Martha McDowell

Martha McDowell

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Martha McDowell was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Birmingham City Schools school board in Alabama. McDowell was defeated in the by-district general election on August 22, 2017.

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.

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.

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.

Birmingham City Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Millsap	30.16%	1,236
David McKinney	15.40%	631
Martha McDowell	13.84%	567
Aaisha Muhammad	11.62%	476
Angela Scoggins-Watson	9.18%	376
Andrea Mitchell	8.13%	333
Eloise Manning Crenshaw	8.05%	330
Buford Burks	3.64%	149
Total Votes		4,098
Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "Official Summary Report: City of Birmingham Mayoral Election," accessed September 5, 2017

2013

McDowell ran for the District 5 seat on the Birmingham City School Board against fellow challenger Randall L. Woodfin. The election took place on August 27, 2013.

Election results

Birmingham City Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Randall L. Woodfin	70.4%	1,821
	Nonpartisan	Martha Casey McDowell	29.6%	766
Total Votes				2,587
Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available.

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See also

• Birmingham City Schools, Alabama
• Birmingham City Schools elections (2017)
• Birmingham City School District elections (2013)

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