Lashunda Scales

Lashunda Scales

Democratic Party

Jefferson County Commission District 1

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Prior offices:

Birmingham City Council District 1

Years in office: 2009 - 2018

Successor: Clinton Woods (Nonpartisan)

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Last election

August 26, 2025

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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	24,564
		Lashunda Scales (Nonpartisan)	14.6	4,781
		Juandalynn Givan (Nonpartisan)	4.3	1,396
		Frank Woodson (Nonpartisan)	3.0	999
	Submit photo	Brian Rice (Nonpartisan)	2.0	650
		Jerimy Littlepage (Nonpartisan)	0.6	189
	Submit photo	Kamau Afrika (Nonpartisan)	0.3	106
	Submit photo	David Russell (Nonpartisan)	0.2	71
	Submit photo	Marilyn James-Johnson (Nonpartisan)	0.2	52

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,808
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Endorsements

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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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Darryl Williams (Nonpartisan)	0.3	120
	Submit photo	Napoleon Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)	0.1	47

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	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
	Submit photo	Gary Richardson	18.4	3,683
	Submit photo	Eric Major	14.4	2,879

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 19,985
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Birmingham, Alabama (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.

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

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2025

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2022

Lashunda Scales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Lashunda Scales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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Preceded by -	Jefferson County Commission District 1 2018-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Birmingham City Council District 1 2009-2018	Succeeded by Clinton Woods