2021 Birmingham municipal election: Difference between revisions
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===Mayor=== | ===Mayor=== | ||
[[File:2021 Bham mayoral debate.png|right|thumb|375px|Screenshot from the August 17 on-line mayoral debate]] | [[File:2021 Bham mayoral debate.png|right|thumb|375px|Screenshot from the August 17 on-line mayoral debate]] | ||
* [[Randall Woodfin]] (incumbent) | * '''[[Randall Woodfin]]''' (incumbent), 23,616 votes (64.3%), winner | ||
* [[William Bell]] | * [[Lashunda Scales]], 7,625 votes (20.8%) | ||
* [[Cerissa Brown|Cerissa A. Brown]] | * [[William Bell]], 3,354 votes (9.1.%) | ||
* [[E. Philemon Hill]] | * [[Chris Woods]], 1,562 votes (4.3%) | ||
* [[Cerissa Brown|Cerissa A. Brown]], 236 votes (0.6%) | |||
* [[Darryl Williams]] | * [[E. Philemon Hill]], 149 votes (0.4%) | ||
* [[Darryl Williams]], 120 votes (0.3%) | |||
* [[Napoleon Gonzalez]] | * [[Napoleon Gonzalez]], 47 votes (0.1%) | ||
===City Council=== | ===City Council=== | ||
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* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: | ||
** [[Clinton Woods]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Clinton Woods]]''' (incumbent), unopposed | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: | ||
** [[Hunter Williams]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Hunter Williams]]''' (incumbent), 2,658 votes (69.5%), winner | ||
** [[Kimberly Jeanty]] | ** [[Kimberly Jeanty]], 634 votes (16.6%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Lawrence Conaway]], 417 votes (10.9%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Don D. Scott]], 117 votes (3.1%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]: | ||
** [[Valerie Abbott]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Valerie Abbott]]''' (incumbent), 2,099 votes (52.8%), winner | ||
** [[ | ** [[Alice Speake]], 1,142 votes (28.7%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Joseph Baker|Joseph Baker III]], 498 votes (12.5%) | ||
** [[Wil Jones]] | ** [[Wil Jones]], 239 votes (6.0%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: | ||
** [[William Parker]] (incumbent) | ** [[William Parker]] (incumbent), 1,501 votes (41.9%), runoff | ||
** [[ | ** [[J. T. Moore]], 830 votes (23.2%), runoff | ||
** [[ | ** [[Cory Pettway]], 430 votes (12.0%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Scottie McClaney]], 424 votes (11.8%) | ||
** [[Gwendolyn Webb|Gwendolyn Cook Webb]] | ** [[Gwendolyn Webb|Gwendolyn Cook Webb]], 402 votes (11.2%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: | ||
** [[Darrell O'Quinn]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Darrell O'Quinn]]''' (incumbent), 2,156 votes (57.6%), winner | ||
** [[Richard Franklin]] | ** [[Richard Franklin]], 781 votes (20.9%) | ||
** [[Erica Robbins|Erica "Star" Robbins]] | ** [[Erica Robbins|Erica "Star" Robbins]], 490 votes (13.1%) | ||
** [[Roshanique Taylor|Roshanique Yvette Taylor]] | ** [[Roshanique Taylor|Roshanique Yvette Taylor]], 258 votes (6.9%) | ||
** [[Hiram Rahim|Hiram G. Rahim]] | ** [[Hiram Rahim|Hiram G. Rahim]], 56 votes (1.5%) | ||
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* [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: | ||
** [[Crystal Smitherman]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Crystal Smitherman]]''' (incumbent), 2,374 votes (66.6%), winner | ||
** [[Keith Aaron]] | ** [[Keith Aaron]], 1021 votes (28.6%) | ||
** [[Keith Williams|Keith O. Williams]] | ** [[Keith Williams|Keith O. Williams]], 172 votes (4.8%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: | ||
** [[Wardine Alexander]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Wardine Alexander]]''' (incumbent), 2,278 votes (53.0%), winner | ||
** [[ | ** [[Lonnie Malone]], 1,213 votes (28.2%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[La'Toya Lee]], 616 votes (14.3%) | ||
** [[Donald Stone|Don "Donnie" Stone]] | ** [[Donald Stone|Don "Donnie" Stone]], 194 votes (4.5%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: | ||
** [[Carol Clarke]] | ** '''[[Carol Clarke]]''', 2,059 votes (51.7%), winner | ||
** [[Celida Soto|Celida "Celi" Soto]], 610 votes (15.3%) | |||
** [[Celida Soto|Celida "Celi" Soto]] | ** [[Adlai Trone]], 481 votes (12.1%) | ||
** [[Adlai Trone]] | ** [[Barbara Files Kennedy]], 326 votes (8.2%) | ||
** [[Harry Turner Jr|Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner]] | ** [[Harry Turner Jr|Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner]], 165 votes (4.2%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Wanda Wright]], 145 votes (3.6%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Lynette Peters]], 101 votes (2.5%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[D. Denise Webber-Jenkins]], 93 votes (2.4%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: | ||
** [[John Hilliard]] (incumbent) | ** [[John Hilliard]] (incumbent), 2,212 votes (49.2%), runoff | ||
** [[ | ** [[LaTonya Tate]], 1,320 votes (29.3%), runoff | ||
** [[ | ** [[Eric Hall]], 677 votes (15.1%) | ||
** [[David Russell]] | ** [[David Russell]], 290 votes (6.5%) | ||
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* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: | ||
