2025 Mobile mayoral election

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2025 Mobile mayoral election
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Candidate Barbara Drummond Spiro Cheriogotis
First round13,978
33.7%		11,474
27.7%
RunoffTBDTBD
 
CandidatePaul PrineConnie Hudson
First round8,219
19.8%		7,759
18.7%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated
2025 Mobile mayoral election by city council district.svg
2025 Mobile mayoral election by precinct.svg
Drummond:     70–80%     60–70%     50–60%     40–50%     30–40%     20–30%
Cheriogotis:     70–80%     60–70%     50–60%     40–50%     30–40%
Prine:     30–40%
Hudson:     30–40%     20–30%
Previous Mayor

Sandy Stimpson
Republican



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

Contents

Incumbent mayor Sandy Stimpson declined to run for re-election to a fourth term in office. [1]

Background

Sandy Stimpson was first elected mayor in 2013, defeating incumbent mayor and current state representative Sam Jones. [2] Stimpson was reelected in 2017 and 2021. [3] On September 25, 2024, Mobile mayor Sandy Stimpson publicly announced he would not seek reelection to a fourth term. [1] Following Stimpson's announcement, speculation began on who would seek the seat. This will be the first time in 20 years where no incumbent is running for mayor of Mobile. [4]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

General election

Endorsements

Spiro Cheriogotis
Local officials
Barbara Drummond
U.S. senators
State legislators
  • Adline Clarke, state representative from the 97th district (2013–present) [6]
Local officials
  • Lawrence Battiste, former Mobile Public Safety Director (2021–2023) and former mayoral candidate [9]
  • Justin Bibb, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (2022–present) [15]
  • Jermaine Burrell, former city councilor from the 3rd district (2009–2012) and former mayoral candidate [9]
Organizations
Connie Hudson
County officials
Organizations
  • Retired Fire Fighters Association [20]

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 P Participant   A Absent   I Invited   NYD Not yet declared   W Withdrawn 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 [21] February 12, 2025
Mobile 		West Mobile Republican Women's ClubUnknown Facebook PNYDANYDPPNYD
2 [22] May 6, 2025
Mobile 		Cottage Hill Baptist ChurchNoneTBDPPPP [a] PPP
3 [23] May 20, 2025
Mobile 		Mobile Midtown and Downtown Historic DistrictsUnknownTBDPPPPPPP
4 [24] August 4, 2025
Mobile 		WKRG-TV Peter Albrecht Facebook WWPPPWP

Results

2025 Mobile mayoral election
CandidateVotes%
Barbara Drummond 13,89733.74
Spiro Cheriogotis11,38927.65
Paul Prine8,18619.87
Connie Hudson7,72218.75
Total votes100.00

Runoff election

Endorsements

Barbara Drummond
Federal officials
U.S. senators
Local officials
Labor unions
Spiro Cheriogotis
Municipal officials
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2025 Mobile mayoral election
CandidateVotes%
Spiro Cheriogotis
Barbara Drummond
Total votes100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Drummond participated in the forum virtually. [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brantley, Mike (2024-09-25). "Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson will not seek reelection in 2025". WALA-TV . Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  2. ↑ Sharp, John (2013-08-28). "Sandy Stimpson defeats Sam Jones to become new Mobile mayor". AL.com . Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  3. ↑ Ross, Sean (2021-06-01). "'Not Done Yet': Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's reelection ad touts successes while underlining forward momentum". Yellowhammer News . Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sharp, John (2024-09-27). "Who will run for mayor? Wide-open race coming for Mobile in 2025". AL.com . Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  5. ↑ Sharp, John (2025-01-21). "Spiro Cheriogotis resigns judgeship, announces bid for Mobile mayor in family-focused video". AL.com . Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  6. 1 2 Specker, Lawrence (2025-02-23). "Alabama lawmaker enters race for mayor of Mobile: 'Not for just some, but for all'". AL.com . Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  7. ↑ Sharp, John (2025-01-08). "Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson announces candidacy for Mobile mayor". AL.com . Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Erica (March 11, 2025). "Former Mobile police chief Paul Prine announces run for mayor". 1819 News . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. 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.
  10. ↑ Kirby, Brendan (10 June 2025). "Citing difficulty with state pardon board, Stephen Nodine suspends Mobile mayoral campaign". WALA-TV . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Petree, Brady (5 May 2025). "Woodard withdraws from Mobile mayoral race". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ↑ Sharp, John (2025-01-06). "Former Congressman Jerry Carl not running for Mobile mayor". AL.com . Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  13. 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.
  14. ↑ Petree, Randy (May 12, 2025). "Doug Jones endorses Drummond for Mobile mayor". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bibb, Justin (August 14, 2025). "DMA Endorses State Rep. Barbara Drummond for Mayor of Mobile, Alabama". Democratic Mayors Association . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ Jobin, Alex (August 15, 2025). "Democratic Mayors Association endorses Rep. Barbara Drummond for Mobile mayor". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  17. ↑ Sharp, John (July 7, 2025). "SPLC Action Fund endorses Barbara Drummond in Mobile mayoral race 2025". AL.com . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Ramey, Andrea (May 22, 2025). "Former Sheriff Sam Cochran Endorses Connie Hudson for Mayor of Mobile". WPMI-TV . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Retired Fire Fighters Association endorses Connie Hudson for Mobile mayor". WALA-TV . May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ Zeigler, Jim (2025-02-13). "First forum in Mobile mayoral race draws full house". 1819 News . Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  22. 1 2 Sharp, John (2025-05-07). "Public safety emerges as top priority for Mobile mayoral candidates". AL.com . Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  23. ↑ Singleton, Darwin (2025-05-20). "Mobile mayoral candidates focus on Midtown, downtown during latest candidate forum". WPMI-TV . Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  24. ↑ "WKRG News 5 to Hold Mobile Mayoral Debate on August 4th". The Business View. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  25. ↑ Sharp, John (September 4, 2025). "Pete Buttigieg endorses Barbara Drummond for Mobile mayor in runoff". AL.com . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  26. 1 2 3 "Senator Cory Booker endorses Barbara Drummond for Mayor of Mobile". WPMI-TV . September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  27. ↑ Sharp, John (September 2, 2025). "Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin endorses in Mobile mayoral runoff". AL.com . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  28. ↑ Blevins, Sherri (September 17, 2025). "Former Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack endorses Spiro Cheriogotis in Mobile mayoral race". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  29. ↑ Sharp, John (September 16, 2025). "Mayoral candidates clash over vision for Mobile's future in AL.com debate". AL.com . Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  30. ↑ Hamrick, Kyle (September 11, 2025). "Cheriogotis endorsed by Mobile real estate group". Lagniappe Daily . Retrieved September 12, 2025.

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