Greater Louisville Inc.: Kentucky's 2022 Primary Results

Louisville KY

19 May, 2022

3:23 PM

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Press release from Greater Louisville, Inc.: May 18, 2022 Kentuckians went to the polls yesterday for the 2022 primary elections to determine party nominees for the general election in November. Primary races on the ballot included the open 3rd Congressional seat, several of the Kentucky General Assembly's Senate and House seats, Louisville mayor, and Louisville Metro Council seats. While most incumbents won their primaries yesterday evening, some succumbed to their opponents. Greenberg, Dieruf to face off for Louisville Mayor For the first time in 12 years, Louisvillians will elect a new mayor and party voters overwhelmingly selected their winners yesterday. Democratic businessman Craig Greenberg beat out the crowded Democratic primary with 35,000 votes compared to 18,000 from runner-up Shameka Parrish-Wright. Current Jeffersontown Mayor Bill Dieruf was the frontrunner for the Republican race and handily beat out the thinner field with 78% of the primary vote. McGarvey wins Democratic primary for 3rd Congressional Seat Kentucky Senate Minority Leader beat State Representative Attica Scott to become the Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District seat, currently held by Congressman John Yarmuth. McGarvey announced his candidacy quickly after Congressman Yarmuth's retirement announcement and had a significant fundraising advantage, with more than $1.5 million reported in his last filing compared with $230,000 for Scott. With 99% percent of precincts reporting, Republican candidates Stuart Ray and Rhonda Palazzo are virtually tied with 9,703 and 9,645 votes respectively. State Senate & House Races After a slew of retirement announcements, several state seats were open and many of the incumbents with a primary race managed to fend off challenges, with a few notable exceptions. This primary season was marked by the strong emergence of so-called "liberty caucus" candidates. These candidates were especially strong in more urban areas, marking a notable change in the activist base in the Republican party with many primary elections focusing on very right-leaning issues. Metro Council incumbents win primaries All of the odd-numbered Metro Council District seats are up for re-election this year and seven of those races saw competitive primary races. Democratic incumbents Keisha Dorsey of Metro Council District 3 and Donna Purvis of Metro Council District 5 were successful in winning their primaries while several districts with open seats saw newcomers emerge as the party candidates: This press release was produced by Greater Louisville, Inc.. The views expressed here are the author's own.