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April Myers Williams
Image of April Myers Williams
Prior offices
Birmingham City Schools District 8

Elections and appointments
Last election

October 7, 2025

Education

High school

Birmingham City Schools

Associate

Lawson State Community College, Jefferson State Junior College

Bachelor's

University of Alabama

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
US Postal Service Manager
Contact


April Myers Williams is the former District 8 representative on the Birmingham City Schools school board in Alabama. First elected in 2002, Williams sought re-election against two challengers in the by-district school board election on August 27, 2013.

Biography

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Williams attended Birmingham City Schools and is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Birmingham. Williams attended and matriculated from Lawson State Community College and Jefferson State Junior College before attending the University of Alabama where she studied finance and business management. She was a manager for the United States Postal Service.

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
Image of Sonja Smith
Sonja Smith (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
55.6
 
867
Image of April Myers Williams
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
Image of April Myers Williams
April Myers Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
32.2
 
1,408
Image of Sonja Smith
Sonja Smith (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Justin Smith
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 Williams in this election.

2013

Williams sought re-election to the District 8 seat against challengers Antwon B. Womack and Patricia Bozeman-Henderson. The election took place on Tuesday, August 27, 2013.

Election results

Birmingham City Schools, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngApril Myers Williams Incumbent 58.1% 1,785
     Nonpartisan Patricia Bozeman-Henderson 34.9% 1,071
     Nonpartisan Antwon B. Womack 7% 216
Total Votes 3,072
Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available.

Funding

No campaign donations or expenditures for April Myers Williams are available on the Alabama Secretary of State's website.

Endorsements

In 2013, Williams was endorsed by the Birmingham Association of Realtors.[1]

2009

On August 25, 2009, Williams defeated Patricia Humes for the District 8 seat on the Birmingham City School Board.[2]

Birmingham City School Board, District 8, 2009
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngApril Myers Williams Incumbent 61.5% 1,566
     Nonpartisan Patricia Humes 38.5% 979
Total Votes 2,545

2005

On October 11, 2005, Williams defeated challengers Jeanne Fitzmaurice and Richard E. Franklin Jr. for the District 8 seat on the Birmingham City School Board.[3]

Birmingham City School Board, District 8, 2005
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngApril Myers Williams Incumbent 80.5% 2,056
     Nonpartisan Jeanne Fitzmaurice 4.7% 120
Total Votes 2,555

2002

On April 30, 2002, Williams defeated challenger Carol Ann Watkins in a runoff election for the District 8 seat on the Birmingham City School Board.[4]

Birmingham City School Board, District 8, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngApril Myers Williams 55.4% 790
     Nonpartisan Carol Ann Watkins 44.6% 635
Total Votes 1,425

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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April Myers Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2009

Williams' campaign profile for AL.com explained her biggest issues heading into the 2009 election:[5]

"Biggest issues: Implementing and executing the strategic plan and getting the best, most qualified superintendent to lead the school system." [6]

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Footnotes