Incumbent Reynolds wins in local 11th District council race against two opponents
.png "Rock Daniels, left, Brittanie C. Price and incumbent Jennifer Reynolds are running for the Urban County Council District 11 seat. The election takes place Nov. 8, 2022.")
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Incumbent Jennifer Reynolds will continue to represent the 11th District for Lexington’s Urban County Council, with updated results Wednesday afternoon showing a large lead over her challengers.
Reynolds faced off against challenger Rock Daniels and write-in candidate Brittanie Price.
Unofficial election results released Wednesday showed Reynolds in the lead with 3,205 votes or 71% of votes cast. Compare that to Daniels’ 1,291 votes, or 29%. Meanwhile, Price got five votes, updated results from the Fayette County Clerk’s office show.
A total of 4,501 votes were cast in that race.
Reynolds was elected to the council in 2018.
District 11 is bounded in part by West Main Street, South Broadway and Alexandria Drive and includes Versailles Road, part of the downtown area and neighborhoods near the Distillery District.
During her time in office, Reynolds has prioritized improvements to local infrastructure and advocacy for District 11’s significant Spanish-speaking population a priority.
Reynolds beat back challenges from Daniels and Price.
“I’m just very grateful to all of my constituents and supporters,” Reynolds told the Lexington Herald-Leader in an interview Tuesday.
Reynolds vowed to keep working to make Lexington’s 11th District a better place to live over the next two years.
“I will continue to work on being the best council member that I can be,” she said.
Daniels, who previously ran unsuccessfully for 3rd District in 2012 and 2014, attempted to leverage his business background in real estate to make his case voters. Daniels ran on crime, transportation and economic development issues.
Reached Tuesday evening after results were released, Daniels told the Herald-Leader he had no comment beyond congratulating Reynolds as the victor.
Upon learning of the results Tuesday evening, Price told the Herald-Leader she plans to run again to represent District 11 on Fayette County’s Urban County Council.
This story was originally published November 8, 2022 at 6:00 PM.
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