2025 Mobile mayoral election

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2025 Mobile mayoral election
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←  2021 August 26, 2025 (first round)
September 23, 2025 (runoff)		2029 →
 
Candidate Spiro Cheriogotis Barbara Drummond
First round11,474
27.7%		13,978
33.7%
Runoff25,106
51.42%		23,715
48.58%
 
CandidatePaul PrineConnie Hudson
First round8,219
19.8%		7,759
18.7%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated
2025 Mobile mayoral runoff election by city council district.svg

Cheriogotis:     70–80%     60–70%
Drummond:     60–70%

Contents

2025 Mobile mayoral runoff election by precinct.svg

Cheriogotis:     80–90%     70–80%     60–70%     50–60%
Drummond:     90–100%     80–90%     70–80%     60–70%     50–60%
Tie:     50%

2025 Mobile mayoral election by city council district.svg

Cheriogotis:     50–60%
Drummond:     40–50%
Hudson:     20–30%

2025 Mobile mayoral election by precinct.svg

Cheriogotis:     70–80%     60–70%     50–60%     40–50%     30–40%
Drummond:     70–80%     60–70%     50–60%     40–50%     30–40%     20–30%
Prine:     30–40%
Hudson:     30–40%     20–30%

Previous Mayor

Sandy Stimpson
Republican

Mayor

Spiro Cheriogotis
Republican

The 2025 Mobile mayoral election was held on August 26, 2025. The runoff election occurred on September 23 which determined which of the candidates Barbara Drummond or Spiro Cheriogotis will become the next mayor of Mobile, Alabama. Municipal elections in Mobile are officially nonpartisan.

Incumbent mayor Sandy Stimpson declined to run for re-election to a fourth term in office. [1] Republican Spiro Cheriogotis won the runoff election, defeating Democratic state representative Barbara Drummond. [2] [3] [4]

Background

Sandy Stimpson was first elected mayor in 2013, defeating incumbent mayor and current state representative Sam Jones. [5] Stimpson was reelected in 2017 and 2021. [6] On September 25, 2024, Mobile mayor Sandy Stimpson publicly announced he would not seek reelection to a fourth term. [7] Following Stimpson's announcement, speculation began on who would seek the seat. This was the first time in 20 years where no incumbent ran for mayor of Mobile. [8]

Candidates

Advanced to run-off

Eliminated

Withdrawn

Declined

General election

Endorsements

Spiro Cheriogotis
Local officials
Barbara Drummond
U.S. senators
State legislators
Local officials
  • Lawrence Battiste, former Mobile Public Safety Director (2021–2023) and former mayoral candidate [13]
  • Justin Bibb, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (2022–present) [19]
  • Jermaine Burrell, former city councilor from the 3rd district (2009–2012) and former mayoral candidate [13]
Organizations
Connie Hudson
County officials
Organizations
  • Mobile Area Retired Fire Fighters Association [24]

Debates and forums

2025 Mobile mayoral election debates and forums
No.Date and locationHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   I Invited   NYD Not yet declared   W Withdrawn 
BattisteBurrellCheriogotisDrummondHudsonNodinePrine
1 [25] February 12, 2025
Mobile 		West Mobile Republican Women's ClubUnknown Facebook PNYDANYDPPNYD
2 [26] May 6, 2025
Mobile 		Cottage Hill Baptist ChurchNoneTBDPPPP [a] PPP
3 [27] May 20, 2025
Mobile 		Mobile Midtown and Downtown Historic DistrictsUnknownTBDPPPPPPP
4 [28] August 4, 2025
Mobile 		WKRG-TV Peter Albrecht Facebook WWPPPWP

Results

2025 Mobile mayoral election
CandidateVotes%
Barbara Drummond 13,89733.74
Spiro Cheriogotis 11,38927.65
Paul Prine8,18619.87
Connie Hudson7,72218.75
Total votes41,192 100.00

Runoff election

Post-primary endorsements

Barbara Drummond
Federal officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Party officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Spiro Cheriogotis
Local officials
  • Mike Dow, former mayor of Mobile (1989–2005) [37]
  • Hoss Mack, former Baldwin County Sheriff (2006–2024) [38]
  • Ben Reynolds, city councilor from the 4th district (2021–present) [39]
  • Josh Wood, city councilor from the 6th district (2023–present) [39]
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

Mobile mayoral run-off election results [44]
CandidateVotes%
Spiro Cheriogotis 25,10651.42%
Barbara Drummond 23,71548.58%
Total votes48,821 100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Drummond participated in the forum virtually. [26]

