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Overall turnout was 83%. Voters in black precincts turned out at record levels, with 77% of eligible voters casting ballots. | Overall turnout was 83%. Voters in black precincts turned out at record levels, with 77% of eligible voters casting ballots. | ||
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==Mayor's race== | ==Mayor's race== | ||
# [[Richard Arrington, Jr]]: 56,967 votes (60%) | # [[Richard Arrington, Jr]]: 56,967 votes (60%) | ||
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* [[Eddie Blankenship]], elected to a two-year term | * [[Eddie Blankenship]], elected to a two-year term | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Kelly, Mark (September 30, 1999) "[http://www.bwcitypaper.com/Articles-i-2010-01-07-233481.113121_William_Bell_The_Historical_Perspective.html William Bell: The Historical Perspective]" ''Black & White'' | * Kelly, Mark (September 30, 1999) "[http://www.bwcitypaper.com/Articles-i-2010-01-07-233481.113121_William_Bell_The_Historical_Perspective.html William Bell: The Historical Perspective]" ''Black & White'' | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 13 January 2010
The 1983 Birmingham municpal elections included races for Mayor of Birmingham and Birmingham City Council, then elected at-large. The election was held on October 11, 1983 with two challengers vying trying to unseat Richard Arrington, Jr, then at the end of his first term of office.
In a contest billed by the newspapers as a "Battle of the Ph.D.s", Arrington soundly won a second term of office over City Council challenger John Katopodis.
Overall turnout was 83%. Voters in black precincts turned out at record levels, with 77% of eligible voters casting ballots.
Mayor's race
- Richard Arrington, Jr: 56,967 votes (60%)
- John Katopodis: 37,608 votes (40%)
- Sonja Franeta: 171 votes (0.2%)
City Council election
- William Bell (62%), incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
- Jeff Germany, incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
- David Herring, incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
- Russell Yarbrough, incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
- Eddie Blankenship, elected to a two-year term
References
- Kelly, Mark (September 30, 1999) "William Bell: The Historical Perspective" Black & White
- Allers, Robyn, ed. (1999) Birmingham: A City Born Again: The Arrington Years 1979-1999. Birmingham: Elements/Jesse J. Lewis and Associates
- Archibald, John (October 9, 2009) "Archibald: What next? C-Notes for votes?" Birmingham News