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The city of Lexington, Kentucky, held general elections for mayor, urban county council, coroner, county attorney, county clerk, county judge/executive, county surveyor, sheriff, property valuation administrator, county commission, constables, magistrates, soil & water conservation district, district court judges, and circuit court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was originally scheduled for January 7, 2022, but was moved to January 25 due to redistricting.

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2022 Lexington elections
Election dates
	Filing deadline: January 25, 2022
	Primary election: May 17, 2022; General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
	Offices up: Mayor, urban county council, coroner, county attorney, county clerk, county judge/executive, county surveyor, sheriff, property valuation administrator, county commission, constables, magistrates, soil & water conservation district, district court judges, and circuit court judges
	Total seats up: 49 (click here for mayoral elections);
	Election type: Partisan & nonpartisan
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Fayette County attorney

General election

General election for Fayette County Attorney

Angela Evans won election in the general election for Fayette County Attorney on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Evans (D)	100.0	69,802

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,802
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Attorney

Angela Evans defeated incumbent Larry Roberts in the Democratic primary for Fayette County Attorney on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Angela Evans	70.4	20,092
	Larry Roberts	29.6	8,448

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,540
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Fayette County clerk

General election

General election for Fayette County Clerk

Incumbent Don Blevins Jr. defeated Brystin Denguessi Kwin in the general election for Fayette County Clerk on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Don Blevins Jr. (D)	66.8	69,903
	Brystin Denguessi Kwin (R)	33.2	34,695

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,598
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Don Blevins Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Clerk.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Brystin Denguessi Kwin advanced from the Republican primary for Fayette County Clerk.

Fayette County constable

District 1

General election

General election for Fayette County Constable District 1

Andrea Welker won election in the general election for Fayette County Constable District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Welker (D)	100.0	18,950

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,950
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 1

Andrea Welker defeated James Smith and incumbent Wade McNabb in the Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 1 on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrea Welker	65.1	5,191
	James Smith	22.7	1,809
	Wade McNabb	12.1	968

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,968
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District 2

General election

General election for Fayette County Constable District 2

Jim McKenzie won election in the general election for Fayette County Constable District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McKenzie (D)	100.0	23,292

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,292
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 2

Jim McKenzie defeated Nickolas Hart in the Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 2 on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jim McKenzie	56.3	4,174
	Nickolas Hart	43.7	3,244

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,418
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kenneth Winburn (D)

District 3

General election

General election for Fayette County Constable District 3

Incumbent Edward Sparks won election in the general election for Fayette County Constable District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward Sparks (D)	100.0	22,684

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,684
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 3

Incumbent Edward Sparks defeated Robert Curtsinger and Rohaun Woodard in the Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 3 on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Edward Sparks	47.6	3,404
	Robert Curtsinger	26.5	1,895
	Rohaun Woodard	25.8	1,846

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,145
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Fayette County coroner

General election

General election for Fayette County Coroner

Incumbent Gary Ginn defeated Larry Owens in the general election for Fayette County Coroner on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gary Ginn (D)	60.3	61,301
	Larry Owens (R)	39.7	40,423

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,724
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gary Ginn advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Coroner.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Larry Owens advanced from the Republican primary for Fayette County Coroner.

Fayette County judge/executive

General election

General election for Fayette County Judge/Executive

Mary Diane McCord Hanna defeated Jon Larson in the general election for Fayette County Judge/Executive on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Diane McCord Hanna (D)	55.7	57,252
	Jon Larson (R)	44.3	45,490

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,742
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Judge/Executive

Mary Diane McCord Hanna defeated Tony Coffey and Sean Pickard in the Democratic primary for Fayette County Judge/Executive on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Diane McCord Hanna	67.2	15,563
	Tony Coffey	17.2	3,981
	Sean Pickard	15.6	3,614

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,158
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Fayette County Judge/Executive

Jon Larson defeated Daniel Morgan and Thomas Hern in the Republican primary for Fayette County Judge/Executive on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jon Larson	56.3	6,918
	Daniel Morgan	24.2	2,968
	Thomas Hern	19.5	2,397

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,283
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Fayette County sheriff

General election

General election for Fayette County Sheriff

Incumbent Kathy Witt defeated Christopher Holliday in the general election for Fayette County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Witt (D)	68.9	72,056
	Christopher Holliday (R)	31.1	32,596

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,652
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Sheriff

Incumbent Kathy Witt defeated Tucker Bulleit in the Democratic primary for Fayette County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Witt	84.9	24,287
	Tucker Bulleit	15.1	4,313

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,600
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Christopher Holliday advanced from the Republican primary for Fayette County Sheriff.