References

  1. ↑ Brantley, Mike (September 25, 2024). "Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson will not seek reelection in 2025". WALA-TV . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Results".
  3. ↑ "Cheriogotis projected to win Mobile mayoral election | Alabama News". 1819 News. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ jsharp@al.com, John Sharp | (September 16, 2025). "Democratic PAC targets Mobile mayoral candidate with 'MAGA Republican' label". al. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ Sharp, John (August 28, 2013). "Sandy Stimpson defeats Sam Jones to become new Mobile mayor". AL.com . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ross, Sean (June 1, 2021). "'Not Done Yet': Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's reelection ad touts successes while underlining forward momentum". Yellowhammer News . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Brantley, Mike (September 25, 2024). "Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson will not seek reelection in 2025". WALA-TV . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sharp, John (September 27, 2024). "Who will run for mayor? Wide-open race coming for Mobile in 2025". AL.com . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ Sharp, John (January 21, 2025). "Spiro Cheriogotis resigns judgeship, announces bid for Mobile mayor in family-focused video". AL.com . Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Specker, Lawrence (February 23, 2025). "Alabama lawmaker enters race for mayor of Mobile: 'Not for just some, but for all'". AL.com . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ Sharp, John (January 8, 2025). "Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson announces candidacy for Mobile mayor". AL.com . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Erica (March 11, 2025). "Former Mobile police chief Paul Prine announces run for mayor". 1819 News . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Lane, Keith (June 25, 2025). "Former mayoral candidates Lawrence Battiste and Jermaine Burrell endorse Barbara Drummond". WPMI-TV . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  14. ↑ Kirby, Brendan (June 10, 2025). "Citing difficulty with state pardon board, Stephen Nodine suspends Mobile mayoral campaign". WALA-TV . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ Petree, Brady (May 5, 2025). "Woodard withdraws from Mobile mayoral race". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  16. ↑ Sharp, John (January 6, 2025). "Former Congressman Jerry Carl not running for Mobile mayor". AL.com . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  17. 1 2 Sharp, John (May 7, 2025). "Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson endorses former judge Spiro Cheriogotis in August election". AL.com . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  18. ↑ Petree, Randy (May 12, 2025). "Doug Jones endorses Drummond for Mobile mayor". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  19. ↑ Bibb, Justin (August 14, 2025). "DMA Endorses State Rep. Barbara Drummond for Mayor of Mobile, Alabama". Democratic Mayors Association . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  20. ↑ Jobin, Alex (August 15, 2025). "Democratic Mayors Association endorses Rep. Barbara Drummond for Mobile mayor". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  21. ↑ Sharp, John (July 7, 2025). "SPLC Action Fund endorses Barbara Drummond in Mobile mayoral race 2025". AL.com . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  22. ↑ The Collective PAC [@collectivepac] (August 25, 2025). "We're proud to endorse Barbara Drummond for mayor of Mobile, Alabama" . Retrieved September 12, 2025– via Instagram.
  23. ↑ Ramey, Andrea (May 22, 2025). "Former Sheriff Sam Cochran Endorses Connie Hudson for Mayor of Mobile". WPMI-TV . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Retired Fire Fighters Association endorses Connie Hudson for Mobile mayor". WALA-TV . May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  25. ↑ Zeigler, Jim (February 13, 2025). "First forum in Mobile mayoral race draws full house". 1819 News . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  26. 1 2 Sharp, John (May 7, 2025). "Public safety emerges as top priority for Mobile mayoral candidates". AL.com . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  27. ↑ Singleton, Darwin (May 20, 2025). "Mobile mayoral candidates focus on Midtown, downtown during latest candidate forum". WPMI-TV . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  28. ↑ "WKRG News 5 to Hold Mobile Mayoral Debate on August 4th". The Business View. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  29. ↑ Sharp, John (September 4, 2025). "Pete Buttigieg endorses Barbara Drummond for Mobile mayor in runoff". AL.com . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  30. ↑ Poor, Jeff (September 23, 2025). "Kamala goes big for Drummond in Mobile mayoral race — 'We've got a lot of stars'". 1819 News . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  31. 1 2 3 "Senator Cory Booker endorses Barbara Drummond for Mayor of Mobile". WPMI-TV . September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  32. ↑ King, Gracie (September 22, 2025). "Georgia senator endorses Drummond ahead of Mobile mayoral runoff". WKRG-TV . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Native Mobilian and Congressman Sanford Bishop endorses Barbara Drummond for mayor". Alabama Political Reporter. September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  34. ↑ "City Council President C.J. Small endorses Barbara Drummond for mayor". WALA-TV . September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  35. ↑ Sharp, John (September 2, 2025). "Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin endorses in Mobile mayoral runoff". AL.com . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  36. 1 2 Holmes, Jacob (September 18, 2025). "DNC launches new GOTV campaign to push Drummond to victory in Mobile mayoral race". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Former mayor Mike Dow endorses Spiro Cheriogotis". WPMI-TV . September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  38. ↑ Blevins, Sherri (September 17, 2025). "Former Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack endorses Spiro Cheriogotis in Mobile mayoral race". Yellowhammer News . Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  39. 1 2 Hamrick, Kyle (September 22, 2025). "Few Mobile councilmembers endorse in mayor's race". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  40. ↑ "Alabama football legend makes endorsement in mayoral race". AL.com . September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  41. ↑ Sharp, John (September 16, 2025). "Mayoral candidates clash over vision for Mobile's future in AL.com debate". AL.com . Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  42. 1 2 Sharp, John (September 17, 2025). "Mobile mayor's race: Former mayor backs Cheriogotis, council president supports Drummond". AL.com . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  43. ↑ Hamrick, Kyle (September 11, 2025). "Cheriogotis endorsed by Mobile real estate group". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  44. ↑ "City of Mobile General Run-Off Election" (PDF). September 24, 2025.

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