Louisville Metro Council

Rule Changes

Democrats kept a 13-12 majority in the 2026 election; Parrish-Wright will vacate her District 3 seat, which Keisha Dorsey won.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg won a second four-year term with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Metro Council Member Shameka Parrish-Wright in the city's first nonpartisan mayoral general election. Final county totals showed Greenberg with more than 130,000 votes to nearly 97,000 for Parrish-Wright, plus about 11,000 write-ins.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Remains split 13-12 in Democrats' favor, with one independent

Louisville's Metro Council keeps its one-vote split. Democrats won 13 seats in Tuesday's election and Republicans won 12, with the council's lone independent, Paula McCraney, holding the District 7 seat Republicans had targeted.

Updated 3 days ago

Rule Changes

Democrats hold a 13-12 majority after the 2026 election

More than 225,000 Jefferson County voters had cast ballots by 3:45 p.m. on Election Day, about 38% of the county's registered voters, the Jefferson County Clerk's Office said. Polls closed at 6 p.m. in Kentucky and Indiana.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

Adopted amended massage-facility rules on Oct. 29, 2026

Louisville Metro Council voted unanimously on Oct. 29 to relax its massage-facility rules, after a year of protests from licensed therapists. The amended ordinance drops the blanket security-camera requirement and lets therapists lock their doors while they are alone with a client.

Updated Oct 30