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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
edit- ^ 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.