2022 Jefferson County, Alabama Commission election

2022 Jefferson County Commission election

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All 5 seats up for election
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 3 2 Seats after 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 88,024 60,784 Percentage 55.9% 38.6% Swing 5.2% 7.8%

The 2022 Jefferson County Commission election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all members to the Jefferson County, Alabama Commission. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lashunda Scales, incumbent commissioner ^[3]

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 1 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaShunda Scales	31,208	98.78
	Write-in		384	1.22
Total votes			31,592	100.00

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sheila Tyson, incumbent commissioner ^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Small Jr., former commissioner ^[6]

Results

Democratic primary ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelia Tyson	13,042	86.50
	Democratic	Steve Small Jr.	2,036	13.50
Total votes			15,078	100.00

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 2 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Tyson	29,576	98.99
	Write-in		302	1.01
Total votes			29,878	100.00

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jimmie Stephens, incumbent commissioner ^[8]

Libertarian convention

Nominee

• Devin Cordell, defense contractor ^[9]

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 3 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmie Stephens	29,302	82.88
	Libertarian	Devin Cordell	5,709	16.15
	Write-in		342	0.97
Total votes			35,353	100.00

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Knight, incumbent commissioner ^[10]

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 4 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Knight	28,347	96.31
	Write-in		1,086	3.69
Total votes			29,433	100.00

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Ammons, incumbent commissioner ^[11]

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 5 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Ammons	30,375	97.18
	Write-in		883	2.82
Total votes			31,258	100.00

References

1. "Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
2. "Candidates, On Your Marks". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
3. "4 of 5 Jeffco Commissioners Face No Opposition in May 24 Primaries". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
4. "General Elections – November 8, 2022 Official Summary Report" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
5. Crenshaw Jr., Solomon. "Tyson Handily Wins Reelection to Jefferson County Commission". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
6. Crenshaw Jr., Solomon. "Second Verse Same as the First: Four of Five JeffCo Commissioners Have No Known Election Challengers". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
7. "Primary Runoff Elections – June 21, 2022 Official Summary Report" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
8. Wright, Barnett. "How Majority of Jefferson County Commission Likely Just Got Re-Elected". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
9. Wilson, Brent. "Alabama Libertarian Candidates For 2022 Election". Bama Politics. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
10. "Joe Knight, Jefferson County Commission, District 4". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
11. Garrison, Gregg. "Jefferson County sets special election to replace commissioner". AL.com. Retrieved 7 June 2025.