Vote 2017: Birmingham election free-for-all
By Wade KwonOn Tuesday, Birmingham voters return to the polls for a second time in a week. Up for grabs are the mayor, the city council and board of education.
Elsewhere, Mobile will vote in its municipal elections, and Lincoln will decide on Sunday alcohol sales.
The candidates:
Mayor:
- Patricia Bell
- William Bell (I)
- Randy Davis
- Ervin Philemon Hill II
- Trudy Hunter
- Carl “Jr.” Jackson
- Lanny E. Jackson
- Donald T. Lomax
- Frank Matthews
- Fernandez “Brother Sims” Sims
- Randall Woodfin
- Chris Woods
For city council (by district):
- 1: Sherman Collins Jr., Lashunda Scales (I).
- 2: Lawrence Conaway, Kimberly Jeanty, Stephen Murphy, Kim Rafferty (I), Deanna Reed, Jordan Thompson, Hunter Williams, Tyrone Williams
- 3: Valerie Abbott (I), Rowan Henderson, Ryan Jones.
- 4: Mary Jean LaMay, William Parker (I), Qunelius Pettway, Sergio Williams.
- 5: Johnathan Austin (I), Dorothea Crosby, Chris Davis, Darrell O’Quinn, Erica Robbins, Jeremy Schatz, Robert Walker.
- 6: Keith Mims, Sheila Tyson (I), Keith Williams.
- 7: Titus Battle, Hosea Lewis, Lonnie Malone, Jay Roberson Jr. (I), Jeffery Rowser.
- 8: Steven Hoyt (I), Lynette Peters, Gerri Robinson, Adlai Trone.
- 9: Angene Coleman, Eric Hall, John Hilliard, Wendell Major, Roderick Royal, David Russell, Reginald Swanson, James Williams Jr.
For board of education (by district):
- 1: Bennie M. Holmes, Douglas Lee Ragland, Keith Rice, Cedric Small, Jerry Tate.
- 2:Â Brandon McCray, Terri Michal.
- 3: Mary Drennen Boehm, Larry J. Contri.
- 4: Amber Courtney, Daagye Hendricks (I), Edward Maddox.
- 5: Buford L. Burks, Eloise Manning Crenshaw, Martha McDowell, David T. McKinney, Michael “Mickey” Millsap, Andrea D. Mitchell, Aaisha Muhammad, Angela Scoggins-Watson.
- 6: Cheri Gardner (I), Ervin Philemon Hill.
- 7: Wardine Alexander (I), Patricia Spigner McAdory, Walter “Big Walt” Wilson.
- 8: Patricia Bozeman-Henderson, D. Tyrone Silmon, Sonja Q. Smith, Antwon Womack.
- 9: Sandra Brown (I), Lawrence Jackson.
I = incumbent
The Birmingham municipal election takes place Tuesday. Runoffs take place Oct. 3.
Sample ballot for 2017 Birmingham municipal election
(download PDF ballot)
Also:
- Al.com columnist John Archibald ridicules the candidates.
- Resources: Find your district | Birmingham Watch | The Bham Debates | al.com | Bhamwiki | WBHM (90.3 FM)
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