Adlai Trone
Adlai Trone ran for election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 8 in Alabama. He lost in the general election on August 26, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 8
Sonja Smith defeated April Myers Williams in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 8 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonja Smith (Nonpartisan)  | 55.6 | 867 |
 | April Myers Williams (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 692 | |
| Total votes: 1,559 | |||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 8
The following candidates ran in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 8 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | April Myers Williams (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 1,408 |
| ✔ | | Sonja Smith (Nonpartisan) | 31.7 | 1,389 |
| Jonathan Hatten (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 334 | ||
| Adlai Trone (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 332 | ||
| David Rivers (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 309 | ||
| Joe May (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 218 | ||
 | Justin Smith (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 165 | |
| Susan Palmer (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 153 | ||
| Eric Delk (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 4,375 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Trone in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 8
The following candidates ran in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 8 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Clarke (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 2,059 | |
| Celida Soto (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 610 | ||
| Adlai Trone (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 481 | ||
| Barbara Files-Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 326 | ||
| Harry Turner (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 165 | ||
| Wanda Wright (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 145 | ||
 | Lynette Peters (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 101 | |
| Denise Webber-Jenkins (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 3,980 | |||
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2017
Incumbent Steven W. Hoyt defeated Gerri Robinson, Adlai Trone, and Lynette Peters in the Birmingham City Council District 8 general election.[1]
| Birmingham City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven W. Hoyt Incumbent |
57.76% | 2,319 |
| Gerri Robinson | 18.51% | 743 |
| Adlai Trone | 13.42% | 539 |
| Lynette Peters | 10.31% | 414 |
| Total Votes | 4,015 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Adlai Trone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Adlai Trone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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