The city of Louisville, Kentucky, held partisan elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2014. Republican and Democratic primary elections took place on May 20, 2014.^[1] Thirteen of the 26 city council seats were up for election. These included Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25.

Incumbents ran in Districts 1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23 and 25. Districts 7, 9, 13 and 19, however, were open seats.

Minimum wage, natural gas and urban infrastructure were some of the key issues that shaped Louisville's 2014 election cycle.

Mayor

Candidate list

November 4 General election candidates:

Greg Fischer - Incumbent Fisher first assumed office in 2010.
Bob DeVore

Election results

**Mayor of Louisville, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Greg Fischer Incumbent	68.5%	172,810
	Republican	Bob DeVore	31.3%	78,870
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	511
Total Votes				252,191
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

City council

Candidate list

District 1

May 20 Democratic primary election candidates:

Jessica Green a
Attica Woodson Scott - Incumbent Scott first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jessica Green

District 3

May 20 Democratic primary election candidates:

David Whitlock
Mary C. Woolridge a - Incumbent Woolridge first assumed office in 2003.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary C. Woolridge

District 5

May 20 Democratic primary election candidates:

Cheri Bryant Hamilton - Incumbent Hamilton first assumed office in 2003.
Keith Morgan

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: Because John M. Owen was the only Republican candidate for District 5, there was no Republican primary contest.

District 7

Note: Incumbent Ken Fleming (R) did not run for re-election.

May 20 Republican primary election candidates:

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: Because Bruce Maples was the only Democratic candidate for District 7, there was no Democratic primary contest.

District 9

Note: Incumbent Tina Ward-Pugh (D) did not run for re-election.

May 20 Democratic primary election candidates:

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: Because Laura A. Rice was the only Republican candidate for District 9, no Republican primary contest was held.

District 11

Note: District 11 did not hold a primary contest.
November 4 General election candidates:

Kevin Kramer - Incumbent Kramer was first elected in 2002.
Larry Hujo

District 13

Note: District 13 did not hold a primary contest.
November 4 General election candidates:

Vicki Aubrey Welch - incumbent Welch was first elected in 2006.

District 15

Note: No Republican candidates filed for District 15.

May 20 Democratic primary election candidates:

Blake Oliver
Marianne Butler a - Incumbent Butler first assumed office in 2007.
Khalilah V. Collins

November 4 General election candidates:

Marianne Butler

District 17

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: District 17 did not hold a primary contest.

Glen Stuckel - Incumbent Stuckel was first elected in 2002.
Susan Johns

District 19

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: Incumbent Jerry T. Miller did not run for re-election. District 19 did not hold a primary contest. No Democratic candidates filed for District 19.

Julie Denton

District 21

May 20 Democratic primary election candidates:

Erich V. Shumake
Dan Johnson - Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2003.
Michael Tackett

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: No Republican candidates filed for District 21.

District 23

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: District 23 did not hold a primary contest. No Democratic candidates filed for District 23.

James Peden - Incumbent Peden was first elected in 2002.

District 25

November 4 General election candidates:
Note: District 25 did not hold a primary contest. No Republican candidates filed for District 21.

David Yates - Incumbent Yates was first elected in 2010.

Election results

General election

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**Louisville City Council, District 1, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jessica Green	98.3%	6,511
	Other	Write-in	1.7%	110
Total Votes				6,621
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 3, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mary C. Woolridge	99%	7,154
	Other	Write-in	1%	70
Total Votes				7,224
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 5, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cheri Bryant Hamilton Incumbent	88.8%	6,198
	Republican	John M. Owen	10.9%	764
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	17
Total Votes				6,979
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 7, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Angela Leet	59.4%	7,828
	Democratic	Bruce Maples	40.6%	5,346
	Other	Write-in	0.1%	7
Total Votes				13,181
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 9, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Hollander	61.3%	7,943
	Republican	Laura A. Rice	38.6%	5,000
	Other	Write-in	0.1%	10
Total Votes				12,953
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 11, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin Kramer Incumbent	56.6%	6,638
	Democratic	Larry Hujo	43.4%	5,088
	Other	Write-in	0%	4
Total Votes				11,730
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 13, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Vicki Aubrey Welch Incumbent	97.3%	4,261
	Other	Write-in	2.7%	116
Total Votes				4,377
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 15, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marianne Butler Incumbent	97.8%	5,054
	Other	Write-in	2.2%	112
Total Votes				5,166
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 17, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Glen Stuckel Incumbent	52.7%	5,981
	Democratic	Susan Johns	47.3%	5,361
	Other	Write-in	0%	2
Total Votes				11,344
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 19, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Julie Denton	98.3%	10,194
	Other	Write-in	1.7%	177
Total Votes				10,371
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 21, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Johnson Incumbent	66.5%	3,617
	Independent	John A. Witt	28%	1,525
	Other	Write-in	5.4%	295
Total Votes				5,437
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 23, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Peden Incumbent	97.4%	7,599
	Other	Write-in	2.6%	200
Total Votes				7,799
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

