Lexington, Kentucky held nonpartisan elections for mayor on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022. It saw the re-election of Republican Linda Gorton , who had been serving as mayor since January 6, 2019.[ 2]
Prior to the election, candidates addressed issues of violent crime, cost of living, and housing affordability.[ 3]
Linda Gorton's campaign was funded by a variety of industries.[ 4] The largest contribution came from the equine industry , which is prominent in Kentucky as a whole and Lexington in particular.[ 5]
David Kloiber's campaign was mostly self- and family-funded, with the vast majority coming in the form of loaning funds to the campaign.[ 6] [ 7]
The mayor of Lexington is elected every four years in a two-step process. The first round is a selection of candidates by a nonpartisan blanket primary , after which a general election is held, regardless of whether a candidate earns an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election.[ 8]
The primary election was held on May 17, 2022.
Primary election results[ 9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Linda Gorton (incumbent)
32,664
71.08%
David Kloiber
6,436
14.01%
Adrian Wallace
6,022
13.10%
William Weyman
830
1.81%
Total votes
45,952
General election results [ edit ] Linda Gorton won the general election held on November 8, 2022.[ 2]
Election results[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Linda Gorton (incumbent)
67,083
71.03%
David Kloiber
27,360
28.97%
Total votes
94,443
^ a b "TOTAL RECAP OF VOTES - NOVEMBER 08, 2022, DONALD W. BLEVINS JR, CLERK, NOVEMBER 08, 2022, TOTAL RECAP OF VOTES - NOVEMBER 08, 2022, GENERAL ELECTION, FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY" . Fayette County Clerk. Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ a b Mickle, Jordan (November 8, 2022). "Linda Gorton has won re-election as Lexington mayor" . Lex18 .
^ Musgrave, Beth (May 10, 2022). " 'I deal in facts.' Lexington mayoral candidates spar over crime rates, solutions in forum" . Lexington Herald Leader . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Horse industry, real estate dominate Gorton contributions; Kloiber uses family money" . The Lexington Times . October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Wiemers, Holly (September 2013). "Kentucky's Equine Industry has $3 Billion Economic Impact" . Ag Equine Programs . University of Kentucky. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Cheves, John (November 3, 2022). "David Kloiber gave $630,000 to his Lexington mayoral campaign. Where did he get it?" . Lexington Herald Leader . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Candidate Contributions" . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Elected officials" . City of Lexington . Retrieved September 3, 2023 .
^ "TOTAL RECAP OF VOTES - MAY 17, 2022, DONALD W. BLEVINS JR, CLERK, MAY 17, 2022, TOTAL RECAP OF VOTES - MAY 17, 2022, PRIMARY ELECTION, FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY" . Fayette County Clerk. Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
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