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Vote 2009: Birmingham News endorsements then and now

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We know who the Birmingham News endorsed in today’s city elections, but who did they endorse in the previous election in 2005?

Wade on Birmingham - Vote 2009Here are two lists of 2005 endorsements from the Birmingham News. The names in bold were endorsed both in 2005 and 2009 by the newspaper.

Birmingham city council, by district

  1. Chris Cummings
  2. Carol Reynolds (now Carol Duncan)
  3. Valerie Abbott
  4. Maxine Herring Parker
  5. Elias Hendricks
  6. Carole Smitherman
  7. Miriam Witherspoon (died in 2009)
  8. Steven Hoyt
  9. Roderick Royal

For the council, the News is decidedly pro-incumbent and anti-Joel Montgomery (in district 1). They did switch it up, endorsing Lawrence Conaway over two-term District 2 official Carol Duncan.

Birmingham board of education, by district

  1. Martha Wixom
  2. Virginia Volker
  3. Mike Higginbotham (unopposed)
  4. Carolyn Cobb
  5. Dannetta K. Thornton Owens
  6. Willie Maye
  7. Odessa Ashley
  8. April Williams
  9. Phyllis Wyne

For the board, the News’ slate ended up winning every seat in 2005. (This year, district 1’s Wixom isn’t running and district 3’s Higginbotham resigned mid-term.) Of the remaining seven spots, only three were endorsed again.

Update: Complete election results.

So the News likes a majority of the current council and only a third of the current board (which it picked 100 percent) to remain in office. What do you think?
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