Twelve seats on the Urban County Council in Lexington, Kentucky, were up for election on November 8, 2016. Since no more than two candidates filed for any given district, there were no primary races. There was only one contested race for the council. Incumbent Shevawn Akers of District 2 was defeated by Sasha Love Higgins. Russell Hensley resigned from the council in September 2016, after which Kathy Plomin was appointed to his seat. Although he announced his withdrawal from the race, Hensley's name still appeared on the ballot.

The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 26, 2016.^[1]

Elections[edit]

General election[edit]

Candidate list[edit]

District 1[edit]

☑ James Brown (i)

District 2[edit]

☐ Shevawn Akers (i)
☑ Sasha Love Higgins

District 3[edit]

☑ J. "Jake" Gibbs (i)

District 4[edit]

☑ Susan Lamb (i)

District 5[edit]

☑ Bill Farmer Jr. (i)
☐ Justin Stanley (write-in candidate)

District 6[edit]

☑ Angela Evans (i)

District 7[edit]

☑ Jennifer Scutchfield (i)

District 8[edit]

☑ Fred V. Brown (i)

District 9[edit]

☑ Jennifer Mossotti (i)

District 10[edit]

☑ Amanda Mays Bledsoe (i)

District 11[edit]

☑ Peggy Henson (i)

District 12[edit]

Note: Plomin was appointed in September 2016 after the resignation of Russell Hensley. Hensley withdrew from the race but still appeared on the ballot. Votes for Hensley were not counted.
☑ Kathy Plomin (i)
☐ Russell Hensley

Results[edit]

Lexington City Council District 2, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sasha Love Higgins	55.09%	4,802
Shevawn Akers Incumbent	44.91%	3,914
Total Votes		8,716
Source: Fayette County Clerk, "Election Results: General 2016," accessed November 9, 2016

Lexington City Council District 5, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Farmer Jr. Incumbent	99.74%	10,204
Justin Stanley (write-in candidate)	0.26%	27
Total Votes		10,231
Source: Fayette County Clerk, "Election Results: General 2016," accessed November 9, 2016

District map[edit]

To find out which district you live in, click here.

About the city[edit]

See also: Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is a city in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1974, the governments of the city of Lexington and Fayette County combined to create the current Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.^[2] As of 2013, the population of Lexington-Fayette was 308,428.^[3]

City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Lexington uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Lexington, Kentucky (2015)
	Lexington	Kentucky
Total population:	308,306	4,424,611
Land area (square miles):	284	39,486
Race and ethnicity^[4]
White:	76%	87.6%
Black/African American:	14.5%	7.9%
Asian:	3.5%	1.3%
Native American:	0.3%	0.2%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0%
Two or more:	2.9%	2.1%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.9%	3.3%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.8%	84.2%
College graduation rate:	41.2%	22.3%
Income
Median household income:	$49,778	$43,740
Persons below poverty level:	18.9%	22.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

Recent news[edit]

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External links[edit]

Suggest a link

City of Lexington
Official candidate list

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Fayette County Clerk, "Filed Candidates for the May 17, 2016 Primary," accessed January 21, 2016
↑ Lexington-Fayette Urban County City Charter, Article 1.01, accessed September 9, 2014
↑ U.S Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed September 9, 2014
↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

[1] Fayette County Clerk, "Filed Candidates for the May 17, 2016 Primary," accessed January 21, 2016

[2] Lexington-Fayette Urban County City Charter, Article 1.01, accessed September 9, 2014

[3] U.S Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed September 9, 2014

[4] Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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