Birmingham 2013 City Runoff Election Results

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Unofficial election results from Tuesday’s runoff election — winners are in italics. Other races were decided in the general election on August 27. Click for results of the general election.


Birmingham City Council District 2

Rolanda Hollis — 47%

Kim Rafferty (incumbent) — 53%

Birmingham City Council District 9

Leroy Bandy — 29%

Marcus Lundy — 71%


Birmingham Board of Education District 1

Sherman Collins — 63%

Douglas Ragland — 37%

Birmingham Board of Education District 4

Daagye Hendricks — 74%

Gwen Sykes — 26%

Birmingham Board of Education District 6

Gwendolyn Bell — 35%

Cheri Gardner — 65%

~October 10, 2013

 

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