Shirley W. Palmer-Ball

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Shirley W. Palmer-Ball is a politically active Republican in Kentucky who was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1975.

Palmer-Ball was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1975, running on the same ticket as Bob Gable. Palmer-Ball defeated Bob Bersky in the Republican primary, winning 30,317 votes (59.5%) to Bersky's 20,608 (40.5%). Palmer-Ball lost the election to Democrat Thelma Stovall, while Gable lost the governor's race to Democrat Julian Carroll. Stovall was the first woman to win either of the state's highest two offices and the first woman nominated for lieutenant governor or governor of Kentucky by either major political party. Palmer-Ball won 357,744 votes (45.4%) to 430,011 (54.6%) for Stovall, while Gable won 277,998 votes (37.2%) to Carroll's 470,159 (62.8%).

In 1995 Palmer-Ball again sought the office of Lieutenant Governor, running again as Gable's running mate in the primary. They finished second, with 17,054 votes, to Larry Forgy and Tom Handy who won the primary with 97,099 votes.

In 2003 Palmer-Ball served on the transition team for incoming Republican governor Ernie Fletcher.

Palmer-Ball's family owns and manages the Palmer Products Corporation, a manufacturing business located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Preceded by Jim Host

Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1975–1975

Succeeded by Hal Rogers