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Ervin Philemon Hill Sr.
Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. was a candidate for District 6 representative on the Birmingham City Schools school board in Alabama. Philemon Hill was defeated in the by-district general election on August 22, 2017.
Biography
Hill resides in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned his associate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is a retired Birmingham City Schools teacher.
Elections
2017
- See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Birmingham City Schools Board of Education in Alabama were up for by-district election on August 22, 2017. The races drew 32 candidates, including four incumbents who filed to retain their seats. Thirty-one candidates appeared on the ballot. Runoff elections for Districts 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 were scheduled for October 3, 2017, after no candidates in those races received a majority of the votes.[1]
In the general election, District 6 incumbent Cheri Gardner defeated former candidate Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. Incumbent Sandra Brown was re-elected after facing newcomer Lawrence Jackson for the District 9 seat. District 2 newcomer Terri Michal defeated fellow newcomer Brandon McCray. District 3 candidate Mary Boehm defeated former Birmingham City Schools interim Superintendent Larry Contri.[1]
During the runoff election, District 1 former candidate Douglas Ragland defeated newcomer Cedric Small. They defeated former candidates Jerry Tate and Keith Rice and newcomer Bennie Holmes in the general election. District 4 incumbent Daagye Hendricks was re-elected after facing former board member Edward Maddox. They defeated Amber Courtney in the general election. Newcomer Michael Millsap defeated fellow newcomer David McKinney for the District 5 seat. They defeated former candidate Martha McDowell and newcomers Aaisha Muhammad, Eloise Manning Crenshaw, Lt. Buford Burks, Andrea Mitchell, and Angela Scoggins-Watson in the general election. Challengers Patricia Spigner McAdory and Walter "Big Walt" Wilson advanced to a runoff election after defeating incumbent Wardine Alexander in the race for the District 7 seat. Spigner McAdory won the seat. Sonja Smith defeated Patricia Bozeman-Henderson for the District 8 seat. They defeated former candidate Antwon Womack and newcomer Tyrone Silmon in the general election.[2]
| Birmingham City Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cheri Gardner Incumbent |
79.22% | 2,947 |
| Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. | 20.78% | 773 |
| Total Votes | 3,720 | |
| Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "Official Summary Report: City of Birmingham Mayoral Election," accessed September 5, 2017 | ||
2013
- See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2013)
Hill sought election to the seat held by incumbent board member W. J. Maye Jr., who did not seek re-election. In addition to Hill, four other candidates sought the same seat: Lavon Beard, Gwendolyn Thomas Bell, Cheri A. Gardner and Joy A. Smith. The election took place on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Hill came in fourth place behind Cheri A. Gardner, Gwendolyn Thomas Bell and Lavon Beard. Gardner and Bell both advanced to a runoff election held on October 8, 2013.
Results
| Birmingham City Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Cheri A. Gardner |
35.2% | 1,231 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gwendolyn Thomas Bell |
25.7% | 898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lavon Beard | 17.1% | 598 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. | 12.9% | 450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joy A. Smith | 9.2% | 320 | |
| Total Votes | 3,497 | |||
| Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 | ||||
2009
Hill was a candidate for the District 6 seat in the August 25, 2009 school board election. He was defeated by W. J. Maye Jr.[3]
| Birmingham City School Board, District 6, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bell | 32.9% | 1,150 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe B. Bridges, Jr. | 2.7% | 93 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ervin Philemon Hill | 22.2% | 774 | |
| Nonpartisan | Willie James Maye, Jr. Incumbent |
38.9% | 1,359 | |
| Nonpartisan | Antwon B. Womack | 3.3% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 3,493 | |||
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See also
- Birmingham City Schools, Alabama
- Birmingham City Schools elections (2017)
- Birmingham City Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AL.com, "Birmingham municipal election: Final numbers are in, winners declared," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Birmingham, Alabama, "General Municipal Runoff Official Report," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ "2009 Municipal Election Results". Office of the City Clerk. http://www.informationbirmingham.com/pdf/cityclerk/Election%20Results/2009%20City%20Council%20&%20School%20Board%20Election.pdf. Retrieved on 22 July 2013.
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