2022 Louisville mayoral election

The 2022 Louisville mayoral election was the sixth quadrennial Louisville Metro mayoral election, held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic mayor Greg Fischer is term-limited and cannot seek reelection to a fourth term in office.^[1]

On February 14, 2022, mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg survived an assassination attempt.^[2] The suspected assassin was a racial justice activist seen at George Floyd protests in 2020, but it is unclear if the attempted assassination was motivated by political beliefs.^[3] Controversy ensued when the Louisville Community Bail Fund subsequently posted a $100,000 bond for his release.^[4]

On May 17, 2022, the primary election was held. Greenberg and Republican Bill Dieruf won their respective primaries and advanced to the general election in November.^[5] Greenberg defeated Dieruf in the election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Craig Greenberg, attorney and businessman^[6]^[7]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Tim Findley Jr., pastor, activist, and community leader^[8]
Skylar Beckett Graudick, former police officer and lobbyist^[9]
Colin J. Hardin, restaurant worker^[9]^[7]
Sergio Alexander Lopez, businessman and U.S. Census Bureau clerk^[9]^[7]
David Nicholson, circuit court clerk^[10]
Shameka Parrish-Wright, Co-chair of the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and manager of the Louisville Bail Project^[11]
Anthony Oxendine

Withdrawn[edit]

David James, President of the Louisville Metro Council (endorsed Greenberg)^[12]
Carla Dearing, businesswoman and entrepreneur^[13]

Declined[edit]

Sadiqa Reynolds, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisville^[14]
Charles Booker, former state representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (running for U.S. Senate) ^[15]
Morgan McGarvey, minority leader of the Kentucky Senate (2019–present), state senator from the 19th district (2013–present) (running for U.S. House)^[9]
Attica Scott, state representative from the 41st district (2017–present) (endorsed Parrish-Wright)^[9]
Barbara Sexton Smith, businesswoman and former member of the Louisville Metro Council from the 4th district (endorsed Greenberg)^[16]

Endorsements[edit]

Craig Greenberg

Statewide officials

Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky (2019–present)^[17]

Local officials

Jerry Abramson, former mayor of Louisville (2003–2011)^[18] (post primary)
Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Louisville Metro Councilwoman from the 8th district (2020–present)^[19]
Keisha Dorsey, Louisville Metro Councilwoman from the 3rd district (2019–present)^[19]
Nicole George, Louisville Metro Councilwoman from the 21st district (2019–present)^[19]
David James, Louisville Metro Councilman from the 6th district (2011–present), President of the Louisville Metro Council (2018–present)^[12]
Donna Purvis, Louisville Metro Councilwoman from the 5th district (2019–present)^[19]
Barbara Sexton Smith, businesswoman and former member of the Louisville Metro Council from the 4th district^[16]
Markus Winkler, Louisville Metro Councilman from the 17th district (2019–present)^[19]

Organizations

Planned Parenthood Action Kentucky^[20]

Labor unions

ATU Local 1447^[21]
AFSCME Local 2629^[21]
IUE-CWA Locals 83761 & 3310^[21]
Teamsters Local 783^[21]
LiUNA Local 576^[21]
NCFO/SEIU Kentucky^[21]^[22]

Shameka Parrish-Wright

State legislators

Attica Scott, state representative from the 41st district (2017–present)^[9]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Greenberg	34,115	41.4%
	Democratic	Shameka Parrish-Wright	17,730	21.5%
	Democratic	David Nicholson	14,123	17.1%
	Democratic	Tim Findley, Jr.	12,672	15.4%
	Democratic	Sergio Alexander Lopez	1,303	1.6%
	Democratic	Colin J. Hardin	1,066	1.3%
	Democratic	Skylar Beckett Graudick	1,030	1.2%
	Democratic	Anthony Oxendine	365	0.4%
Total votes			82,404	100.0%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Bill Dieruf, mayor of Jeffersontown^[24]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Chartrael Hall, minister and community speaker^[9]^[7]
Philip Molestina, businessman and minister^[25]
Rob Stark Reishman Jr.^[7]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Dieruf	30,088	78.20%
	Republican	Chartrael Hall	4,291	11.15%
	Republican	Rob Stark Reishman, Jr.	2,190	5.70%
	Republican	Philip Molestina	1,905	4.95%
Total votes			38,474	100.0%

