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**District 4: [[Bill Whisenhunt]], unopposed
**District 4: [[Bill Whisenhunt]], unopposed
**District 5: [[Johnathon Click]], winner; [[Reginald Crawford]] (District 2 incumbent)
**District 5: [[Johnathon Click]], winner; [[Reginald Crawford]] (District 2 incumbent)
Five other mayoral candidates filed, but were disqualified for failing to turn in an ethics form simultaneously with their qualification papers. Those included [[Yohance Owens]], [[Dana Brown]], [[Nathaniel Byrd]], [[Loretta Herring]] and [[Tammi Taylor]].


==[[Brighton]]==
==[[Brighton]]==

Revision as of 08:21, 4 October 2016

2016 Jefferson County municipal elections were held August 23, 2016, with runoffs as needed held on October 4.

The following were the contests in cities and towns in Jefferson County. See 2016 municipal elections for contests in other counties.

Adamsville

Five other mayoral candidates filed, but were disqualified for failing to turn in an ethics form simultaneously with their qualification papers. Those included Yohance Owens, Dana Brown, Nathaniel Byrd, Loretta Herring and Tammi Taylor.

Brighton

Watkins and Cooper both filed suits challenging Dean's election on allegations of vote fraud (specifically relating to absentee ballots) and evidence that Dean does not live in the city limits. A Bessemer circuit judge called for a recount and inspection of ballots as part of the discovery phase of the lawsuit.

Center Point

Clay

  • Mayor: uncontested
    • Place 1: uncontested
    • Place 2: uncontested
    • Place 3: uncontested
    • Place 4: Bo Johnson (incumbent), winner; Carol Foster
    • Place 5: uncontested

Fairfield

Gloria Matthews, who had served two years of Primus Mack's term as District 2 representative following his criminal conviction, disputed the results of the election, claiming that absentee ballots and voting machines had been tampered with. Lorene Allen, who managed absentee ballots for City Clerk Ashley Murphy, explained that 20 of the 48 absentee ballots cast had to be rejected for lack of signatures or voter identification.

Mayoral runoff candidate Johnnie Wyatt also claimed that Edward May failed to establish residence in the city before submitting his qualifications for the election and petitioned the Jefferson County Circuit Court to disqualify him.

Fultondale

Gardendale

Graysville

Homewood

Hoover

Hueytown

Irondale

Leeds

Ragland-Pierce filed a complaint to the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk challenging the local election and canvassing of ballots, and citing numerous alleged violations of state code.

Lipscomb

Midfield

Morris

Mountain Brook

Mulga

Pinson

Pleasant Grove

Tarrant

Trafford

Trussville

Vestavia Hills

Warrior

References

  • Hrynkiw, Ivana (August 12, 2016) "Birmingham area municipal elections 2016: What you need to know." The Birmingham News
  • Hrynkiw, Ivana (August 23, 2016) "Birmingham area elections 2016: Hoover, Vestavia Hills elect new mayors." The Birmingham News
  • Koplowitz, Howard (September 23, 2016) "Judge orders recount in Brighton municipal elections." The Birmingham News
  • Owens, Cody (September 29, 2016) "Runoff election rundown." Weld for Birmingham

External links

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