2017 Birmingham, Alabama, mayoral election

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2017 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election
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  2013 October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) 2021  
  Randall Woodfin (1) (cropped).jpg William A. Bell (1).jpg ChrisWoods.png
Candidate Randall Woodfin William A. Bell Chris Woods
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
First round15,668
40.85%
14,025
36.55%
6,961
18.14%
Second round24,922
58.95%
17,357
41.05%
Eliminated

Mayor before election

William A. Bell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Randall Woodfin
Democratic

The 2017 mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama , took place on August 22, 2017, alongside municipal races for the Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Board of Education. In a field of twelve candidates, Randall Woodfin came in first ahead of incumbent William A. Bell. As neither reached the 50 percent threshold, a runoff election was held on October 3, 2017, when Woodfin was elected with over 58 percent of the vote. [1]

Results

Runoff mayoral election, October 3, 2017 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Randall Woodfin 24,922 58.95
Democratic William A. Bell (incumbent)17,35741.05
Total votes42,279 100.00
General mayoral election, August 22, 2017 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Randall Woodfin 15,668 40.84
Democratic William A. Bell (incumbent) 14,025 36.55
Democratic Chris Woods 6,96118.14
Democratic Frank Matthews5321.39
Democratic Patricia Bell2640.69
Democratic Randy Davis2560.67
Democratic E. Philemon Hill2050.53
Democratic Fernandez Sims1700.44
Democratic Trudy Hunter1650.43
Democratic Carl Jackson500.13
Democratic Lanny Jackson410.11
Democratic Donald Lomax290.08
Total votes38,366 100.00

References

  1. Edgemon, Erin (October 3, 2017). "Randall Woodfin is Birmingham's next mayor". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. "2017 October 3 - Mayor, Council & School Board Runoff Election" (PDF). Birmingham City Clerk's Office.
  3. "2017 August 22 - Mayor, Council & School Board Regular Election" (PDF). Birmingham City Clerk's Office.