2017 Birmingham municipal election
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The 2017 Birmingham municipal election is planned for August 22, 2017 to fill the positions of Mayor of Birmingham and all nine seats on the Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Board of Education.
This is to be the second concurrent election of Mayor and City Council after the election cycle for Mayor was changed by state law in 2010.
Candidates
Mayor
City Council
- District 1: (13 of 14 boxes)
- Lashunda Scales (incumbent)
- District 2: (29 of 30 boxes)
- Kim Rafferty (incumbent)
- Kimberly Jeanty
- Jordan Thompson
- District 3:
- Valerie Abbott (incumbent)
- District 4: (35 of 36 boxes)
- Maxine Parker (incumbent)
- District 5: (35 of 36 boxes)
- Johnathan Austin (incumbent)
- District 6: (29 of 30 boxes)
- Sheila Tyson (incumbent)
- District 7:
- Jay Roberson (incumbent)
- District 8: (23 of 24 boxes)
- Steven Hoyt (incumbent)
- District 9: (33 of 34 boxes)
- Marcus Lundy (incumbent)
Board of Education
- District 1: (13 of 14 boxes)
- Sherman Collins (incumbent)
- District 2:
- Lyord Watson (incumbent)
- District 3:
- Brian Giattina (incumbent)
- District 4: (35 of 36 boxes)
- Daagye Hendricks (incumbent)
- District 5: (35 of 36 boxes)
- District 6: (29 of 30 boxes)
- Cheri Gardner (incumbent)
- District 7: (29 of 30 boxes)
- Wardine Alexander (incumbent)
- District 8: (23 of 24 boxes)
- April Williams (incumbent)
- District 9: (33 of 34 boxes)
- Sandra Brown (incumbent)
Announcements
Woodfin announced his intention to challenge Bell for the Mayor's office on August 27, 2016 at the North Birmingham Recreation Center. Bell made his announcement at Katanya's Cafe in North Birmingham on February 3, 2017. Chris Woods announced his candidacy at Hopewell Baptist Church in North Birmingham on March 19.
References
- Steere, Tim (August 22, 2016) "Assistant city attorney to run for mayor." Birmingham Business Journal
- Rebman, Stephanie (February 3, 2017) "Birmingham Mayor William Bell to seek re-election." Birmingham Business Journal
- Finchem, Reid (March 27, 2017) "Mayoral candidates speak at Birmingham-Southern on city growth." Weld for Birmingham