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John Hilliard
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John Hilliard is running for election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 9 in Alabama. He is on the ballot in the general runoff election on October 7, 2025. He advanced from the general election on August 26, 2025.
Hilliard was a member of the Birmingham City Council in Alabama, representing District 9. He assumed office on October 24, 2017. He left office on October 26, 2021.
Hilliard 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: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent LaTonya Tate and John Hilliard are running in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | ||
| John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | ||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent LaTonya Tate and John Hilliard advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard Franklin and Beatrice Collins in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 2,063 | |
| ✔ | John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 1,344 | |
| Richard Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 799 | ||
| Beatrice Collins (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 426 | ||
| Total votes: 4,632 | |||
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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.
John Hilliard defeated Roderick Royal in the Birmingham City Council District 9 runoff election.[2]
| Birmingham City Council, District 9 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Hilliard |
50.57% | 2,713 |
| Roderick Royal | 49.43% | 2,652 |
| Total Votes | 5,365 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Municipal Runoff Results," October 10, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Birmingham City Council District 9 general election.[3]
| 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
Hilliard ran in the 2010 election for Alabama House of Representatives District 60. Hilliard and Juandalynn Givan defeated Sharon B. Lewis, Ralph Benjamin Mayes, and David Russell in the Democratic primary election on June 1, 2010. Givan defeated Hilliard in the primary runoff.[4]
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2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Marcus Lundy Jr. |
Birmingham City Council, District 9 2017–2021 |
Succeeded by LaTonya Tate |
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