Lexington, Kentucky held an election for mayor on November 6, 2018, with the primary election held on May 22. It saw the election of Republican Linda Gorton.
2018 Lexington, Kentucky mayoral election|
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Candidate
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Linda Gorton
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Ronnie Bastin
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Popular vote
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67,480
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40,365
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Percentage
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62.56%
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37.42%
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Primary results[2]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Linda Gorton
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23,200
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41.72%
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Ronnie Bastin
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14,207
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25.55%
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Teresa A. Isaac
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8,845
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15.91%
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Kevin O. Stinnett
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7,866
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14.15%
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Ike Lawrence
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847
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1.52%
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William Weyman
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326
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0.59%
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Skip Horine
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315
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0.57%
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Total votes
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55,606
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General election results[1]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Linda Gorton
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67,480
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62.56%
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Ronnie Bastin
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40,365
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37.42%
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Bryan Garten (write-in)
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9
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0.01%
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Caroll Montague Price Jr. (write-in)
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8
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0.01%
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Will McGinnis (write-in)
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4
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0.00%
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Total votes
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107,866
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