Third parties[edit]

Socialist Workers Party[edit]

Declared[edit]

Margaret Trowe, activist and perennial candidate^[26]

Independents[edit]

Robert Eberenz^[27]
David R. Ellenberger^[27]
Taylor Everett^[27]
Martina Nichols Kunnecke^[27]
Manetta C. Lemkheitir^[27]
John Mace^[27]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2022 Louisville mayoral election^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Craig Greenberg	143,779	51.7%	-10.4%
	Republican	Bill Dieruf	128,690	46.3%	+10.2%
	Independent	Martina Nichols Kunnecke	1,689	0.6%
	Economic Freedom Party (United States)	Isaac Thacker	1,215	0.4%
	Independent	Taylor Everett	584	0.2%
	Independent	Manetta C. Lemkheitir	493	0.2%
	Independent	David R. Ellenberger	448	0.2%
	Independent	Robert Eberenz	265	0.1%
	Independent	John Mace	259	0.1%
	Write-in		431	0.2%
Total votes			277,853	100.0%

References[edit]

^ Otts, Chris. "Mary Ellen Wiederwohl to leave Metro government, won't rule out mayoral bid". WDRB. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "'Surreal experience' | Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg describes shooting at Butchertown campaign office". WDRB. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ Loosemore, Andrew Wolfson and Bailey. "Activist Quintez Brown charged in attempted shooting of Louisville mayor hopeful Greenberg". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ Choi, Joseph (February 17, 2022). "McConnell: Black Lives Matter bailing out shooting suspect in Kentucky 'jaw-dropping'". The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ Kobin, Billy. "Republican Bill Dieruf, Democrat Craig Greenberg win Louisville mayoral primary elections". Courier Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ Sonka, Joe. "Former 21c Museum Hotels CEO Craig Greenberg announces run for Louisville mayor". Courier Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Who's running for Louisville mayor, Metro Council". WDRB. January 26, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ Sylvestri, Shellie. "Pastor Tim Findley announces run for Louisville mayor". Wave3 News. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Watkins, Morgan; Costello, Darcy (January 21, 2022). "Who's in, who's out, who's on the fence: Our look at Louisville's mayor race". Courier-Journal (published March 22, 2021). Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ Costello, Darcy. "David Nicholson, circuit court clerk, joins race for Louisville mayor". Courier Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "A central figure in Louisville's Breonna Taylor protests plans to run for mayor".
^ ^a ^b Watkins, Morgan. "Louisville Metro Council President David James endorses Craig Greenberg for mayor". Courier Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ Jones, Breya (December 10, 2021). "Louisville businesswoman Carla Dearing drops from the mayoral race". WFPT. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "'This is the time' | Louisville community activist to run for mayor, experts say more Black leaders might follow". January 8, 2021.
^ "Former State Rep. Charles Booker 'strongly considering' run for US Senate in 2022". Wave3 News. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Roldan, Ronaldo (June 14, 2021). "Barbara Sexton Smith Backs Greenberg for Mayor". WFPL. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ Kobin, Billy (June 25, 2022). "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear endorses Craig Greenberg Louisville mayor". Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ Storm, Nick (October 24, 2022). "Fmr. Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson Endorses Craig Greenberg". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "6 Metro Council Democrats endorse Greenberg for Louisville mayor". WDRB. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^ Storm, Nick. "Planned Parenthood Backs Craig Greenberg in Louisville Mayoral Election". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Storm, Nick (March 22, 2022). "Greenberg Adds to List of Endorsements in Louisville Mayor's Race". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "The NCFO Endorses Craig Greenberg for Mayor of Louisville". NCFO. December 7, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Primary Election Unofficial Results". May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ Green, Marcus. "J-town Mayor Bill Dieruf to announce bid for Louisville mayor".
^ Costello, Marcy. "Why this Spanish-speaking Republican minister wants to become Louisville's next mayor".
^ Costello, Darcy. "Socialist Workers Party candidate enters 2022 Louisville mayor's race". Courier Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Candidate Reports". Jefferson County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
^ "Election Summary Report 2022 General Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites

