2015 Montgomery mayoral election

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2015 Montgomery mayoral election
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  2011 August 25, 2015 2019  
  Todd strange (1).jpg Artur Davis (1).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Todd Strange Artur Davis Daniel Harris Jr.
Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate
Popular vote22,74411,0104,508
Percentage56.50%27.35%11.20%

Mayor before election

Todd Strange
Republican

Elected Mayor

Todd Strange
Republican

The 2015 Montgomery mayoral election took place on August 25, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama.

Contents

The election was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates that ran together, regardless of party. Had no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election would have been held between the top two candidates.

Incumbent Republican Mayor Todd Strange won re-election to a second full term in office without a runoff on August 25, 2015.

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared

Democratic Party

Declared

Declined to run

Results

Montgomery mayoral primary election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate Todd Strange (incumbent) 22,744 56.50
Nonpartisan candidate Artur Davis 11,01027.35
Nonpartisan candidate Daniel Harris Jr.4,50811.20
Nonpartisan candidate Ella B. Bell1,6454.09
Nonpartisan candidate Buena V. Browder3490.87
Nonpartisan candidate Under Votes600.00
Nonpartisan candidate Over Votes20.00
Total votes40,318 100

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