Shameka Parrish-Wright
2024 - Present
2027
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Shameka Parrish-Wright (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Parrish-Wright (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Louisville City Council to represent District 3 in Kentucky. She won in the special general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2023)
General election
Special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3
Shameka Parrish-Wright defeated Gibran Crook in the special general election for Louisville Metro Council District 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shameka Parrish-Wright (D) | 88.8 | 5,956 |
 | Gibran Crook (Independent) | 10.4 | 700 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 6,706 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Parrish-Wright in this election.
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Louisville on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Craig Greenberg (D) | 51.7 | 143,779 |
 | William Dieruf (R) | 46.3 | 128,690 | |
 | Martina Nichols Kunnecke (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,689 | |
| Isaac Marion Thacker IV (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.4 | 1,215 | |
| Taylor Everett (Independent) | 0.2 | 584 | |
| Manetta Lemkheitir (Independent) | 0.2 | 493 | |
| David Ellenberger (Independent) | 0.2 | 448 | |
| Robert Eberenz (Independent) | 0.1 | 265 | |
| John Mace (Independent) | 0.1 | 259 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 431 | ||
| Total votes: 277,853 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Greenberg | 41.3 | 35,341 |
| Shameka Parrish-Wright | 21.6 | 18,493 | |
| David Nicholson | 17.1 | 14,631 | |
 | Timothy Findley Jr. | 15.5 | 13,245 | |
| Sergio Lopez | 1.6 | 1,359 | |
 | Colin Hardin | 1.3 | 1,104 | |
| Skylar Graudick | 1.2 | 1,067 | |
| Anthony Oxendine | 0.4 | 380 | |
| Total votes: 85,620 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville
William Dieruf defeated Chartrael Hall, Rob Reishman Jr., and Philip Molestina in the Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Dieruf | 78.2 | 30,088 |
| Chartrael Hall | 11.2 | 4,291 | |
 | Rob Reishman Jr. | 5.7 | 2,190 | |
| Philip Molestina | 5.0 | 1,905 | |
| Total votes: 38,474 | |||
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2019
See also: Jefferson County Public Schools elections (2019)
General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Marshall (Nonpartisan) | 42.9 | 10,871 |
| Shameka Parrish-Wright (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 4,556 | |
| David Whitlock (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 3,633 | |
| Debra Gray (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 2,203 | |
 | Joe Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 1,857 | |
| Cassandra Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 1,342 | |
| Joe Laurenz (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 672 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 195 | ||
| Total votes: 25,329 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Saundra Gibson (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Parrish-Wright received the endorsement of the Iron Workers Union Local 70.[1]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shameka Parrish-Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Shameka Parrish-Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Shameka Parrish-Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia," September 28, 2019
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