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City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
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| 2025 Birmingham elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 11, 2025 |
| General election: August 26, 2025 Runoff election: October 7, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 10 (click here for mayoral elections) |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Birmingham, Alabama, held general elections for mayor and city council on August 26, 2025. A runoff election is scheduled for October 7, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2025.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 1
Incumbent Clinton Woods defeated Tara Nix, Willie Goldsmith, and Priscilla Edwards in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 1 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clinton Woods (Nonpartisan) | 68.3 | 2,765 | |
| Tara Nix (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 699 | ||
| Willie Goldsmith (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 425 | ||
| Priscilla Edwards (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 159 | ||
| Total votes: 4,048 | |||
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District 2
General election
The general election was canceled. Hunter Williams (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
District 3
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 3
Josh Vasa defeated Ryan Jones in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 3 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Vasa (Nonpartisan) | 83.8 | 2,922 | |
 | Ryan Jones (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 566 | |
| Total votes: 3,488 | |||
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District 4
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 4
Incumbent J.T. Moore and Brian Gunn are running in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 4 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| J.T. Moore (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Brian Gunn (Nonpartisan) | ||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 4
Brian Gunn and incumbent J.T. Moore advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joseph Holt and Darryl Williams in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 4 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Gunn (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 1,429 | |
| ✔ | J.T. Moore (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 1,109 | |
| Joseph Holt (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 754 | ||
| Darryl Williams (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 191 | ||
| Total votes: 3,483 | |||
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District 5
General election
The general election was canceled. Darrell O'Quinn (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
District 6
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 6
Incumbent Crystal Smitherman defeated Keith Williams in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 6 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Crystal Smitherman (Nonpartisan) | 82.3 | 2,605 | |
 | Keith Williams (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 561 | |
| Total votes: 3,166 | |||
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District 7
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 7
Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Lonnie Malone in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 82.6 | 2,262 |
 | Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 475 | |
| Total votes: 2,737 | |||
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District 8
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 8
Sonja Smith and April Myers Williams are running in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 8 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Sonja Smith (Nonpartisan) | |
 | April Myers Williams (Nonpartisan) | |
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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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District 9
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent LaTonya Tate and John Hilliard are running in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | ||
| John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | ||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent LaTonya Tate and John Hilliard advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard Franklin and Beatrice Collins in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 2,063 | |
| ✔ | John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 1,344 | |
| Richard Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 799 | ||
| Beatrice Collins (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 426 | ||
| Total votes: 4,632 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Alabama elections, 2025
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About the city
- See also: Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama. As of 2020, its population was 200,733.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Birmingham uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Birmingham, Alabama | ||
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| Birmingham | Alabama | |
| Population | 200,733 | 5,024,279 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 147 | 50,646 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 26.6% | 67.5% |
| Black/African American | 68.3% | 26.6% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.5% |
| Multiple | 2% | 2.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.2% | 86.9% |
| College graduation rate | 28.9% | 26.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $38,832 | $52,035 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.7% | 16% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Birmingham, "Mayor-Council Act," accessed October 28, 2014
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