Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2023)
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| 2023 Jefferson County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 27, 2023 |
| General election: July 18, 2023 Runoff election: August 8, 2023 (canceled) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County Commission District 5 |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
Jefferson County, Alabama, held a special general election for County Commission District 5 on July 18, 2023. A runoff election was scheduled for August 8, 2023, but it was canceled. The filing deadline for this election was June 27, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
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General election
Special general election for Jefferson County Commission District 5
Michael Bolin defeated David Silverstein and Jeff Wise (Unofficially withdrew) in the special general election for Jefferson County Commission District 5 on July 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Bolin (Nonpartisan) | 59.3 | 5,736 |
 | David Silverstein (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 3,927 | |
| Jeff Wise (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 9,676 | |||
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Jefferson County, Alabama | ||
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| Jefferson County | Alabama | |
| Population | 674,721 | 5,024,279 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,111 | 50,646 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.4% | 67.5% |
| Black/African American | 42.9% | 26.6% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Multiple | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.5% | 86.9% |
| College graduation rate | 34.1% | 26.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,088 | $52,035 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.7% | 16% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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