2020 Jefferson County municipal elections

2020 Jefferson County municipal elections are scheduled to be held on August 25, 2020, with runoffs as needed held on October 6.

In April 2020 the executive committee of the Alabama League of Municipalities discussed whether to request that the Alabama State Legislature postpone municipal elections for a year due to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, tabling the matter until June. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill issued guidance under the state's emergency declaration authorizing, "any qualified voter who determines it is impossible or unreasonable to vote at their polling place," to submit an absentee ballot for the municipal election by marking a box on the application reading, "I have a physical illness or infirmity which prevents my attendance at the polls." Absentee ballot applications must be accompanied by a photocopy of a state-issued identification. Absentee ballots themselves must be returned with a sworn affidavit, signed and witnessed by two other adults or by a notary public. They must be returned by the day prior to the election.

Adamsville

• Mayor of Adamsville: Pam Palmer (incumbent), William England, Christopher James, Tammi Taylor
• Adamsville City Council:
  • District 1: Anthony Brooklere (incumbent), Eric Alexander
  • District 2: uncontested
  • District 3: uncontested
  • District 4: uncontested
  • District 5: uncontested

Brighton

• Mayor of Brighton: Eddie Cooper, Tyrone Rudolph, Bruce Taylor
• Brighton City Council:
  • Place 1: uncontested
  • Place 2: Rhonda Bean, Tasha Milligan
  • Place 3: uncontested
  • Place 4: Shawn Dalle Johnson, Andrea Mitchell
  • Place 5: Lester Milligan Jr, Lonnie Murry Sr

Center Point

• Mayor of Center Point: Tom Henderson (incumbent), Frederick Burkes, James Hurt, Bobby Scott
• Center Point City Council:
  • Place 1: D. M. Collins, Melissa Howle
  • Place 2: Linda Kennemur (incumbent), Glenn Williams
  • Place 3: Roger Barlow (incumbent), Tiffany Collins, Matthew Ray, Michael Marbury
  • Place 4: James Howell (incumbent), Sharon Jones
  • Place 5: Ebonee Hammond, Raymond Olan

Clay

• Mayor of Clay: Charles Webster, Gregory Wynne
• Clay City Council:
  • Place 1: Lewayne Allen, Becky Johnson
  • Place 2: Dean Kirkner (unopposed)
  • Place 3: Ben Thackerson (unopposed)
  • Place 4: Bo Johnson (incumbent, unopposed)
  • Place 5: Dennis Locke (unopposed)

Fairfield

• Mayor of Fairfield: Eddie Penny (incumbent), Jennifer Craig, Cynthia Turner-McDowell, Ed May II, Jeffery Rowser, Frederick Scott, Michael K. Williams
• Council:
  • Council President: Herman Carnes Jr, John Hackett Jr
  • District 1: uncontested
  • District 2: Susan Jo "Rembert" Parks (incumbent), Gloria Matthews
  • District 3: E. J. Foster, Kenya Newell
  • District 4: Tasha Renae Luster, Cedric Norman
  • District 5: Phyllis Oden-Jones, Wanda Stephen
  • District 6: Willie Hardley (incumbent), Robert Averhart

Fultondale

• Mayor of Fultondale: Jim Lowery (incumbent), Larry Holcomb
• Fultondale City Council:
  • Place 1: Joshua Bryant (incumbent), Lynn Carlton
  • Place 2: Joe "Coach" Bolton (incumbent), Kristi Jennings
  • Place 3: Jimmie Lay, Terry Webster
  • Place 4: Tommy Loden (incumbent), Timothy McWilliams
  • Place 5: Darrell Bates, Billy Hughes

Gardendale

• Gardendale City Council:
  • District 1: Bryan Knox, Gene Walker
  • District 2: uncontested
  • District 3: uncontested
  • District 4: uncontested
  • District 5: uncontested

Graysville

• Mayor of Graysville: Julio Davis (incumbent, unopposed)
• Graysville City Council:
  • District 1: uncontested
  • District 2: James Armstrong, Louella Kelley
  • District 3: uncontested
  • District 4: uncontested
  • District 5: uncontested
  • District 6: uncontested

Homewood

• Mayor of Homewood: Scott McBrayer (incumbent), Chris Lane, Patrick McCluskey
• Homewood City Council:
  • Ward 1
    • Place 1:
    • Place 2: Britt Thames (incumbent), Melanie Geer
  • Ward 2
    • Place 1: Carlos Alemán, Sydney Simmons
    • Place 2: Andrew Wolverton (incumbent), Celeste Bayles, Beverly LeBoeuf, Justin Limbaugh
  • Ward 3
    • Place 1: Walt Harris, Nick Sims, Brady Wilson
    • Place 2: Walter Jones (incumbent), Frances Nance, Mark Quimby
  • Ward 4
    • Place 1: Barry Smith (incumbent), Kent Haines
    • Place 2: Evan Bates, Jalete Nelms
  • Ward 5
    • Place 1:
    • Place 2: Jeff Foster, John Hardin, Zachary Isbell

Hoover

• See 2020 Hoover municipal election

Pleasant Grove

Pleasant Grove's election for City Council members was conducted on a "cumulative" basis as part of a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged its previous "at-large" system disadvantaged Black candidates. In cumulative voting, each voter may distribute five votes for council among any combination of one or more candidates. The five candidates with the most cumulative votes are named the winners of the election.

• Mayor of Pleasant Grove: Jerry Brasseale (incumbent); Robert Sellers
• Pleasant Grove City Council:
  • Rose Armstrong
  • LaTanya Dunham
  • K. D. Dunn
  • Ken Hatfield
  • Victoria Hill
  • Philip Houston
  • Troy Johnson
  • Ray Lassiter
  • Yolanda Lawson

Trussville

• Mayor: Buddy Choat (incumbent, unopposed)
• Council:
  • Place 1: Perry Cook (incumbent), Wendell Gibson
  • Place 2: Alan Taylor (incumbent), Beckie Taunton
  • Place 3: Jaime Anderson, Randy Schlitz
  • Place 4: Brian Plant (incumbent), Ben Short
  • Place 5: Zack Steele (incumbent), Lisa Bright

References

• Cason, Mike (April 16, 2020) "League of Municipalities won’t seek postponement of August elections." The Birmingham News
• Newcombe, Grace (July 20, 2020) "Merrill: Absentee voting available for August municipal elections." Cullman Tribune
• Beahm, Anna (August 20, 2020) "Pleasant Grove’s all-white city government poise for change with next week’s election." The Birmingham News

External links

• Alabama Votes website
• Municipal Election Information from the Alabama League of Municipalities