Linda Gorton

Linda Gorton is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Lexington, Kentucky.^[1] 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.^[2] Gorton was elected mayor in 2018 in a nonpartisan election. She was re-elected in 2022.

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council and Mayor Linda Gorton present the Evan Jayson Smith Day Proclamation on February 1, 2024.

Linda Gorton
Mayor of Lexington
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Jim Gray
Member of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council
In office January 4, 1999 – January 5, 2015
Preceded by	Isabel Yates
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	4th district (1999-2007) At-large district (2007-2015)
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 76–77)
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Kentucky (BS)

Electoral history

Lexington mayoral election 2018, first round results^[3]

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

Lexington mayoral election 2018, runoff results^[4]

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

Lexington mayoral election 2022, first round results^[5]

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

Lexington Mayoral Election (Round 2) by Precinct. Gorton won all but one precinct, where she tied with David Kloiber

Legend

• Gorton   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

  Tie   50%

Lexington mayoral election 2022, second round results^[6]

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