** [[ | ** [[Sherman Collins]], 1,827 votes (43.1%), runoff | ||
** [[ | ** [[Douglas Ragland]] (incumbent), 1,814 votes (42.8%), runoff | ||
** [[Jerry Tate]] | ** [[Jerry Tate]], 601 votes (14.2%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: | ||
** [[ | ** '''[[Neonta Williams]]''', 2,064 votes (56.2%), winner | ||
** [[ | ** [[Terri Michal]] (incumbent), 1,608 votes (43.8%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]: | ||
** [[Mary Boehm]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Mary Boehm]]''' (incumbent), 3,204 votes (84.5%), winner | ||
** [[Byron Lagrone|Byron "Anti-Charter School" Lagrone]] | ** [[Byron Lagrone|Byron "Anti-Charter School" Lagrone]], 566 votes (15.0%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: | ||
** [[ | ** '''[[Derrick Billups]]''', 1,951 votes (55.1%), winner | ||
** [[ | ** [[Daagye Hendricks]] (incumbent), 1,589 votes (44.9%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: | ||
** [[ | ** '''[[James Sullivan]]''', 1,886 votes (53.3%), winner | ||
** [[David McKinney|David Tarell McKinney]], 1,637 votes (46.5%) | |||
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* [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: | ||
** [[ | ** '''[[Leticia Watkins]]''', 2,273 votes (66.5%), winner | ||
** [[ | ** [[Yancey Williams Sr]], 1,007 votes (28.6%) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Jamaree' Collins]], 247 votes (7.0%) | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: | ||
** [[Walter Wilson|Walter "Big Walt" Wilson]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Walter Wilson|Walter "Big Walt" Wilson]]''' (incumbent), unopposed | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: | ||
** [[Sonja Smith]] (incumbent) | ** '''[[Sonja Smith]]''' (incumbent), 2,469 votes (62.3%), winner | ||
** [[Toni King|Antoinette "Toni" King]] | ** [[Antwon Womack]], 746 votes (18.8%) | ||
** [[Curtis Tyrone Robinson]] | ** [[Toni King|Antoinette "Toni" King]], 490 votes (12.4%) | ||
** [[Curtis Tyrone Robinson]], 260 votes (6.6%) | |||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: | ||
** [[Le'Darius Hilliard]] | ** [[Le'Darius Hilliard]], 1,934 votes (43.2%), runoff | ||
** [[Jason Meadows]] | ** [[Jason Meadows]], 1,878 votes (41.9%), runoff | ||
** [[Susan Diane Mitchell]] | ** [[Susan Diane Mitchell]], 670 votes (15.0%) | ||
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Note: Where a candidate's nickname is present, that is how their name was shown on the ballot. | Note: Where a candidate's nickname is present, that is how their name was shown on the ballot. | ||
===Former Candidates=== | |||
The following is a list of candidates announced their intent to run, but either failed to qualify or withdrew their run. | The following is a list of candidates announced their intent to run, but either failed to qualify or withdrew their run. | ||
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** [[Angela Scoggins-Watkins]] (District 5) | ** [[Angela Scoggins-Watkins]] (District 5) | ||
** [[Tony Christon-Walker]] (District 6) | ** [[Tony Christon-Walker]] (District 6) | ||
** [[Linda Roper Richardson]] (District 7) | |||
** [[Brandon Cleveland]] (District 9) | ** [[Brandon Cleveland]] (District 9) | ||
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==Campaigns== | ==Campaigns== |
Revision as of 08:28, 25 August 2021
The 2021 Birmingham municipal election is a municipal election that will be held on August 24, 2021 to fill the positions of Mayor of Birmingham and all nine seats on the Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Board of Education.
It will be the third concurrent ballot for Mayor and City Council after the election cycle for Mayor was changed by state law in 2010. The official qualification period for candidates is between June 25, 2020 and July 10, 2021. Runoff elections, if necessary, will be held on October 5, 2021. The certification / canvassing of election results will occur on August 31, 2021.
Candidates were allowed to begin fundraising one year prior to election day on August 24, 2020. The qualification period for candidates was from June 25 2021 through July 9 2021.
The 2021 Birmingham municipal election will be held before the 2020 census-directed redistricting.
Candidates
Mayor
- Randall Woodfin (incumbent), 23,616 votes (64.3%), winner
- Lashunda Scales, 7,625 votes (20.8%)
- William Bell, 3,354 votes (9.1.%)
- Chris Woods, 1,562 votes (4.3%)
- Cerissa A. Brown, 236 votes (0.6%)
- E. Philemon Hill, 149 votes (0.4%)
- Darryl Williams, 120 votes (0.3%)
- Napoleon Gonzalez, 47 votes (0.1%)
City Council
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Board of Education
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Note: Where a candidate's nickname is present, that is how their name was shown on the ballot.