Fayette County surveyor

General election

General election for Fayette County Surveyor

Incumbent Gary Roland won election in the general election for Fayette County Surveyor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Roland (R)	100.0	55,985

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,985
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gary Roland advanced from the Republican primary for Fayette County Surveyor.

Fayette County property valuation administrator

General election

General election for Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator

Incumbent David O'Neill won election in the general election for Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David O'Neill (D)	100.0	71,891

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,891
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent David O'Neill advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator.

Fayette County commission

District 1

General election

General election for Fayette County Commission District 1

Brian Miller won election in the general election for Fayette County Commission District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Miller (D)	100.0	66,529

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,529
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brian Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Commission District 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Fayette County Commission District 2

Incumbent Alayne White won election in the general election for Fayette County Commission District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alayne White (D)	100.0	66,114

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,114
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alayne White advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Commission District 2.

District 3

General election

General election for Fayette County Commission District 3

David Lowe won election in the general election for Fayette County Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Lowe (Independent) (Write-in)	100.0	503

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 503
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Perry Gibson (Independent)

Lexington city council

General election

Lexington City Council general election, 2022
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Office	Candidates
At-large (3 seats)	James Brown (i) Chuck Ellinger II (i) Richard Moloney (i) Bill Farmer Lillie Miller-Johnson Dan Wu
District 1	Rahsaan Berry Tayna Fogle
District 2	Josh McCurn (i) Shayla Lynch
District 3	Hannah LeGris (i) Kate Savage
District 4	John Marquette Brenda Monarrez
District 5	Liz Sheehan (i) Greg Ladd
District 6	Denise Gray Charlie Rowland
District 7	Preston Worley (i) Joseph Hale
District 8	Fred Brown (i) Kenya Williams Carroll C. Hughes III (Write-in)
District 9	Whitney Elliott Baxter (i) James Lombardi
District 10	Ross Mann Dave Sevigny
District 11	Jennifer Reynolds (i) Rock Daniels Brittanie Price (Write-in)
District 12	Kathy Plomin (i) Raymond Alexander

Primary

Lexington City Council primary election, 2022
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Office	Candidates
At-large (3 seats)	James Brown (i) Chuck Ellinger II (i) Richard Moloney (i) Bill Farmer Arnold Farr Lillie Miller-Johnson Matt Miniard Dan Wu
District 1	Rahsaan Berry Tayna Fogle Doyle Warren Michael Wilson
District 2	Josh McCurn* (i) Shayla Lynch*
District 3	Hannah LeGris* (i) Kate Savage*
District 4	John Marquette Brenda Monarrez Barry Saturday
District 5	Liz Sheehan (i) Ami Hillenmeyer Greg Ladd
District 6	Denise Gray* Charlie Rowland*
District 7	Preston Worley* (i) Joseph Hale*
District 8	Fred Brown* (i) Kenya Williams*
District 9	Whitney Elliott Baxter* (i) James Lombardi*
District 10	Ross Mann* Dave Sevigny*
District 11	Jennifer Reynolds* (i) Rock Daniels*
District 12	Kathy Plomin* (i) Raymond Alexander*

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors

General election

General election for Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District Board (3 seats)

Jessica Voigt, John Wright, and incumbent Matt Miniard defeated incumbent John James and Robert Lofton II in the general election for Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District Board on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jessica Voigt (Nonpartisan)	34.8	42,907
✔	John Wright (Nonpartisan)	17.4	21,402
✔	Matt Miniard (Nonpartisan)	16.7	20,564
	John James (Nonpartisan)	16.2	20,031
	Robert Lofton II (Nonpartisan)	14.9	18,425

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,329
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Judicial offices

Magistrate

District 1

General election

General election for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 1

Incumbent Rosalind Bryant won election in the general election for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosalind Bryant (D)	100.0	18,904

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,904
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosalind Bryant advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 2

Incumbent Lisa Moore Fath won election in the general election for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Moore Fath (R)	100.0	21,740

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,740
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lisa Moore Fath advanced from the Republican primary for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 2.

District 3

General election

General election for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 3

George Biggerstaff won election in the general election for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Biggerstaff (D)	100.0	22,851

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,851
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. George Biggerstaff advanced from the Democratic primary for Fayette County Magistrate Court District 3.

