Birmingham 2013 City Runoff Election Results
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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