2017 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election
The 2017 mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama took place on August 22, 2017, alongside municipal races for the Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Board of Education. In a field of twelve candidates, Randall Woodfin came in first ahead of incumbent William A. Bell. As neither reached the 50 percent threshold, a runoff election was held on October 3, 2017 when Woodfin was elected with over 58 percent of the vote.[1]
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randall Woodfin | 24,922 | 58.95 | |
Democratic | William A. Bell (incumbent) | 17,357 | 41.05 | |
Total votes | 42,279 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randall Woodfin | 15,668 | 40.84 | |
Democratic | William A. Bell (incumbent) | 14,025 | 36.55 | |
Democratic | Chris Woods | 6,961 | 18.14 | |
Democratic | Frank Matthews | 532 | 1.39 | |
Democratic | Patricia Bell | 264 | 0.69 | |
Democratic | Randy Davis | 256 | 0.67 | |
Democratic | E. Philemon Hill | 205 | 0.53 | |
Democratic | Fernandez Sims | 170 | 0.44 | |
Democratic | Trudy Hunter | 165 | 0.43 | |
Democratic | Carl Jackson | 50 | 0.13 | |
Democratic | Lanny Jackson | 41 | 0.11 | |
Democratic | Donald Lomax | 29 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 38,366 | 100.00 |
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References
- Edgemon, Erin (October 3, 2017). "Randall Woodfin is Birmingham's next mayor". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- "2017 October 3 - Mayor, Council & School Board Runoff Election" (PDF). Birmingham City Clerk's Office.
- "2017 August 22 - Mayor, Council & School Board Regular Election" (PDF). Birmingham City Clerk's Office.
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