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Darrell O'Quinn
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2017 - Present
2025
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Darrell O'Quinn is a member of the Birmingham City Council in Alabama, representing District 5. He assumed office on October 24, 2017.
O'Quinn won re-election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 5 in Alabama outright after the general election on August 26, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General election
The general election was canceled. Darrell O'Quinn (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for O'Quinn in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 5
Incumbent Darrell O'Quinn defeated Richard Franklin, Erica Robbins, Roshanique Taylor, and Hiram Rahim in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 5 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darrell O'Quinn (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 2,158 | |
| Richard Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 781 | ||
| Erica Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 490 | ||
| Roshanique Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 258 | ||
| Hiram Rahim (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 3,743 | |||
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2017
The city of Birmingham, Alabama, held elections for mayor and city council on August 22, 2017. A runoff was held on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 7, 2017.
Darrell O'Quinn defeated incumbent Johnathan Austin in the Birmingham City Council District 5 runoff election.[1]
| Birmingham City Council, District 5 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Darrell O'Quinn |
51.68% | 2,431 |
| Johnathan Austin Incumbent | 48.32% | 2,273 |
| Total Votes | 4,704 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Municipal Runoff Results," October 10, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Birmingham City Council District 5 general election.[2]
| Birmingham City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Johnathan Austin Incumbent |
31.52% | 1,358 |
| Darrell O'Quinn |
25.63% | 1,104 |
| Chris Davis | 17.87% | 770 |
| Dorothea Crosby | 11.21% | 483 |
| Jeremy Schatz | 6.80% | 293 |
| Robert Walker | 3.76% | 162 |
| Erica Robbins | 3.20% | 138 |
| Total Votes | 4,308 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Darrell O'Quinn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Birmingham City Council District 5 2017-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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