2025 Mobile City Council election

2025 Mobile City Council election

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The 2025 Mobile City Council election took place on August 26, 2025, to elect all seven members of the Mobile City Council, the lawmaking body of Mobile, Alabama. Runoff elections are scheduled for September 23, 2025. ^[1]

District 1

Candidates

Declared

• Cory Penn, incumbent councilor ^[2]
• Herman Thomas, former Mobile County circuit judge ^[3]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 1

Candidate		Votes	%
Cory Penn (incumbent)
Herman Thomas
Total votes			100.00

District 2

Candidates

Declared

• William Carroll, incumbent councilor ^[4]
• Reggie Hill, community activist ^[5]
• Samantha Ingram, former Mobile County Public Schools superintendent ^[6]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 2

Candidate		Votes	%
William Carroll (incumbent)
Reggie Hill
Samantha Ingram
Total votes			100.00

District 3

Candidates

Declared

• C. J. Small, incumbent councilor ^[7]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 3

Candidate		Votes	%
C. J. Small (incumbent)		Unopposed	100.00

District 4

Candidates

Declared

• Bill Appling, former police detective ^[8]
• Ben Reynolds, incumbent councilor ^[9]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 4

Candidate		Votes	%
Bill Appling
Ben Reynolds (incumbent)
Total votes			100.00

District 5

Candidates

Declared

• Beau Fleming, physical therapist ^[10]

Declined

• Joel Daves, incumbent councilor ^[11]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 5

Candidate		Votes	%
Beau Fleming		Unopposed	100.00

District 6

Candidates

Declared

• William Frazier, activist ^[12]
• Paul Onderdonk, former police detective ^[13]
• Josh Woods, incumbent councilor ^[14]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 6

Candidate		Votes	%
William Frazier
Paul Onderdonk
Josh Woods
Total votes			100.00

District 7

Candidates

Declared

• Robert Battles Sr., former county school board member ^[15]
• Gina Gregory, incumbent councilor ^[16]

Results

2025 Mobile City Council election, district 7

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Battles Sr.
Gina Gregory (incumbent)
Total votes			100.00

References

1. "2025 IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES" (PDF). City of Mobile. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
2. Petree, Brady. "Herman Thomas running for Mobile City Council". Lagniappe Daily. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
3. Gunther, Brad. "Herman Thomas running for Mobile City Council". NBC 15. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
4. Thomas, Erica. "Mobile Councilman William Carroll announces re-election bid". 1819 News. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
5. Sharp, John. "First Mobile city council candidate announcement: Reggie Hill seeks District 2 seat". AL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
6. Erica, Thomas. "Former Mobile County Public Schools superintendent challenging William Carroll for Mobile City Council seat". 1819 News. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
7. Poole, Summer. "C.J. Small announces re-election campaign for Mobile City Council". WKRG. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
8. Thomas, Erica. "Former Mobile police detective running for city council: 'I'm running to make sure our neighborhoods are safe'". 1819 News. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
9. Gunther, Brad. "City clerk updates Mobile qualified candidates list". NBC 15. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
10. Liesch, Dale (December 17, 2024). "Fleming enters race for Mobile City Council". Lagniappe Daily. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
11. Sharp, John (April 16, 2024). "Mobile City Councilman Joel Daves announces he will not seek re-election in 2025". AL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
12. Zeigler, Jim. "Leader of citizen group fighting to reopen Big Creek Lake Matthew Frazier schedules announcement for Mobile City Council race". 1819 News. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
13. Gunther, Brad (May 2, 2025). "Paul Onderdonk to run for District 6 seat in Mobile". NBC 15. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
14. Poole, Summer. "Mobile City Councilman Josh Woods to seek re-election for District 6". WKRG. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
15. Zeigler, Jim. "Former school board member, activist Robert Battles challenges Gina Gregory for Mobile Council District 7". 1819 News. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
16. Poole, Summer. "Gina Gregory seeks re-election for Mobile City Council District 7 seat". WKRG. Retrieved June 18, 2025.