City elections in Montgomery, Alabama (2023)

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2023 Montgomery elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 18, 2023
General election: August 22, 2023
Runoff election: October 3, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 10 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

The city of Montgomery, Alabama, held general elections for mayor and city council on August 22, 2023. A runoff election was scheduled for October 3, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 18, 2023.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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Elections

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Candidates and results

General runoff election

Montgomery City Council general runoff election, 2023

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 4

Kahlia Bell 
Green check mark transparent.pngFranetta Riley 

General election

Montgomery City Council general election, 2023

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 1

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Grimes (i)
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Beard 
Marquetta Johnson 
Eric Satcher 
Richard Williams 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMarche Johnson (i)
Patricia June 
District 4

Audrey Graham (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKahlia Bell 
Oscar Boykin Jr. 
Terance Dawson 
Green check mark transparent.pngFranetta Riley 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCornelius Calhoun (i)
Aundrey Ruffin 
District 6

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngOronde K. Mitchell (i)
District 7

Ja'Mel Brown 
George Childress 
Charles Dillihay 
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Szymanski 
Christopher Turner 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngGlen O. Pruitt Jr. (i)
Terell Anderson 
Johnny Cotton 
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles W. Jinright (i)
Darlene Skier 


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About the city

See also: Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is a city in Montgomery County, Alabama. As of 2020, its population was 200,603.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Montgomery utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1][2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery Alabama
Population 200,603 5,024,279
Land area (sq mi) 159 50,646
Race and ethnicity**
White 31.5% 67.5%
Black/African American 60.8% 26.6%
Asian 3.2% 1.4%
Native American 0.2% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) N/A 1.5%
Multiple 2.9% 2.4%
Hispanic/Latino 3.8% 4.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 87% 86.9%
College graduation rate 33.4% 26.2%
Income
Median household income $49,608 $52,035
Persons below poverty level 20.1% 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

Montgomery, Alabama Alabama Municipal government Other local coverage
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