Ray "Sir Friendly" Barker

Democratic Metro Council member-elect, District 5

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Last updated Nov 4, 2026

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Louisville Democrats hold Metro Council majority as Republican takeover bid falls short

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Unseated incumbent Donna Purvis

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.

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