Linda Gorton
# Linda Gorton

Linda Gorton is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Lexington, Kentucky. Gorton previously spent 4 years as vice mayor and 16 more on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, becoming the longest-serving member of that council. She is also a registered nurse. Gorton was elected mayor in 2018 in a nonpartisan election. She was re-elected in 2022.

## Electoral history

Lexington mayoral election 2018, first round results :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Linda Gorton | Linda Gorton | 23,200 | 42% |
| Ronnie Bastin | Ronnie Bastin | 14,207 | 26% |
| Teresa A. Isaac | Teresa A. Isaac | 8,845 | 16% |
| Kevin O. Stinnett | Kevin O. Stinnett | 7,866 | 14% |
| Ike Lawrence | Ike Lawrence | 847 | 2% |
| William Weyman | William Weyman | 326 | 1% |
| Skip Horine | Skip Horine | 315 | 1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 55,606 | |

Lexington mayoral election 2018, runoff results :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Linda Gorton | Linda Gorton | 67,480 | 63% |
| Ronnie Bastin | Ronnie Bastin | 40,365 | 37% |
| Bryan Garten (write-in) | Bryan Garten (write-in) | 9 | 0% |
| Caroll Montague Price Jr. (write-in) | Caroll Montague Price Jr. (write-in) | 8 | 0% |
| Will McGinnis (write-in) | Will McGinnis (write-in) | 4 | 0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 107,866 | |

Lexington mayoral election 2022, first round results :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Linda Gorton | Linda Gorton | 32,664 | 71% |
| David Kloiber | David Kloiber | 6,436 | 14% |
| Adrian Wallace | Adrian Wallace | 6,022 | 13% |
| William Weyman | William Weyman | 830 | 1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,952 | |

Lexington mayoral election 2022, second round results :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Linda Gorton | Linda Gorton | 67,083 | 71% |
| David Kloiber | David Kloiber | 27,360 | 29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 94,443 | |
