Lonnie Malone

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Lonnie Malone
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Elections and appointments
Last election

August 26, 2025

Personal
Profession
IT engineer
Contact

Lonnie Malone ran for election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 7 in Alabama. He lost in the general election on August 26, 2025.

Biography

Malone received a G.E.D. and a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. His professional experience includes working as an IT engineer and as executive director of The Effective Family, Inc.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)

General election

General election for Birmingham City Council District 7

Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Lonnie Malone in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on August 26, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wardine Alexander
Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
82.6
 
2,262
Image of Lonnie Malone
Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan)
 
17.4
 
475

Total votes: 2,737
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Malone in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)

General election

General election for Birmingham City Council District 7

Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Lonnie Malone, La’Toya Lee, and Don Stone in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on August 24, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wardine Alexander
Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
53.0
 
2,279
Image of Lonnie Malone
Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
1,213
La’Toya Lee (Nonpartisan)
 
14.3
 
616
Don Stone (Nonpartisan)
 
4.5
 
194

Total votes: 4,302
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2019

See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2019)

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 7

Incumbent Wardine Alexander defeated Ray Brooks in the special general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on November 19, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wardine Alexander
Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
53.6
 
869
Ray Brooks (Nonpartisan)
 
46.4
 
751

Total votes: 1,620
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General election

Special general election for Birmingham City Council District 7

Incumbent Wardine Alexander and Ray Brooks advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lonnie Malone in the special general election for Birmingham City Council District 7 on October 8, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wardine Alexander
Wardine Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
42.4
 
1,159
Ray Brooks (Nonpartisan)
 
30.9
 
844
Image of Lonnie Malone
Lonnie Malone (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
730

Total votes: 2,733
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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 Jay Roberson defeated Lonnie Malone, Jeff Rowser, Hosea Lewis, and Titus Battle in the Birmingham City Council District 7 general election.[2]

Birmingham City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jay Roberson Incumbent 58.06% 2,670
Lonnie Malone 20.92% 962
Jeff Rowser 10.63% 489
Hosea Lewis 6.33% 291
Titus Battle 4.07% 187
Total Votes 4,599
Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lonnie Malone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Lonnie Malone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Lonnie Malone did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Malone participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[3] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

To eliminate crime. To rebuild the school programs[4]
—Lonnie Malone (July 26, 2017)[1]
Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's
ranking
Issue Candidate's
ranking
Issue
1
Crime reduction/prevention
7
Homelessness
2
K-12 education
8
Civil rights
3
Housing
9
Government transparency
4
Unemployment
10
City services (trash, utilities, etc.)
5
Transportation
11
Environment
6
Recreational opportunities
12
Public pensions/retirement funds
Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?
Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important
Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?
Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal
Federal
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety?
Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs
All answers must work together.
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development?
Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform
Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?
The potential of growth
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?
A balance to the Educational & Financial system


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Lonnie Malone's Responses," July 26, 2017
  2. AL.com, "Meet the candidates for Birmingham City Council," July 7, 2017
  3. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  4. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.