2022 Mountain Brook municipal election: Difference between revisions
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One issue that received a lot of attention during the election campaign was the governance of [[Mountain Brook Schools]], whose board members are appointed by the Council. | One issue that received a lot of attention during the election campaign was the governance of [[Mountain Brook Schools]], whose board members are appointed by the Council. | ||
Voting took place at six precincts: [[Mountain Brook City Hall]], [[Mountain Brook Community Church]], [[Brookwood Baptist Church]], [[St Luke's Episcopal Church]], [[Cherokee Bend Elementary School]], and [[Canterbury United Methodist Church]]. 18,197 voters, representing 41.3% of those registered, appeared at the polls, including 710 who returned absentee ballots. | |||
The Council certified the results by canvass on [[August 30]]. The new members were sworn into office on Monday, [[November 7]]. | |||
==City Council== | ==City Council== | ||
===Place 1=== | ===Place 1=== | ||
* [[ | * '''[[Graham Smith]]''', 5,530 votes (73.5%), winner | ||
* [[ | * [[Christopher Powanda]], 1,990 votes (26.5%) | ||
:* incumbent [[Alice Womack]] did not stand for reelection. | :* incumbent [[Alice Womack]] did not stand for reelection. | ||
===Place 3=== | ===Place 3=== | ||
* [[Billy Pritchard]] (incumbent) | * '''[[Billy Pritchard]]''' (incumbent), 5,320 votes (70.7%), winner | ||
* [[Kent Osband]] | * [[Kent Osband]], 2,186 votes (29.1%) | ||
===Place 5=== | ===Place 5=== | ||
* [[ | * '''[[Lloyd Shelton]]''' (incumbent), 5,051 votes (67.2%), winner | ||
* [[ | * [[Tate Davis]], 2,459 votes (32.7%) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Renneker, Frederick (August 16, 2022) "Guest opinion: Distorting the truth not the Mountain Brook way and it needs to stop." guest opinion column {{BN}} | * Renneker, Frederick (August 16, 2022) "Guest opinion: Distorting the truth not the Mountain Brook way and it needs to stop." guest opinion column {{BN}} | ||
* Glenn, John H. (August 16, 2022) "Mountain Brook council candidate faces controversy over controversial post history." ''Alabama Political Reporter'' | * Glenn, John H. (August 16, 2022) "Mountain Brook council candidate faces controversy over controversial post history." ''Alabama Political Reporter'' | ||
* Koplowitz, Howard (August 23, 2022) "Mountain Brook council incumbents win in election focused on education ‘culture war’." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:Mountain Brook elections|2022]] | [[Category:Mountain Brook elections|2022]] | ||
[[Category:2022 events]] | [[Category:2022 events]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 24 August 2022
The 2022 Mountain Brook municipal election was held on August 23, 2022 in Mountain Brook to fill three open seats on the five-member Mountain Brook City Council. The five seats are elected at large on an alternating schedule. A special local bill extended the term of office for candidates elected in 2020 and 2022 to five years, after which the terms revert to four years, in order to make local elections no longer coincide with national elections.
One issue that received a lot of attention during the election campaign was the governance of Mountain Brook Schools, whose board members are appointed by the Council.
Voting took place at six precincts: Mountain Brook City Hall, Mountain Brook Community Church, Brookwood Baptist Church, St Luke's Episcopal Church, Cherokee Bend Elementary School, and Canterbury United Methodist Church. 18,197 voters, representing 41.3% of those registered, appeared at the polls, including 710 who returned absentee ballots.
The Council certified the results by canvass on August 30. The new members were sworn into office on Monday, November 7.
City Council
Place 1
- Graham Smith, 5,530 votes (73.5%), winner
- Christopher Powanda, 1,990 votes (26.5%)
- incumbent Alice Womack did not stand for reelection.
Place 3
- Billy Pritchard (incumbent), 5,320 votes (70.7%), winner
- Kent Osband, 2,186 votes (29.1%)
Place 5
- Lloyd Shelton (incumbent), 5,051 votes (67.2%), winner
- Tate Davis, 2,459 votes (32.7%)
References
- Chambers, Jesse (June 15, 2022) "Mountain Brook to hold city election Aug. 23, qualifying underway." Village Living
- Renneker, Frederick (August 16, 2022) "Guest opinion: Distorting the truth not the Mountain Brook way and it needs to stop." guest opinion column The Birmingham News
- Glenn, John H. (August 16, 2022) "Mountain Brook council candidate faces controversy over controversial post history." Alabama Political Reporter
- Koplowitz, Howard (August 23, 2022) "Mountain Brook council incumbents win in election focused on education ‘culture war’." The Birmingham News