Barbara Shanklin
Barbara Shanklin (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2003. Her current term ends on January 6, 2025.
Shanklin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Louisville City Council to represent District 2 in Kentucky. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Shanklin earned her B.S. in business from McKendree University, her M.S. in training and communications from Webster University and her Ed.D. from Spaulding University.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2024)
General election
General election for Louisville Metro Council District 2
Incumbent Barbara Shanklin won election in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Shanklin (D) | 100.0 | 6,546 |
| Total votes: 6,546 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2
Incumbent Barbara Shanklin defeated Latosha Harrison in the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Shanklin | 55.1 | 1,015 |
 | Latosha Harrison | 44.9 | 828 | |
| Total votes: 1,843 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shanklin in this election.
2020
General election
General election for Louisville Metro Council District 2
Incumbent Barbara Shanklin defeated Folly Aboussa in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Shanklin (D) | 77.9 | 8,290 |
 | Folly Aboussa (R) | 21.6 | 2,297 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 10,646 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2
Incumbent Barbara Shanklin defeated RaeShanda Lias-Lockhart, Caroline Grundy, and Curtis Wilkerson in the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Shanklin | 51.7 | 2,715 |
 | RaeShanda Lias-Lockhart | 28.0 | 1,469 | |
 | Caroline Grundy | 14.5 | 762 | |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 5.8 | 307 | |
| Total votes: 5,253 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Folly Aboussa advanced from the Republican primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2.
2016
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on May 17, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 26, 2016. Thirteen of the 26 city council seats were up for election. Incumbent Barbara Shanklin ran unopposed in the Louisville Metro Council District 2 general election.[2]
| Louisville Metro Council District 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Barbara Shanklin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Jefferson County Clerk, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Shanklin defeated Caroline Grundy, Rasean Crawley, and Rick Harrison in the Louisville Metro Council District 2 primary election.
| Louisville Metro Council District 2, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Barbara Shanklin Incumbent |
47.31% | 1,707 |
| Caroline Grundy | 23.28% | 840 |
| Rasean Crawley | 20.65% | 745 |
| Rick Harrison | 8.76% | 316 |
| Total Votes | 3,608 | |
| Source: Jefferson County Election Center, "Primary Election Unofficial Results," May 17, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Personal
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Shanklin has three children.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Louisville Metro Council District 2 2003-Present |
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