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Clinton Woods
Clinton Woods is a member of the Birmingham City Council in Alabama, representing District 1. Woods assumed office on January 2, 2019. Woods' current term ends on October 23, 2029.
Woods ran for re-election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 1 in Alabama. Woods won in the general election on August 26, 2025.
Biography
Woods is the owner of Prescott Contracting. He previously served as the campaign manager for Mark Pettway for sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
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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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Woods in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
The general election was canceled. Clinton Woods (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2019
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2019)
General election
Special general election for Birmingham City Council District 1
Incumbent Clinton Woods defeated Sherman Collins Jr. and Haki Jamaal Muhammad in the special general election for Birmingham City Council District 1 on October 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clinton Woods (Nonpartisan) | 71.3 | 1,765 | |
| Sherman Collins Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 670 | ||
| Haki Jamaal Muhammad (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 2,476 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clinton Woods did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Clinton Woods did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clinton Woods did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Birmingham City Council District 1 2019-Present |
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