2024 Louisville Metro Council election

2024 Louisville Metro Council election
	November 5, 2024
13 out of 26 seats in the Louisville Metro Council; 14 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican hold Republican gain; Democratic hold No election
Council President before election; Markus Winkler; Democratic	Elected Council President ; Brent T. Ackerson; Democratic

The 2024 Louisville Metro Council election was held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 21. Half of the council (all even-numbered seats) was up for election. Following the 2022 election, Democrats and Republicans held 17 and nine seats, respectively. The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024. Democrats maintained their majority in the chamber, losing three seats.

District 2

Incumbent councilwoman Barbara E. Shanklin won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Latosha Harrison.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Barbara E. Shanklin, incumbent councilwoman

Eliminated in primary

Latosha Harrison

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara E. Shanklin (incumbent)	1,015	55.1
	Democratic	Latosha Harrison	828	44.9
Total votes			1,843	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 2nd district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara E. Shanklin (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			6,546	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent councilman Jecorey Arthur did not seek reelection.^[3] He was succeeded by Democrat Ken Herndon.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ken Herndon

Eliminated in primary

Carol Clark
Joshua Alexander Crowder
Joseph "Jody" Dahmer
Mary K. Hall
Dino Johnson
Demetrius M. McDowell Sr.
Stan Moore
Dennisha Rivers
Bridgett Smith

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Herndon	552	28.3
	Democratic	Demetrius M. McDowell Sr.	464	23.8
	Democratic	Joshua Alexander Crowder	267	13.7
	Democratic	Stan Moore	160	8.2
	Democratic	Dennisha Rivers	138	7.1
	Democratic	Bridgett Smith	126	6.5
	Democratic	Mary K. Hall	98	5.0
	Democratic	Dino Johnson	67	3.4
	Democratic	Carol Clark	42	2.2
	Democratic	Joseph "Jody" Dahmer	39	2.0
Total votes			1,953	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 4th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Herndon	Unopposed
Total votes			6,852	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democratic councilman Phillip "Phil" Baker was defeated for renomination by J. P. Lyninger.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

J. P. Lyninger

Eliminated in primary

Phillip "Phil" Baker, incumbent councilman
Kate Dittmeier Holm

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. P. Lyninger	1,169	48.7
	Democratic	Phillip "Phil" Baker (incumbent)	708	29.5
	Democratic	Kate Dittmeier Holm	524	21.8
Total votes			2,401	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 6th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. P. Lyninger	Unopposed
Total votes			7,083	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent councilman Ben Reno-Weber won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Taylor McGovern-U'Sellis.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ben Reno-Weber, incumbent councilman

Eliminated in primary

Taylor McGovern-U'Sellis

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Reno-Weber (incumbent)	3,800	61.7
	Democratic	Taylor McGovern-U'Sellis	2,359	38.3
Total votes			6,159	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 8th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Reno-Weber (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			15,282	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent councilman Pat Mulvihill did not seek reelection.^[3] He was succeeded by Democrat Josie Raymond.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Josie Raymond, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (2019–2025)

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 10th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josie Raymond	Unopposed
Total votes			9,309	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent councilman Rick Blackwell was defeated for reelection by Republican Jonathan "JJ" Joseph.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rick Blackwell, incumbent councilman

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jonathan "JJ" Joseph

Eliminated in primary

Jennifer Fox Brown
Ryan Thompson

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan "JJ" Joseph	726	59.1
	Republican	Ryan Thompson	289	23.5
	Republican	Jennifer Fox Brown	213	17.3
Total votes			1,228	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 12th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan "JJ" Joseph	6,240	50.4
	Democratic	Rick Blackwell (incumbent)	6,149	49.6
Total votes			12,389	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

Incumbent councilwoman Cindi Fowler was defeated for reelection by Republican Crystal Bast.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Cindi Fowler, incumbent councilwoman

Eliminated in primary

Autumn Lockhart
Neal A. Robertson

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindi Fowler (incumbent)	934	70.6
	Democratic	Neal A. Robertson	199	15.0
	Democratic	Autumn Lockhart	190	14.4
Total votes			1,323	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Crystal Bast

Eliminated in primary

Crystal Ann Barajas

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Crystal Bast	807	70.7
	Republican	Crystal Ann Barajas	334	29.3
Total votes			1,141	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 14th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Crystal Bast	6,351	51.6
	Democratic	Cindi Fowler (incumbent)	5,952	48.4
Total votes			12,303	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 16

Incumbent councilman Scott W. Reed won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Matthew Golden.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Matthew Golden

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Scott W. Reed, incumbent councilman

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 16th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott W. Reed (incumbent)	11,140	54.0
	Democratic	Matthew Golden	9,507	46.0
Total votes			20,647	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent councilwoman Marilyn Parker won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mera Kathryn Corlett

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marilyn Parker, incumbent councilwoman

Eliminated in primary

Bonnie Jung

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Parker (incumbent)	1,653	71.8
	Republican	Bonnie Jung	650	28.2
Total votes			2,303	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 18th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Parker (incumbent)	9,993	54.1
	Democratic	Mera Kathryn Corlett	8,465	45.9
Total votes			18,458	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent councilman Stuart Benson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marita A. Willis

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Stuart Benson, incumbent councilman

Eliminated in primary

Brian Abrams

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stuart Benson (incumbent)	1,112	55.6
	Republican	Brian Abrams	887	44.4
Total votes			1,999	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 20th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stuart Benson (incumbent)	10,225	60.7%
	Democratic	Marita A. Willis	6,634	39.3
Total votes			16,859	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent councilman Robin Engel did not seek reelection.^[3] He was succeeded by Republican Kevin D. Bratcher.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rasean L. Crawley

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kevin D. Bratcher, state representative from the 29th district (1997–2025)

Eliminated in primary

Robert John Zoeller Jr.

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin D. Bratcher	1,792	87.7
	Republican	Robert John Zoeller Jr.	251	12.3
Total votes			2,043	100.0

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 22nd district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin D. Bratcher	10,025	60.7
	Democratic	Rasean L. Crawley	6,485	39.3
Total votes			16,510	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent councilwoman Madonna Flood did not seek reelection.^[3] She was succeeded by Republican Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tyra Thomas-Walker

Eliminated in primary

Ryan Vittitow

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tyra Thomas-Walker	762	58.6
	Democratic	Ryan Vittitow	538	41.4
Total votes			1,300	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 24th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge	6,138	51.1
	Democratic	Tyra Thomas-Walker	5,868	48.9
Total votes			12,006	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 26

Incumbent councilman Brent T. Ackerson won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brent T. Ackerson, incumbent councilman

General election

Results

2024 Louisville Metro Council 26th district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brent T. Ackerson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			10,511	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Statement of Votes Cast: 2024 Primary Election Official Results" (PDF). Jefferson County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Election Summary Report: 2024 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Jefferson County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Roldan, Roberto (January 9, 2024). "Here's who's running for Louisville Metro Council in 2024". Louisville Public Media. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

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