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David Russell (Alabama)
David Russell ran for election for Mayor of Birmingham in Alabama. Russell lost in the general election on August 26, 2025.
Russell was also a Democratic candidate for District 60 of the Alabama House of Representatives. The primary election was on June 1, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Birmingham
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Birmingham on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randall Woodfin (Nonpartisan) | 74.9 | 24,559 |
 | Lashunda Scales (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 4,781 | |
 | Juandalynn Givan (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 1,395 | |
 | Frank Woodson (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 999 | |
| Brian Rice (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 650 | ||
 | Jerimy Littlepage (Nonpartisan)  | 0.6 | 189 | |
| Kamau Afrika (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 106 | ||
| David Russell (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 71 | ||
| Marilyn James-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 32,802 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Russell in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9
LaTonya Tate defeated incumbent John Hilliard in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on October 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 987 | |
| John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | 48.4 | 927 | ||
| Total votes: 1,914 | |||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent John Hilliard and LaTonya Tate advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eric Hall and David Russell in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 2,212 | |
| ✔ | LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 1,320 | |
| Eric Hall (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 678 | ||
| David Russell (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 290 | ||
| Total votes: 4,500 | |||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the Birmingham City Council District 9 general election.[2]
| Birmingham City Council, District 9 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Roderick Royal |
30.90% | 1,522 |
| John Hilliard |
21.74% | 1,071 |
| Reginald Swanson | 12.93% | 637 |
| Wendell Major | 9.70% | 478 |
| Angene Coleman | 8.36% | 412 |
| James Williams Jr. | 6.33% | 312 |
| Eric Hall | 5.54% | 273 |
| David Russell | 4.49% | 221 |
| Total Votes | 4,926 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017 | ||
2010
Russell ran in the 2010 election for Alabama House of Representatives District 60. Russell was defeated by Juandalynn Givan and John Hilliard in the Democratic primary election on June 1, 2010.[3]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Russell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
David Russell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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