Vote 2021: And the Birmingham candidates are …

Before heading to the polls on Tuesday, take some time to study the Birmingham ballot. We’re voting on mayor, city council and board of education (Mobile has its general election, too).

Who’s in the running?

The candidates:

Mayor:

William Bell
Cerissa Brown
Napoleon Gonzalez
Philemon Hill
Lashunda Scales
Darryl T. Williams
Randall Woodfin (I)
Chris Woods

For city council (by district):

2: Lawrence Conaway, Kimberly Jeanty, Don D. Scott, Hunter Williams (I)
3: Valerie Abbott (I), Joseph Casper Baker III, Wil Jones, Alice Speake
4: Scottie McClaney, J.T. Moore, William Parker (I), Qunelius “Cory” Pettway, Gwendolyn Cook Webb
5: Richard Franklin, Darrell O’Quinn (I), Hiram Rahim, Erica Star Robbins, Roshanique Yvette Taylor
6: Keith Aaron, Crystal Smitherman (I), Keith O. Williams
7: Wardine Towers Alexander (I), La’Toya Lee, Lonnie Franklin Malone, Don “Donnie” Stone
8: Carol Clarke, Barbara Files-Kennedy, Lynette Peters, Celida “Celi” Soto, Adlai Trone, Harry “Traveling Shoes” Turner, D. Denise Webber-Jenkins, Wanda Wright
9: Eric Hall, John Hilliard (I), David Russell, LaTonya Tate

For board of education (by district):

1: Sherman Collins Jr., Douglas Lee Ragland (I), Jerry Tate
2: Terri Michal (I), Neonta Williams
3: Mary Boehm (I), Byron “Anti-Charter School” Lagrone
4: Derek Billups, Daagye Hendricks (I)
5: James Sullivan, David McKinney
6: Jamaree Collins, Leticia Watkins, Yancey Williams
8: Antoinette “Toni” King, Curtis Tyrone Robinson, Sonja Smith (I), Antwon Womack
9: Le’Darius Hilliard, Jason Meadows, Susan Diane Mitchell