Overview
- Incumbent Mayor Craig Greenberg and Metro Councilwoman Shameka Parrish‑Wright were the top two finishers in the city’s nonpartisan primary and will face each other in the November general election.
- Greenberg won a clear plurality with roughly 52% of the vote while Parrish‑Wright finished at about 26%, with the next-closest candidate near 10%.
- The campaigns differ sharply on priorities: Greenberg emphasizes public safety, affordable housing and large downtown redevelopment projects, and Parrish‑Wright promotes community-driven public safety, housing affordability and government accountability.
- A large resource gap shapes the post-primary landscape, with reporting showing Greenberg had raised about $1.5 million before the primary and Parrish‑Wright about $45,000, prompting her to push urgent fundraising and outreach for November.
- This was Louisville’s first nonpartisan mayoral primary, a change that let independent voters cast ballots and could alter turnout and coalition-building ahead of the general election.