**Louisville City Council, District 25, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Yates Incumbent	97.6%	5,623
	Other	Write-in	2.4%	139
Total Votes				5,762
Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results

Primary election

**Louisville City Council, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jessica Green	55%	1,711
Attica Woodson Scott Incumbent	45%	1,400
Total Votes		3,111
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

**Louisville City Council, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary C. Woolridge Incumbent	82.7%	2,687
David Whitlock	17.3%	561
Total Votes		3,248
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

**Louisville City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cheri Bryant Hamilton Incumbent	64.9%	1,857
Keith Morgan	35.1%	1,004
Total Votes		2,861
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

**Louisville City Council, District 7 Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Angela Leet	76.8%	2,151
Shawn Slone	23.2%	650
Total Votes		2,801
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

**Louisville City Council, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Hollander	27.7%	1,288
Stephen P. Imhoff	6.3%	294
Greg Bourke	3.4%	158
Bette Niemi	5.3%	244
Jane Natalie Bennett	6.8%	315
Jason Clark	0.5%	23
Benjamin Vaughan	2.2%	100
Jonathan Mussel White	3.2%	149
J.P. Davis	10.7%	496
Mike Brooks	7.3%	339
Geoffrey Morris	2.8%	129
Chris Hartley	18.7%	871
Mollie Younger Noe	5.2%	240
Total Votes		4,646
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

**Louisville City Council, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marianne Butler Incumbent	64.8%	1,280
Khalilah V. Collins	21.1%	416
Blake Oliver	14.1%	279
Total Votes		1,975
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

**Louisville City Council, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Johnson Incumbent	70.7%	939
Erich V. Shumake	29.3%	390
Total Votes		1,329
Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results

Issues

Minimum wage

In September, the Louisville Metro Council began debating a proposal to increase the city's minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour over the course of three years. The proposal sparked immediate debate. Supporters argued that the city's current minimum wage has fallen far behind cost-of-living increases and therefore needs to be raised, while opponents expressed concerns over how a wage increase might adversely affect local businesses and economic development.^[2] The issue became a frequent topic of discussion amongst Louisville's 2014 municipal candidates.^[3]

Natural Gas

Louisville's adopted operating budget for 2014 included a 2% increase in the cost of natural gas. Supporters of the plan, such as Mayor Greg Fischer, who originally proposed the increase, argued that it will generate new revenues that the city could use for funding public safety and youth programs. Opponents, on the other hand, noted that the fee increase will likely be passed on to consumers and will raise monthly utility bills.^[4] As with minimum wage, the cost of natural gas was a recurring theme in Louisville's 2014 election cycle.^[5]

Infrastructure

A third issue in Louisville's 2014 municipal elections was urban infrastructure. The topic made several appearances at candidate forums and debates. The conversation ranged from discussions over road and sidewalk repair to creating new bike lanes and green spaces.^[5]^[3]

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Footnotes

[1] Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2014 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed January 31, 2014

[2] Courier-Journal, "Council members aim to boost local min wage," June 5, 2014

[district9-3] 3.0 ^3.1 WFPL, "Wage Hike Provides Dividing Line in Louisville Metro Council District 9 Debate," September 23, 2014

[4] WFPL "Louisville Metro Council Approves Mayor Greg Fischer's LG&E Fee," June 5, 2014

[district11-5] 5.0 ^5.1 WFPL, "Kramer, Hujo Offer Contrasts In Louisville Council District 11 Debate," September 16, 2014

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Louisville, Kentucky municipal elections, 2014

Mayor

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District 5

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District 11

District 13

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