List of mayors of Lexington, Kentucky
| Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky | |
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| Formation | 1832 |
| First holder | Charleton Hunt |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
| Elections in Kentucky |
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This is a list of mayors of Lexington, Kentucky.[1][2] The city and Fayette County governments were consolidated in 1974.[3]
The current mayor is Linda Gorton, a registered Republican, elected in the nonpartisan 2018 mayoral election and reelected in the 2022 mayoral election.[4]
Pre-consolidation mayors
[edit]Post-consolidation mayors
[edit]| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. Foster Pettit | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2 | James G. Amato | 1978 | 1981 |
| 3 | Scotty Baesler | 1981 | 1992 |
| 4 | Pam Miller | 1993 | 2003 |
| 5 | Teresa Isaac | 2003 | 2006 |
| 6 | Jim Newberry | 2006 | 2011 |
| 7 | Jim Gray | 2011 | 2019 |
| 8 | Linda Gorton | 2019 |
References
[edit]- ^ Peter 1979, p. 271.
- ^ Wright 1982, p. 232.
- ^ Gillen 2010.
- ^ Kapos, Shia (December 8, 2021). "It's Kentucky Straight in Lexington City Hall". Politico. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
Mayor Linda Gorton is a registered Republican.
Sources
[edit]- Peter, Robert (1979). History of Fayette County, Kentucky. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 9780893081638.
- Wright, John Dean (1982). Lexington: Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission. ISBN 9780912839066.
- Shawn Gillen (2010). "'The urge to merge:' the consolidation of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky". In Suzanne M. Leland; Kurt Thurmaier (eds.). City-County Consolidation: Promises Made, Promises Kept?. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-58901-622-4.
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