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'''Kenneth Albert Schmied''' (July 11, 1911 – April 5, 1973) was the last [[Republican Party|Republican]] to have served as the [[mayor]] of the now heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] city of [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He filled the position for a single term from 1965 to 1969, having succeeded [[Moderate Republican]], [[William O. Cowger]], the mayor from 1961 to 1965. Schmied won the Republican nomination against later [[United States Senator]] [[Marlow Cook]]. Since Schmied left office, only Democrats have won election as Louisville mayor and as Metro Mayor, a position created in 2003.
'''Kenneth Albert Schmied''' (July 11, 1911 – April 5, 1973) was the last [[Republican Party|Republican]] to have served as the [[mayor]] of the now heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] city of [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]. He filled the position for a single term from 1965 to 1969, having succeeded [[Moderate Republican]], [[William O. Cowger]], the mayor from 1961 to 1965. Schmied joined later [[United States Senator]] [[Marlow Cook]], who won reelection as Jefferson County judge. The two called themselves the "All American Team."
Schmied and Cowger were the only Republicans to serve as mayor from 1933 to the present.
Since Schmied left office, only Democrats have won election as Louisville mayor and as Metro Mayor, a position created in 2003. Schmied and Cowger were the only Republicans to serve as mayor from 1933 to the present.
In 1969, the Democrat Frank Welsh Burke (1920-2007) succeeded Schmied.<ref>{{cite web|title=UofL Libraries:Mayors of Louisville|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427000425/http://library.louisville.edu/government/states/kentucky/kyplaces/louisville/mayors/mayors.html|title=Mayors of Louisville|publisher=ibrary.louisville.edu|accessdate=September 18, 2021}}</ref>
In 1969, the Democrat Frank Welsh Burke (1920-2007) succeeded Schmied.<ref>{{cite web|title=UofL Libraries:Mayors of Louisville|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427000425/http://library.louisville.edu/government/states/kentucky/kyplaces/louisville/mayors/mayors.html|title=Mayors of Louisville|publisher=ibrary.louisville.edu|accessdate=September 18, 2021}}</ref>