2010 Louisville mayoral election explained

Election Name:	2010 Louisville mayoral election
Flag Image:	Flag of Louisville, KY.png
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Year:	2006
Next Year:	2014
Turnout:	258,401
Nominee1:	Greg Fischer
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	132,050
Percentage1:	51.1%
Nominee2:	Hal Heiner
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	125,178
Percentage2:	48.4%
Previous Election:	2006 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%	align=center	42%	21%	2%	1%	13%	2%	11%
Survey USA (report)	April 9–12, 2010	672	± 3.9%	7%	2%	align=center	31%	13%	2%	2%	16%	4%	23%
Survey USA (report)	March 8–11, 2010	656	± 3.9%	8%	4%	align=center	20%	12%	2%	3%	17%	2%	32%

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Filed^[7]

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%	align=center	63%	1%	25%	10%
Survey USA (report)	April 9–12, 2010	482	± 4.6%	align=center	42%	9%	25%	24%
Survey USA (report)	March 8–11, 2010	449	± 4.7%	30%	6%	align=center	34%	30%

Primary results

Independent candidates

Nimbus Couzin, businessman^[8]
Jerry Mills^[9]

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%	align=center	48%	3%	42%	1%	6%
Survey USA (report)	August 27–30, 2010	618	±4.0%	0%	align=center	47%	2%	45%	1%	5%
Braun Research (report)	August 9–10, 2010	502	±4.4%	0.2%	align=center	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

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Jerry Abramson - Mayor of Louisville . City Mayors . May 20, 2010 . February 20, 2013.
News: Abramson to join Beshear's ticket . Gerth . Joseph . July 20, 2009 . A1 . . June 25, 2024 . newspapers.com.
Web site: Jefferson County Candidate Filings - Primary Election 2010 . February 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302234314/http://elections.jeffersoncountyclerk.org/pdfs/JCCandidateFilings_P10.pdf . March 2, 2012 . dead .
News: Dan . Klepal . Mayoral primary increases; other offices also sought; 11 in all seek top post in Louisville . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102085731/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1949195851.html?FMT=ABS&date=Jan+27,+2010 . dead . November 2, 2012 . January 26, 2010 . January 26, 2010 . The Courier-Journal.
News: Gabe . Bullard . Sixth Democrat Enters Mayor's Race . . January 6, 2010 . January 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100118042206/http://www.wfpl.org/2010/01/06/sixth-democrat-enters-mayors-race/ . January 18, 2010 .
Web site: List of candidates with intent to run for Louisville Mayor . WHAS11 . May 11, 2010 . February 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222023145/http://www.whas11.com/news/politics/Complete-list-of-candidates-with-intent-to-run-for-Louisville-Mayor-81356367.html . February 22, 2012 .
News: Gabe . Bullard . A Look At The GOP's Chances In The Mayor's Race . . November 4, 2009 . January 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719150949/http://www.wfpl.org/2009/11/04/a-look-at-the-gops-chances-in-the-mayors-race/ . July 19, 2011 .
News: Gabe . Bullard . Independent Candidate Enters Mayors Race . . August 3, 2009 . January 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151024/http://www.wfpl.org/2009/08/03/independent-candidate-enters-mayors-race/ . July 19, 2011 .
News: Nancy C. . Rodriguez . 10 discuss Louisville mayoral issues; Candidates' forum includes questions on job creation, public transportation . . April 10, 2010 . April 15, 2010. https://archive.today/20120729232508/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100410/NEWS01/4100424/1008/NEWS01/10+discuss+Louisville+mayoral+issues. dead . July 29, 2012.