Greenberg, Parrish-Wright win Louisville's first nonpartisan mayoral primary
Greenberg, Parrish-Wright win Louisville's first nonpartisan mayoral primary
PRIMARY FOR DISTRICT 36 OVER LUKE WHITEHEAD. IT WAS A FIRST FOR LOUISVILLE. ON THIS PRIMARY NIGHT, THE CITY HOSTED NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR MAYOR AND METRO COUNCIL. GREENBERG AND SHAMEKA PARRISH WRIGHT WERE ABLE TO GARNER THE MOST VOTES TONIGHT, WHICH MEANS THEY’LL GO ON TO FACE ONE ANOTHER IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. ALEXIS MATHEWS JOINS US NOW IN THE NEWSROOM. AND, ALEXIS, THIS RACE MAY BRING BACK SOME MEMORIES, RIGHT? YEAH, RICK, IT’S A FAMILIAR MATCHUP FROM FOUR YEARS AGO NOW. CRAIG GREENBERG AND SHAMEKA PARRISH. WRIGHT WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD THIS NOVEMBER. THEIR RESPECTIVE WATCH PARTIES CANDIDATES WERE SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS. GREENBERG EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE EARLY ON IN SECURING HIS NOMINATION, BELIEVING HIS CURRENT EFFORTS AS LOUISVILLE’S MAYOR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS WIN. NOW, PARRISH WRIGHT, IN HER SECOND, SECOND BID FOR THIS ROLE, THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP FOR HER AT THE POLLS YET AGAIN. THE CURRENT METRO COUNCILWOMAN TOUTED BEING ON THE HEELS OF GREENBERG, WHOSE CAMPAIGN RAISED OVER $1 MILLION, WHILE HERS HIT AROUND 50,000. WE KNOW WE ARE FIGHTING A BIG BEAST, BUT WE ARE DOING IT TOGETHER AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, AND THERE’S ROOM FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS CAMPAIGN, EVERYBODY. WE’RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FOR TEAM SHAMIKA, WE’RE FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T EVEN KNOW WE’RE FIGHTING FOR THEM. THAT’S RIGHT, THAT’S RIGHT, THAT’S RIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT, THAT’S RIGHT. EVERYONE IN LOUISVILLE. LOUISVILLE. YOU DESERVE BETTER. WE GET THERE TOGETHER. LET’S KEEP FIGHTING. OUR CITY DOESN’T STAND ON THE SIDELINES. WE JUMP IN, WE MAKE PROGRESS. WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOUISVILLE’S BEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD. FRIENDS, I’M SO HONORED THAT YOU’VE TRUSTED ME TO KEEP DOING THIS WORK AS MAYOR, TO SERVE AS YOUR MAYOR, AND TO KEEP MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD IN A NEW DIRECTION. TO ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT, AND FOLKS ALL ACROSS THE CITY, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. LOUISVILLE. LET’S GO. IN BOTH CANDIDATES, WHILE EXCITED ABOUT THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3RD, SAY THERE IS STILL M
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Greenberg, Parrish-Wright win Louisville's first nonpartisan mayoral primary
The results are in for Louisville's first nonpartisan mayoral race.Incumbent Mayor Craig Greenberg and Shameka Parrish-Wright were the top two vote-getters and are moving on to the general election in November. They advanced over seven other challengers for mayor.Since the race was nonpartisan, voters registered as independent were able to vote in the primary.Greenberg is seeking re-election after being voted into office in 2022.Parrish-Wright is currently the councilwoman for District 3, serving in that role since 2023. She will look to unseat Greenberg in the general election.W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZWh1Yi5odHZhcHBzLmNvbS93bGt5L3dwLWpzb24vZWxlY3Rpb24taHViL3YxL2lmcmFtZS1lbWJlZC85MTAiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBoZWlnaHQ9Ijc1MHB4IiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSJdWy9pZnJhbWVdW3JlbGF0ZWQgaWQ9J2YzOTJhYzIwLTc3M2YtNGU1NC04ZDYxLWM2YzUwMDZlMDQ4ZScgYWxpZ249J2NlbnRlcicgc291cmNlPScnXVsvcmVsYXRlZF0=The general election is Nov. 3.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
The results are in for Louisville's first nonpartisan mayoral race.
Incumbent Mayor Craig Greenberg and Shameka Parrish-Wright were the top two vote-getters and are moving on to the general election in November. They advanced over seven other challengers for mayor.
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Since the race was nonpartisan, voters registered as independent were able to vote in the primary.
Greenberg is seeking re-election after being voted into office in 2022.
Parrish-Wright is currently the councilwoman for District 3, serving in that role since 2023. She will look to unseat Greenberg in the general election.
The general election is Nov. 3.
