2010 Louisville mayoral election

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

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]

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.

Mayor Abramson stepping down

After three consecutive terms as mayor of the city of Louisville from 1985 to 1999, followed by two consecutive terms as the mayor of Louisville Metro from 2003 to 2011, Mayor Jerry Abramson stepped down to run for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2011.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Filed^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Tyler Allen, businessman and co-founder of 8664.org
Burrel Charles Farnsley, son of former Mayor Charles R. Farnsley
Greg Fischer, businessman and 2008 primary candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky
Jim King, banker, and member and former President of the Louisville Metro Council (2008–2009)
Connie Marshall, community activist
Lisa Moxley, former Communications Director for Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign in Kentucky
David Tandy, attorney and former Louisville Metro Council President (2009–2010)
Shannon White, founder of the Kentucky chapter of Dress for Success, and finance director for 3rd District Congressman John Yarmuth

Polling

Poll Source	Date(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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Fischer	37,407	45.16
	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 votes			82,838	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Filed^[3]^[4]^[6]^[8]

Hal Heiner, businessman and member of the Louisville Metro Council
Jonathan Robertson, small business owner
Chris Thieneman, businessman and 2008 primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kentucky's 3rd District

Polling

Poll Source	Date(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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Heiner	33,198	67.51
	Republican	Chis Thieneman	14,037	28.54
	Republican	Jonathon Robertson	1,940	3.95
Total votes			49,175	100.00

Independent candidates

Nimbus Couzin, businessman^[9]
Jerry Mills^[10]

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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

^ "Jerry Abramson - Mayor of Louisville". City Mayors. May 20, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
^ Gerth, Joseph (July 20, 2009). "Abramson to join Beshear's ticket". The Courier-Journal. p. A1. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Jefferson County Candidate Filings - Primary Election 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Klepal, Dan (January 26, 2010). "Mayoral primary increases; other offices also sought; 11 in all seek top post in Louisville". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
^ Bullard, Gabe (January 6, 2010). "Sixth Democrat Enters Mayor's Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "List of candidates with intent to run for Louisville Mayor". WHAS11. May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Statement of Votes Cast 2010 Primary Election SOVC For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). jeffersoncountyclerk.org. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
^ Bullard, Gabe (November 4, 2009). "A Look At The GOP's Chances In The Mayor's Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ Bullard, Gabe (August 3, 2009). "Independent Candidate Enters Mayors Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ Rodriguez, Nancy C. (April 10, 2010). "10 discuss Louisville mayoral issues; Candidates' forum includes questions on job creation, public transportation". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
^ "Gems Election Results". Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

External links

[1] "Jerry Abramson - Mayor of Louisville". City Mayors. May 20, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[Gerth-2] Gerth, Joseph (July 20, 2009). "Abramson to join Beshear's ticket". The Courier-Journal. p. A1. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

[filings-3] "Jefferson County Candidate Filings - Primary Election 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[increases-4] Klepal, Dan (January 26, 2010). "Mayoral primary increases; other offices also sought; 11 in all seek top post in Louisville". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.

[5] Bullard, Gabe (January 6, 2010). "Sixth Democrat Enters Mayor's Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.

[candidateintent-6] "List of candidates with intent to run for Louisville Mayor". WHAS11. May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[jeffersoncountyclerk1-7] "Statement of Votes Cast 2010 Primary Election SOVC For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). jeffersoncountyclerk.org. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[8] Bullard, Gabe (November 4, 2009). "A Look At The GOP's Chances In The Mayor's Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.

[9] Bullard, Gabe (August 3, 2009). "Independent Candidate Enters Mayors Race". WFPL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.

[10] Rodriguez, Nancy C. (April 10, 2010). "10 discuss Louisville mayoral issues; Candidates' forum includes questions on job creation, public transportation". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2010.

[11] "Gems Election Results". Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

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