Elections

Here are latest election results for Lexington races including mayor, council seats, more

Early voting is held at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Early voting is held at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. rhermens@herald-leader.com

Polls across Fayette County are closed and election workers now start the task of tabulating each ballot.

In Lexington, candidates across a variety of races are battling for offices like mayor, council member, sheriff and circuit court judge.

Herald-Leader reporters are tracking these races and will provide results throughout the night as they are available from the Fayette County Clerk’s office.

In the nonpartisan mayor’s race, the top two vote-getters move onto the November general election to decide a winner.

The top six at-large candidates also move on to the General Election, where the top vote-getter there will win Vice Mayor and the next two finishers will become at-large councilmembers.

All other races listed below are non-partisan and decided in the primary.

As of 8:44 p.m., here are the unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting:

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This story was originally published May 17, 2022 at 6:10 PM.

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Jackie Starkey
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jackie Starkey is a former journalist for the Herald-Leader
Aaron Mudd
Lexington Herald-Leader
Aaron Mudd was a service journalism reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, Centre Daily Times and Belleville News-Democrat. He was based at the Herald-Leader in Lexington, and left the paper in February 2026. Support my work with a digital subscription
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