2014 Lexington, Kentucky mayoral election

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2014 Lexington, Kentucky mayoral election
  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
  Mayor Jim Gray (1).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Jim Gray Anthany Beatty Sr.
Popular vote57,89730,854
Percentage65.24%34.76%

Mayor before election

Jim Gray
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jim Gray
Democratic

Lexington, Kentucky held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2014. The primary election took place on May 20, 2014, and the deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election had to file for candidacy before January 28, 2014. Urban development and crime were major issues that were brought up in the election that shaped the 2014 election cycle. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jim Gray.

Gray defeated Anthany Beatty Sr. to win his second term. He was the first Lexington mayor to win reelection since Pam Miller in 1998. The night Jim Gray won, he gave a speech at his election party telling his supporters that he was grateful for Lexington's strong support.

Primary Results [1]
CandidateVotes %
Jim Gray (incumbent)25,43956.6%
Anthany Beatty Sr.17,03337.9%
Danny Mayer2,4595.5%
Total votes44,931 100%
General Election Results [2]
CandidateVotes %
Jim Gray (incumbent)57,89765.2%
Anthany Beatty Sr.30,85434.8%
Total votes88,751 100%

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Footnotes
  1. "TABULATED & PREPARED BY THE FAYETTE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE DONALD W. BLEVINS JR, CLERK MAY 20, 2014 TOTAL RECAP OF VOTES - MAY 20, 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY". Fayette County Clerk. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. "Lexington, Kentucky municipal elections, 2014". ballotpedia.com. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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