1910 Birmingham municipal election

The 1910 mayoral election for the city of Birmingham was held on June 20, 1910, coinciding with a referendum on moving from a Mayor-Aldermen form of government to a three-member Birmingham City Commission. Voters overwhelmingly supported the City Commission plan and elected Culpepper Exum by a large majority to become Mayor and to continue serving once a new commission could be elected.

The Birmingham News, which campaigned on behalf of the proposed change in government, reported a quiet election day with just over 8,000 voters coming to the polls despite a sense of apathy observed during the campaign.

Results

Commission referendum

• For: 4,962 votes (passed)
• Against: 693 votes

Mayor of Birmingham

• Culpepper Exum: 4,440 votes (winner)
• Carl Seals: 2,078 votes
• Jere King: 1,507 votes
• F. I. Monks: 163 votes

Chief of Police

• George Bodeker (incumbent): 5,162 votes (winner)
• Thomas Shirley: 2,965 votes

Aldermen

• 1st Ward: Pete Houppert 109 votes, J. M. Wright 98 votes
• 2nd Ward: Sam Stern 208 votes, John O'Neil (incumbent) 102 votes, Francis Lowe 75 votes
• 3rd Ward: George Huddleston 305 votes, A. A. Gambill 288 votes
• 4th Ward: Walter Moore 437 votes (unopposed)
• 5th Ward: G. B. Morgan 316 votes, Phil Harper (incumbent) 209 votes
• 6th Ward: A. Maben Hobson 242 votes, Frank Jones 132 votes
• 7th Ward: John E. Morriss 392 votes (unopposed)
• 8th Ward: Dan Hogan 522 votes (unopposed)
• 9th Ward: Walter Metcalf 299 votes, M. D. Brandes 260 votes
• 10th Ward: D. C. Ball 151 votes, W. R. Starbuck (incumbent) 131 votes
• 11th Ward: J. W. Lacey 134 votes, A. P. Stephens 90 votes, A. R. Causey (incumbent) 79 votes
• 12th Ward (2 places): S. R. Hawley (incumbent) 648 votes, J. B. Gibson (incumbent) 581 votes, Charles W. Hall 516 votes
• 13th Ward (2 places): A. L. Thorp 173 votes, C. E. Glover 135 votes, F. D. McArthur 131 votes
• 14th Ward (2 places): T. J. Carter 242 votes, James McLaughlin 198 votes, E. L. Layton 194 votes, J. M. Collins 162 votes, Sam Foley 148 votes
• 15th Ward (2 places): Frank W. Smith (incumbent) 370 votes, D. U. Williams 318 votes, W. H. Tharpe 291 votes
• 16th Ward (2 places): M. H. McDowell (incumbent) 807 votes, P. J. Rogers (incumbent) 736 votes

References

• Birmingham News (June 21, 1910)