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Richard Franklin (Alabama)
Richard Franklin ran for election to the Birmingham City Council to represent District 9 in Alabama. He lost in the general election on August 26, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent LaTonya Tate defeated John Hilliard in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 921 | |
| John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 734 | ||
| Total votes: 1,655 | |||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 9
Incumbent LaTonya Tate and John Hilliard advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard Franklin and Beatrice Collins in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 9 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTonya Tate (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 2,063 | |
| ✔ | John Hilliard (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 1,344 | |
| Richard Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 799 | ||
| Beatrice Collins (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 426 | ||
| Total votes: 4,632 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Franklin in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Council District 5
Incumbent Darrell O'Quinn defeated Richard Franklin, Erica Robbins, Roshanique Taylor, and Hiram Rahim in the general election for Birmingham City Council District 5 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darrell O'Quinn (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 2,158 | |
| Richard Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 781 | ||
| Erica Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 490 | ||
| Roshanique Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 258 | ||
| Hiram Rahim (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 3,743 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Franklin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Richard Franklin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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