2021 Birmingham municipal election

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 2021 Birmingham municipal election will be held before the 2020 census-directed redistricting.

Candidates

Mayor

• Lashunda Scales
• Cerissa Brown
• William Bell
• Steven Hoyt
• Randall Woodfin (incumbent)
• Chris Woods
• Darryl Williams
• E. Philemon Hill

City Council

District 1: Clinton Woods (incumbent) District 2: Kimberly Jeanty Hunter Williams (incumbent) District 3: Joseph Casper Baker III Blake Guinn Valerie Abbott (incumbent) District 4: Scottie McClaney Gwen Webb Cory Pettway J.T. Moore District 5: Darrell O'Quinn (incumbent) Richard Franklin

District 6: Keith O. Williams Clarence Muhammad Crystal Smitherman (incumbent) District 7: Lonnie Malone District 8: Celi Soto Adlai Trone Barbara Files Carol Clarke District 9: Eric Hall LaTonya Tate John Hilliard (incumbent)

Board of Education

District 1: Jerry Tate Douglas Ragland (incumbent) District 2: Neonta Williams District 3: none announced District 4: Daagye Hendricks District 5: James Sullivan

District 6: Leticia Watkins Tony Christon-Walker District 7: Walter Wilson (incumbent) District 8: Antwon Womack District 9: Brandon Cleveland

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.

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.

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

External links

• Alabama Secretary of State Upcoming Elections at sos.alabama.gov
• Birmingham City Clerk Upcoming Elections at birminghamal.gov