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[general-1] Otts, Chris. "Mary Ellen Wiederwohl to leave Metro government, won't rule out mayoral bid". WDRB. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[2] "'Surreal experience' | Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg describes shooting at Butchertown campaign office". WDRB. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[3] Loosemore, Andrew Wolfson and Bailey. "Activist Quintez Brown charged in attempted shooting of Louisville mayor hopeful Greenberg". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[4] Choi, Joseph (February 17, 2022). "McConnell: Black Lives Matter bailing out shooting suspect in Kentucky 'jaw-dropping'". The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[5] Kobin, Billy. "Republican Bill Dieruf, Democrat Craig Greenberg win Louisville mayoral primary elections". Courier Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[6] Sonka, Joe. "Former 21c Museum Hotels CEO Craig Greenberg announces run for Louisville mayor". Courier Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[wdrb-7] "Who's running for Louisville mayor, Metro Council". WDRB. January 26, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[8] Sylvestri, Shellie. "Pastor Tim Findley announces run for Louisville mayor". Wave3 News. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[candidate_tracker-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Watkins, Morgan; Costello, Darcy (January 21, 2022). "Who's in, who's out, who's on the fence: Our look at Louisville's mayor race". Courier-Journal (published March 22, 2021). Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[10] Costello, Darcy. "David Nicholson, circuit court clerk, joins race for Louisville mayor". Courier Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[11] "A central figure in Louisville's Breonna Taylor protests plans to run for mayor".

[Jamesendorse-12] Watkins, Morgan. "Louisville Metro Council President David James endorses Craig Greenberg for mayor". Courier Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[13] Jones, Breya (December 10, 2021). "Louisville businesswoman Carla Dearing drops from the mayoral race". WFPT. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[14] "'This is the time' | Louisville community activist to run for mayor, experts say more Black leaders might follow". January 8, 2021.

[booker-15] "Former State Rep. Charles Booker 'strongly considering' run for US Senate in 2022". Wave3 News. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[Smithbacks-16] Roldan, Ronaldo (June 14, 2021). "Barbara Sexton Smith Backs Greenberg for Mayor". WFPL. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[17] Kobin, Billy (June 25, 2022). "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear endorses Craig Greenberg Louisville mayor". Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[18] Storm, Nick (October 24, 2022). "Fmr. Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson Endorses Craig Greenberg". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

[SixEndorsements-19] "6 Metro Council Democrats endorse Greenberg for Louisville mayor". WDRB. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[20] Storm, Nick. "Planned Parenthood Backs Craig Greenberg in Louisville Mayoral Election". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[unions-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Storm, Nick (March 22, 2022). "Greenberg Adds to List of Endorsements in Louisville Mayor's Race". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[22] "The NCFO Endorses Craig Greenberg for Mayor of Louisville". NCFO. December 7, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[2022_Primary_Results-23] "2022 Primary Election Unofficial Results". May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[dieruf-24] Green, Marcus. "J-town Mayor Bill Dieruf to announce bid for Louisville mayor".

[molestina-25] Costello, Marcy. "Why this Spanish-speaking Republican minister wants to become Louisville's next mayor".

[26] Costello, Darcy. "Socialist Workers Party candidate enters 2022 Louisville mayor's race". Courier Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[candidates-27] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Candidate Reports". Jefferson County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

[28] "Election Summary Report 2022 General Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

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