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Lashunda Scales
2018 - Present
2026
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Lashunda Scales (Democratic Party) is a member of the Jefferson County Commission, Alabama, representing District 1. She assumed office on November 13, 2018. Her current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Scales ran for election for Mayor of Birmingham in Alabama. She lost in the general election on August 26, 2025.
Scales was the nonpartisan District 1 representative on the Birmingham City Council in Alabama from 2009 to 2018.
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 Scales in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2022)
General election
General election for Jefferson County Commission District 1
Incumbent Lashunda Scales won election in the general election for Jefferson County Commission District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lashunda Scales (D) | 98.8 | 31,208 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 384 | ||
| Total votes: 31,592 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lashunda Scales advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District 1.
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Birmingham
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Birmingham on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randall Woodfin (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 23,624 |
| Lashunda Scales (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 7,627 | |
 | William A. Bell (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 3,356 | |
 | Chris Woods (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 1,563 | |
 | Cerissa Brown (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 237 | |
 | Philemon Hill (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 149 | |
| Darryl Williams (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 120 | ||
| Napoleon Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 36,723 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Jefferson County Commission District 1
Lashunda Scales won election in the general election for Jefferson County Commission District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lashunda Scales (D) | 98.7 | 40,513 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 534 | ||
| Total votes: 41,047 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County Commission District 1
Lashunda Scales defeated incumbent George Bowman Sr. in the Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County Commission District 1 on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lashunda Scales | 59.2 | 6,654 |
 | George Bowman Sr. | 40.8 | 4,589 | |
| Total votes: 11,243 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District 1
Lashunda Scales and incumbent George Bowman Sr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gary Richardson and Eric Major in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lashunda Scales | 42.3 | 8,452 |
| ✔ | | George Bowman Sr. | 24.9 | 4,971 |
| Gary Richardson | 18.4 | 3,683 | ||
| Eric Major | 14.4 | 2,879 | ||
| Total votes: 19,985 | |||
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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.
Incumbent Lashunda Scales defeated Sherman Collins Jr. in the Birmingham City Council District 1 general election.[1]
| Birmingham City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lashunda Scales Incumbent |
68.65% | 2,845 |
| Sherman Collins Jr. | 31.35% | 1,299 |
| Total Votes | 4,144 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lashunda Scales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Lashunda Scales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Lashunda Scales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Jefferson County Commission District 1 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Birmingham City Council District 1 2009-2018 |
Succeeded by Clinton Woods |
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