Former Candidates
The following is a list of candidates announced their intent to run, but either failed to qualify or withdrew their run.
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Campaigns
Randall Woodfin announced his re-election campaign for the Mayor's office on August 25, 2020 and held a campaign kick-off event on January 30 at George Ward Park. Steven Hoyt, current District 8 representative, and Darryl Williams, announced their bids for the Mayor's office during the week of August 24, 2020. Chris Woods announced his candidacy on January 13, 2021, followed by Lashunda Scales on Martin Luther King Jr Day, January 18. Former mayor William Bell confirmed his intention to run on February 2. Cerissa Brown formally announced her candidacy for Mayor at Legion Field on February 13. E. Philemon Hill entered the race in May.
Debates
A "Mayoral Town Hall Debate" sponsored by the Jefferson County Millennial Democrats and moderated by Dana Woodruff was held at the Lit in 8th nightclub on June 24. Woodfin, Scales, Bell and Woods were invited to participate.
Those four also appeared in an August 13 debate sponsored by WVTM and WATV which was moderated by Lisa Crane (link).
An online debate co-sponsored by Al.com, The Birmingham Times, Summit Media, CBS 42, and the Birmingham Association of Black Journalists was held on August 17 with all mayoral candidates invited to participate. Janae Pierre moderated that debate, with questions from a panel which included Roy S. Johnson, Barnett Wright, Sherri Jackson, Cody Short and Shelia Smoot. Woodfin, Scales, Bell, Brown and Hill participated. Woods was unavailable and Gonzalez was unable to participate due to technical difficulties. A number of topics were discussed during the event, but Woodfin's "Birmingham Promise" attracted the most comment from challengers who viewed the program as self-serving and a drain on public school funding.
Fundraising
On September 8 the Woodfin campaign announced that they had raised $270,000 in their first week fundraising. Major contributors included Eric Bledsoe, Charles Barkley, Raymond Harbert, and Shipt. He later reported large donations from the North Alabama PAC, Sheree Acheson, Marcel Dareus, Margaret Hemberg and London Ash.
Bell's challenge was supported by David Shelby, Triangle Partners, and United PAC. Scales reported major contributions from Marion Collins, Raymond Brooks, Shedrick Vance, Ralph Sanders and Win Pac-2018. Chris Woods took large donations from the Alabama Development PAC as well as James Andrews, Christopher Travis, Robins & Morton and R. P. Wilkin.
Polls
Pollster | Dates | No. polled | Woodfin | Bell | Scales | Woods | Brown | undecided |
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Chism | 4/1–5 | 662 | 49.4% | 13.6% | 12.2% | 3.7% | n/a | 21.0% |
B'ham Times | 5/11–6/4 | 250 | 52.0% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 23.2% |
References
- Wright, Barnett (September 8, 2020) "Randall Woodfin raises $270K – in one week – for second term as Birmingham Mayor" The Birmingham Times
- Committee to Elect Randall Woodfin. Campaign Finance Report Filings. Jefferson County Probate Court (August–October 2020)
- John Hilliard. Campaign Finance Report Filings. Jefferson County Probate Court (September–October 2020)
- Garrison, Greg (January 13, 2021) "Chris Woods runs for mayor, blames Woodfin for ‘riots’." The Birmingham News
- Taylor, Drew (January 18, 2021) "Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales running for mayor of Birmingham." CBS42.com
- Prickett, Sam (February 9, 2021) "Candidates Lining Up to Run for Birmingham City Council." BirminghamWatch
- Prickett, Sam (February 16, 2021) "Field of Candidates for Birmingham Mayor Continues to Grow." BirminghamWatch
- Prickett, Sam (May 18, 2021) "New Challengers Enter Birmingham City Elections." BirminghamWatch
- Wright, Barnett & Carter Dewees (June 24, 2021) "Poll: Woodfin Has Commanding Lead in 2021 Birmingham Mayor’s Race" The Birmingham Times
- Prickett, Sam (June 28, 2021) "Birmingham Elections Begin Officially as Candidates File Qualifying Papers." BirminghamWatch
- Martin, Virginia (July 10, 2021) "Birmingham Elections Ballot Set." BirminghamWatch
- "2021 Birmingham Mayoral Candidate Profiles" (August 16, 2021) WBHM.org/Birmingham Watch
- "Who’s Running For Birmingham City Council?" (August 16, 2021) WBHM.org/Birmingham Watch
- "Birmingham Mayoral Debate 2021: How to watch." (August 17, 2021) The Birmingham News
- Michaels, Ryan (August 18, 2021) "Birmingham Mayoral Debate Turns Testy Over Woodfin’s Scholarships Program." The Birmingham Times
External links
- Alabama Secretary of State Upcoming Elections at sos.alabama.gov
- Birmingham City Clerk Upcoming Elections at birminghamal.gov