Louisville mayoral election, 2010

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Louisville mayoral election, 2010

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Turnout 258,401

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Nominee Greg Fischer Hal Heiner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote132,050 125,178
Percentage51.1% 48.4%

The 2010 mayoral election in Louisville Metro took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other federal, state and local elections.

The government of Louisville, Kentucky, headquartered at Louisville City Hall in Downtown Louisville, is organized under Chapter 67C of the Kentucky Revised Statutes as a First-Class city in the state of Kentucky. Created after the merger of the governments of Louisville, Kentucky and Jefferson County, Kentucky, the city/county government is organized under a mayor-council system. The Mayor is elected to four-year terms and is responsible for the administration of city government. The Louisville Metro Council is a unicameral body consisting of 26 members, each elected from a geographic district, normally for four-year terms. The Mayor is limited to a three consecutive term limit, while members of the Louisville Metro Council are not term limited.

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Incumbent Mayor Jerry Abramson was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2006, after being elected to his first term with 74% of the vote in 2002. [1] He announced his intention not to run for a third consecutive term, and instead run for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2011, with Governor Steve Beshear as his running mate. [2]

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Jerry Abramson Kentucky politician

Jerry Edwin Abramson is an American Democratic politician who was the 55th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. On November 6, 2014, Governor Steve Beshear announced that Abramson would step down from his position as Lieutenant Governor to accept the job of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama White House. He was replaced by former State Auditor Crit Luallen.

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Primaries for each respective party were held on May 18, 2010, with Greg Fischer receiving the Democratic nomination and Hal Heiner receiving the Republican nomination. On November 2, Greg Fischer was elected Mayor of Louisville in a tight race.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Filed [3] [4] [5] [6]
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Polling

Poll SourceDate(s)
administered		 Sample
size		Margin of
Error		Tyler
Allen		Burrel
Farnsley		Greg
Fischer		Jim
King		Connie
Marshall		Lisa
Moxley		David
Tandy		Shannon
White		 Unde-
cided
Survey USA (report) May 10–12, 2010 735 ± 3.7% 7% 2%42% 21% 2% 1% 13% 2% 11%
Survey USA (report) April 9–12, 2010 672 ± 3.9% 7% 2%31% 13% 2% 2% 16% 4% 23%
Survey USA (report) March 8–11, 2010 656 ± 3.9% 8% 4%20% 12% 2% 3% 17% 2% 32%

Primary results

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Greg Fischer37,40745.16
Democratic David Tandy 16,610 20.05
Democratic Jim King 15,927 19.23
Democratic Tyler Allen 7,851 9.48
Democratic Shannon White 1,785 2.15
Democratic Lisa Moxley 1,123 1.36
Democratic Connie Marshall 1,088 1.31
Democratic Burrel Farnsley 1,047 1.26
Total votes82,838100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Filed [3] [4] [6] [8]
Louisville Metro Council

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Polling

Poll SourceDate(s)
administered		 Sample
size		Margin of
Error		Hal
Heiner		Jonathan
Robertson		Chris
Thieneman		 Unde-
cided
Survey USA (report) May 10–12, 2010 446 ± 4.6%63% 1% 25% 10%
Survey USA (report) April 9–12, 2010 482 ± 4.6%42% 9% 25% 24%
Survey USA (report) March 8–11, 2010 449 ± 4.7% 30% 6%34% 30%

Primary results

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hal Heiner33,19867.51
Republican Chis Thieneman 14,037 28.54
Republican Jonathon Robertson 1,940 3.95
Total votes49,175100.00

Independent candidates

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s) administered Sample
size		Margin of
Error		 Nimbus
Couzin
(I)		 Greg
Fischer
(D)		 Jackie
Green
(I)		 Hal
Heiner
(R)		 Jerry
Mills
(I)		 Unde-
cided
Survey USA (report) September 23–26, 2010 596 ±4.1% 0%48% 3% 42% 1% 6%
Survey USA (report) August 27–30, 2010 618 ±4.0% 0%47% 2% 45% 1% 5%
Braun Research (report [ dead link ]) August 9–10, 2010 502 ±4.4% 0.2%40.7% 3.2% 33.7% 0.8% 21.3%
SurveyUSA (report) July 29-August 1, 2010 538 ±4.3% 2%45% 3%45% –– 4%

Results

Louisville mayoral election, 2010 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Greg Fischer 132,050 51.10% -16.09%
Republican Hal Heiner 125,178 48.44% +17.18%
Independent Nimbus Couzin 499 0.19%
Independent Jerry T. Mills 474 0.18%
Write-ins 200 0.08%
Majority 6,872 2.66% -33.27%
Turnout 258,401
Democratic hold Swing

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References

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  2. ↑ Gerth, Joseph (2009-07-19). "Abramson to be Beshear's running mate in 2011". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  3. 1 2 "Jefferson County Candidate Filings - Primary Election 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. 1 2 Klepal, Dan (2010-01-26). "Mayoral primary increases; other offices also sought; 11 in all seek top post in Louisville". Courier. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. ↑ Bullard, Gabe (2010-01-06). "Sixth Democrat Enters Mayor's Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  6. 1 2 "List of candidates with intent to run for Louisville Mayor". WHAS11. 2010-05-11. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  7. 1 2 "Statement of Votes Cast 2010 Primary Election SOVC For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). jeffersoncountyclerk.org. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  8. ↑ Bullard, Gabe (2009-11-04). "A Look At The GOP's Chances In The Mayor's Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  9. ↑ Bullard, Gabe (2009-08-03). "Independent Candidate Enters Mayors Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  10. ↑ Rodriguez, Nancy C. (2010-04-10). "10 discuss Louisville mayoral issues; Candidates' forum includes questions on job creation, public transportation". The Courier-Journal . Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
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