The polls are closed, and the totals will soon be in. Results from today’s races in Birmingham …

Updates throughout the evening …

Voter turnout was 25 percent, compared to 27 percent in 2017, 21 percent in 2013, 15 percent in 2011*, 26 percent in 2009* and 45 percent in 2007.

*Special mayoral elections.

• I = incumbent
  
• Winner in red | runoff opponents in green

Runoffs take place Oct. 5.

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Birmingham’s Election Day is here, with polls open till 7. At stake, mayor, city council and board of education.

Q: Where do I vote?

A: Call the city clerk’s office at (205) 254-2290.

Or Search Your Polling Place on AlabamaVotes.gov. This PDF list has the all the polling locations.

Note: District boundaries changed in 2011; check for your correct district on this PDF map.

Wade on Birmingham:
election results tonight

Remember, if you have problems at your polling place:

• Notify a poll worker immediately.
• Call the secretary of state at 1-800-274-VOTE (8683) or visit the site, StopVoterFraudNow.com.
• And tell the probate court for Jefferson County (205-325-5203).
• E-mail us at Vote2021[at]wadeonbirmingham.com.

Q: What can I expect to see on the ballots?

A: Check out this sample ballot along with the list of all candidates.

Q: Have the mayoral candidates debated?

A: Three times. Watch them here.

You’re voting for Birmingham mayor, and for your district, a city council representative and a board of education member.

If needed, runoffs take place Oct. 5.

Are you voting today? Tell us in the comments.

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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

I = incumbent

The Birmingham municipal election takes place Tuesday. Runoffs take place Oct. 5.

Sample ballot for 2021 Birmingham municipal election
(download PDF ballot)

Also:

• Resources: Find your district | Birmingham Watch | al.com | Bhamwiki

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In 7 days, Alabama voters head to the polls in a wide range of municipal elections. Here in Birmingham, we’ll select a mayor and all nine city council members.

What better way to understand the mayoral candidates and their plans than through barely rehearsed sound bites in the guise of a debate or three? Meet those vying for your vote in the videos below.

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WBRC-6’s debate from Thursday features former mayor William Bell, Cerissa Brown, Philemon Hill, Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales, Darryl Williams, incumbent Randall Woodfin and Chris Woods.

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WVTM-13’s debate from Friday has Bell, Scales, Woodfin and Woods.

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The al.com et al debate tonight features Bell, Brown, Napoleon Gonzales, Hill, Scales, Williams and Woodfin.

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