Here Are The Full Results From Birmingham’s City Election
Below are unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. If no candidate in a race received a majority, the top two vote-getters will go to a runoff on October 5.
Total Votes Cast — 36,790
Voter Turnout — 25.27%
Mayor
William Bell Sr. — 9.14%
Cerrisa Brown — 0.64%
Napoleon Gonzalez — 0.13%
Ervin Philemon Hill II — 0.41%
Lashunda Scales — 20.77%
Darryl Williams — 0.33%
Randall Woodfin (incumbent) — 64.33%
Chris Woods — 4.62%
City Council
Council District 1
Incumbent Councilor Clinton Woods had no opponent.
Council District 2
Lawrence Conaway — 10.9%
Kimberly Jeanty — 16.57%
Don Scott — 3.06%
Hunter Williams (incumbent) — 69.47%
Council District 3
Valerie Abbott (incumbent) — 52.77%
Joseph Casper Baker III — 12.52%
Wil Jones — 6.01%
Alice Speake — 28.71%
Council District 4
Scottie McClaney — 11.82%
J.T. Moore — 23.14%
William Parker (incumbent) — 41.85%
Qunelius “Cory” Pettway — 11.99%
Gwendolyn Cook Webb — 11.21%
Council District 5
Richard Franklin — 20.88%
Darrell O’Quinn (incumbent) — 57.63%
Hiram G. Rahim — 1.5%
Erica Starr Robbins — 13.1%
Roshanique Yvette Taylor — 6.9%
Council District 6
Keith Aaron — 28.62%
Crystal Smitherman (incumbent) — 66.55%
Keith O. Williams — 4.82%
Council District 7
Wardine Towers Alexander (incumbent) — 52.96%
La’Toya Lee — 14.32%
Lonnie Franklin Malone — 28.2%
Don “Donnie” Stone — 4.51%
Council District 8
Carol Clarke — 51.73%
Barbara Files-Kennedy — 8.19%
Lynette Peters — 2.54%
Celida “Celi” Soto — 15.33%
Adlai Trone — 12.09%
Harry “Traveling Shoes” Turner — 4.15%
D. Denise Webber-Jenkins — 2.34%
Wanda Wright — 3.64%
Council District 9
Eric Hall — 15.05%
John Hilliard (incumbent) — 49.17%
David Russell — 6.45%
LaTonya Tate — 29.34%
Birmingham Board of Education
District 1
Sherman Collins Jr. — 43.07%
Douglas Ragland (incumbent) — 42.76%
Jerry Tate — 14.17%
District 2
Terri Michal (incumbent) — 42.79%
Neonta Williams — 56.21%
District 3
Mary Boehm (incumbent) –84.99%
Byron Lagrone — 15.01%
District 4
Derrick L. Billups — 55.11%
Daagye Hendricks (incumbent) — 44.89%
District 5
James Sullivan — 53.53%
David Tarell McKinney — 46.47%
District 6
Jamaree’ Collins — 7%
Leticia Watkins — 64.45%
Yancey Williams Sr. — 28.55%
District 7
District 7 incumbent board member Walter Wilson had no opponent.
District 8
Anoinette “Toni” King — 12.36%
Curtis Tyrone Robinson — 6.56%
Sonja Smith (incumbent) — 62.27%
Antwon Bernard Womack — 18.81%
District 9
Le’Darius Hilliard — 43.15%
Jason Meadows — 41.9%
Susan Diane Mitchell — 14.95%
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