Kell 
Green check mark transparent.pngLillie Miller-Johnson 
Matt Miniard 
Green check mark transparent.pngAdrian Wallace 
District 11

David Jones 
Charles Lloyd 
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Reynolds 
Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Shafer 
Bill Swope 


County commission

District 1

General election candidates

District 2

General election candidates

District 3

General election candidates

Other county positions

Commonwealth's attorney

General election candidates

Circuit court clerk

General election

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates
No candidate from this party filed to run.

County judge/executive

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

County attorney

General election candidates

County clerk

General election candidates

County sheriff

General election candidates

  • Kathy Witt  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔

Coroner

General election candidates

Property valuation administrator

General election candidates

Soil and Water Conservation

General election candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Constables

District 1

General election

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Republican Party Republican primary candidates
No candidate from this party filed to run.

District 2

General election candidates

District 3

General election

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates
No candidate from this party filed to run.

Judicial

22nd Judicial Circuit

District judges

Division 1

General election candidates

Division 2

General election candidates

Division 3

General election candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Division 4

General election candidates

Division 5

General election candidates

Circuit judges

Family Court, Division 1

Note: Unexpired term
General election

General election candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates

Division 3

Note: Unexpired term

General election candidates

Division 8

Note: Unexpired term

General election candidates

Magistrates

District 1

General election candidates

District 2

General election candidates

District 3

General election candidates

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Kentucky elections, 2018

Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

About the city

See also: Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is a city in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1974, the governments of the city of Lexington and Fayette County combined to create the current Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.[1] As of 2010, its population was 295,803.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Lexington uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky
Population 295,803 4,339,367
Land area (sq mi) 283 39,491
Race and ethnicity**
White 74.9% 87%
Black/African American 14.6% 8.1%
Asian 3.8% 1.5%
Native American 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Two or more 3.8% 2.3%
Hispanic/Latino 7.2% 3.7%
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High school graduation rate 91.2% 86.3%
College graduation rate 43.6% 24.2%
Income
Median household income $57,291 $50,589
Persons below poverty level 16.8% 17.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 120 Kentucky counties—0.83 percent—is a pivot county. Pivot counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Elliott County, Kentucky 44.13% 2.50% 25.17%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kentucky with 62.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 32.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, Kentucky voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 26.3 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kentucky voted Republican all five times.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kentucky. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 25 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 42 points. Trump won 20 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 120 Kentucky counties—0.83 percent—is a pivot county. Pivot counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Elliott County, Kentucky 44.13% 2.50% 25.17%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kentucky with 62.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 32.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, Kentucky voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 26.3 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kentucky voted Republican all five times.[5]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kentucky. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 25 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 42 points. Trump won 20 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

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See also

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