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

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

City Council

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

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

Board of Education

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

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

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.

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.

Polls

Pollster	Dates	No. polled	Woodfin	Bell	Scales	Woods	undecided
Chism	4/1–5	662	49.4%	13.6%	12.2%	3.7%	21.0%

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

External links

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