Birmingham 2013 City Election Results
Unofficial election results from the City of Birmingham with 99% of the vote tallied. Winners are in italics. If no candidate won a majority, the top two vote-getters will head to a runoff scheduled for October 8th.
Birmingham Mayor
Kamu Afrika — 8%
Pat Bell — 4%
William Bell (incumbent) — 74%
Stephannie Sigler Huey — 4%
Adlai Trone — 10%
Birmingham City Council District 1
Pat Davis — 22%
Keith Rice — 14%
Lashunda Scales (incumbent) — 64%
Birmingham City Council District 2
Rolanda Hollis — 30%
Kim Rafferty (incumbent) — 31%
Richard Rutledge — 12%
Neil Shah — 1%
Bart Slawson — 20%
Everett Wess — 5%
Birmingham City Council District 3
Incumbent Valerie Abbott ran unopposed
Birmingham City Council District 4
Edward Maddox — 27%
Maxine Parker (incumbent) — 73%
Birmingham City Council District 5
Johnathan Austin (incumbent) — 73%
Robert Walker — 27%
Birmingham City Council District 6
Keith Aaron — 6%
John Harris — 3%
Willis Hendrix — 1%
LaTanya Millhouse — 9%
Michael Morrison — 6%
James Stewart — 15%
Sheila Tyson — 60%
Birmingham City Council District 7
Gary Bruce Lavender– 37%
Jay Roberson (incumbent) — 63%
Birmingham City Council District 8
Steven Hoyt (incumbent) — 61%
Gerri Robinson — 39%
Birmingham City Council District 9
Leroy Bandy — 24%
Angene Coleman — 10%
Eric Hall — 7%
Marcus Lundy — 29%
David Russell — 12%
Ellen Spencer — 17%
Birmingham Board of Education District 1
Tyrone Blecher (incumbent) — 25%
Sherman Collins — 31%
Douglas Ragland — 27%
Jerry Tate — 17%
Birmingham Board of Education District 2
Virginia Volker (incumbent) — 38%
Lyord Watson — 62%
Birmingham Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Brian Giattina ran unopposed.
Birmingham Board of Education District 4
Daagye Hendricks — 40%
Rodney Huntley — 19%
Gwen Sykes — 41%
Birmingham Board of Education District 5
Martha McDowell — 30%
Randall Woodfin — 70%
Birmingham Board of Education District 6
Lavon Beard — 17%
Gwendolyn Bell — 26%
Cheri Gardner — 35%
Ervin Hill — 13%
Joy Smith — 9%
Birmingham Board of Education District 7
Wardine Alexander — 51%
Lawrence Jackson — 40%
Darius Moore — 9%
Birmingham Board of Education District 8
Patricia Bozeman-Henderson — 35%
April Williams (incumbent) — 58%
Antwon Womack — 7%
Birmingham Board of Education District 9
Sandra Brown — 70%
Emanuel Ford (incumbent) — 30%
~August 28, 2013
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