2014 Louisville mayoral election

The 2014 Louisville mayoral election was the fourth quadrennial Louisville Metro mayoral election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The Democratic ticket of incumbent mayor and businessman Greg Fischer was elected to his second term. He defeated the Republican ticket of former McCreary County School Board member Bob DeVore.

2014 Louisville mayoral election

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Turnout	251,680
Nominee Greg Fischer Bob DeVore Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 172,810 78,870 Percentage 68.5% 31.3%

Declarations

On April 23, 2013, Fischer announced to a group of supporters that he would be running for reelection in the 2014 General Election.^[1]

On January 28, 2014, less than a day before the filing deadline, Former McCreary County School Board member Bob DeVore announced his candidacy to challenge Mayor Greg Fischer. According to Nathan Haney, then-Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, DeVore was not recruited by the party, nor did they have any advanced notice that DeVore was declaring his candidacy.^[2]

Primaries

Both candidates went unopposed in their respective primaries.

Results

Louisville mayoral election, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Greg Fischer (incumbent)	172,810	68.55%	+30.8%
	Republican	Bob DeVore	78,870	31.3%	-36.9%
	Write-ins		511	0.002%	negligible
Majority			93,940	37.2%	+1,396.6%
Turnout			251,680	100%	-2.6%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Greg Fischer, the incumbent Democratic mayor of Louisville, defeated Bob DeVore, a Republican, tallying 68.5% of the vote to DeVore's 31.3%, with 0.002% of the vote going to various write-in candidates^[4] such as Jackie Green,^[5] who ran as an Independent against Fischer in 2010.^[6]

References

1. Bailey, Phillip (April 23, 2013). "Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announces reelection bid". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
2. Ottis, Chris (January 28, 2014). "Robert Devore filed to Challenge Mayor Greg Fischer as Republican". WDRB.
3. "Gems Election Results" (PDF). Jefferson County Clerk's office. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
4. "Louisville, Kentucky municipal elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
5. . Jackie Green: Write-in Candidate for Mayor. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
6. "Jackie Green can't run for mayor as independent, will seek write-in votes". February 7, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.