Circuit court judges

General election

22nd Judicial Circuit Court general election, 2022
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Office	Candidates
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 1st Division	Libby Messer (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 2nd Division	Traci H. Boyd Brislin (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 3rd Division	Lucy Ferguson VanMeter (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division	Julie Muth Goodman (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 5th Division	Ross Ewing
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 6th Division	Carl Devine (i) Tiffany Yahr
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 7th Division	Jeffrey Taylor (i) Diane Minnifield
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 8th Division	Thomas Travis (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 9th Division	Kimberly Nell Bunnell (i)

Primary

22nd Judicial Circuit Court primary, 2022
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Office	Candidates
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 1st Division	Libby Messer* (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 2nd Division	Traci H. Boyd Brislin* (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 3rd Division	Lucy Ferguson VanMeter* (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division	Julie Muth Goodman* (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 5th Division	Ross Ewing*
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 6th Division	Carl Devine* (i) Tiffany Yahr*
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 7th Division	Jeffrey Taylor (i) Michael T. Davis Kim Green Kathryn Mattingly Webster Diane Minnifield
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 8th Division	Thomas Travis* (i)
Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 9th Division	Kimberly Nell Bunnell* (i)

District Court judges

General election

22nd Judicial District Court general election, 2022
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Office	Candidates
Kentucky 22nd District Court 1st Division	Denotra Gunther (i) Did not make the ballot: Shannon Brooks
Kentucky 22nd District Court 2nd Division	T. Bruce Bell (i)
Kentucky 22nd District Court 3rd Division	Lindsay Hughes Thurston (i)
Kentucky 22nd District Court 4th Division	Melissa Moore Murphy (i)
Kentucky 22nd District Court 5th Division	John Tackett (i)

Primary

22nd Judicial District Court primary, 2022
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Office	Candidates
Kentucky 22nd District Court 1st Division	Denotra Gunther (i) Shannon Brooks Heather Vanderford Matics
Kentucky 22nd District Court 2nd Division	T. Bruce Bell* (i)
Kentucky 22nd District Court 3rd Division	Lindsay Hughes Thurston* (i)
Kentucky 22nd District Court 4th Division	Melissa Moore Murphy* (i)
Kentucky 22nd District Court 5th Division	John Tackett* (i)

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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 2020, its population was 322,570.

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.

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Demographic Data for Lexington, Kentucky
	Lexington	Kentucky
Population	322,570	4,505,836
Land area (sq mi)	283	39,491
Race and ethnicity**
White	73.7%	86.2%
Black/African American	14.6%	8.1%
Asian	4%	1.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.2%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.1%
Two or more	4.4%	2.8%
Hispanic/Latino	7.2%	3.8%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.9%	87.2%
College graduation rate	45%	25%
Income
Median household income	$58,954	$52,238
Persons below poverty level	15.8%	16.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Lexington-Fayette Urban County City Charter, Article 1.01, accessed September 9, 2014

[1] Lexington-Fayette Urban County City Charter, Article 1.01, accessed September 9, 2014

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City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2022)

Elections

Candidates and results

Fayette County attorney

General election

General election for Fayette County Attorney

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Attorney

Fayette County clerk

General election

General election for Fayette County Clerk

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

Fayette County constable

District 1

General election

General election for Fayette County Constable District 1

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 1

District 2

General election

General election for Fayette County Constable District 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 2

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District 3

General election

General election for Fayette County Constable District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Constable District 3

Fayette County coroner

General election

General election for Fayette County Coroner

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

Fayette County judge/executive

General election

General election for Fayette County Judge/Executive

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Judge/Executive

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Fayette County Judge/Executive

Fayette County sheriff

General election

General election for Fayette County Sheriff

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fayette County Sheriff

Republican primary election

Fayette County surveyor

General election

General election for Fayette County Surveyor

Republican primary election

Fayette County property valuation administrator

General election

General election for Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator

Democratic primary election

Fayette County commission

District 1

General election

General election for Fayette County Commission District 1

Democratic primary election

District 2

General election

General election for Fayette County Commission District 2

Democratic primary election

District 3

General election

General election for Fayette County Commission District 3

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Lexington city council

General election

Lexington City Council general election, 2022

Primary

Lexington City Council primary election, 2022

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors

General election

General election for Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District Board (3 seats)

Judicial offices

Magistrate

District 1