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The '''2005 Birmingham municipal election''' was held on [[October 11]], [[2005]] to fill all nine seats on the [[Birmingham City Council]]. Seven of nine incumbents campaigned for re-election, with [[Bert Miller]] and [[Lee Loder]] leaving openings in [[:Category:Birmingham City Council districts|Districts]] [[Birmingham City Council District 7|7]] and [[Birmingham City Council District 8|8]], respectively.

Runoffs, held on [[November 1]], were required in all but three districts, with [[Valerie Abbott]] and [[Carole Smitherman]] winning re-election outright. [[Miriam Witherspoon]] narrowly won outright in the 7-way race to replace Miller in District 7 as well.

During the campaign, a recording of former council member [[Bert Miller]] endorsing Abbott was mass-dialed to residents of [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]. Though the calls originated from a machine operated by the [[Stuart Consulting Group]] in Metairie, Lousiana, the caller ID displayed Abbott's home telephone number. Her opponent in the race, [[Chris Hartsell]] has been associated with Stuart Consulting in his later role as Mayor [[Larry Langford]]'s chief of operations.

==Results==
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]
** [[Joel Montgomery]], incumbent - 1,528 (44.7%, won runoff)
** [[Lashunda Scales]] - 701 (20.5%, lost runoff)
** [[Johnnie Johnson Jr]] - 657 (19.2%)
** [[Christopher Cummings]] - 531 (15.5%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]
** [[Carol Reynolds]], incumbent - 1,283 (48.8%, won runoff)
** [[Frank Matthews]] - 563 (21.4%, lost runoff)
** [[Richard Rutledge]] - 345 (13.1%)
** [[Alvin Rutledge]] - 291 (11.1%)
** [[Mark Bodenhausen]] - 106 (4.0%)
** [[Rick Austin]] - 41 (1.6%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]
** [[Valerie Abbott]], incumbent - 2,005 (79.3%, winner)
** [[Chris Hartsell]] - 410 (16.2%)
** [[David Ricker]] - 114 (4.5%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]
** [[Maxine Herring Parker]] - 1,106 (43.8%, won runoff)
** [[Hezekiah Jackson]] - 617 (24.5%, lost runoff)
** [[Edward Maddox]] - 447 (17.7%)
** [[Gwen Sykes]], incumbent - 278 (11.0%)
** [[Ondray Agee]] - 76 (3.0%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]
** [[William Bell]] - 1,190 (49.0%, won runoff)
** [[Elias Hendricks]], incumbent - 1,110 (45.7%, lost runoff)
** [[T. C. Cannon]] - 129 (5.3%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]
** [[Carole Smitherman]], incumbent - 2,416 (69.7%, winner)
** [[Keith Aaron]] - 670 (19.3%)
** [[John Harris]] - 379 (10.9%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]
** [[Miriam Witherspoon]] - 2,233 (53.2%, winner)
** [[Sandra Little Brown]] - 1,294 (33.2%)
** [[Robert Littleton]] - 258 (6.1%)
** [[Glenn Hardy]] - 144 (3.4%)
** [[Angela Wells]] - 110 (2.6%)
** [[Sandra Bergeron]] - 33 (0.8%)
** [[Gilbert Klein]] - 29 (0.7%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]
** [[Steven Hoyt]] - 1,264 (48.6%, won runoff)
** [[Gerri Robinson]] - 872 (33.5%, lost runoff)
** [[Mary Jones]] - 345 (13.3%)
** [[Fred Lee Randal]] - 88 (3.4%)
** [[Henry Clay Dennison]] - 32 (1.2%)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]
** [[Roderick Royal]], incumbent - 1,444 (39.8%, won runoff)
** [[Leroy Bandy]] - 789 (21.8%, lost runoff)
** [[David Merrida]] - 520 (14.3%)
** [[William A. Barnes]] - 277 (7.6%)
** [[David Russell]] - 245 (6.8%)
** [[William Muhammad]] - 198 (5.5%)
** [[Connie Lee Smith Jr]] - 154 (4.3%)

==References==
* "Birmingham City Council candidates" (October 9, 2005) ''Birmingham News''
* "The Results: Birmingham City Council: Incomplete and Unofficial Returns." (October 12, 2005) ''Birmingham News''.

[[Category:2005 events|Election]]
[[Category:Birmingham municipal elections]]