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Walter Wilson
Walter Wilson (also known as Big Walt) is a member of the Birmingham City Schools in Alabama, representing District 7. He assumed office on February 5, 2021.
Wilson won re-election to the Birmingham City Schools to represent District 7 in Alabama outright after the general election on August 26, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2025)
General election
The general election was canceled. Walter Wilson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wilson in this election.
2021
Regular school board election
See also: Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2021)
General election
The general election was canceled. Walter Wilson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Linda Roper Richardson (Nonpartisan)
Special school board election
See also: Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2021)
General election
Special general election for Birmingham City Schools District 7
Walter Wilson defeated Madelyn Greene and Stanley Tarver in the special general election for Birmingham City Schools District 7 on January 26, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Walter Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 62.6 | 480 |
 | Madelyn Greene (Nonpartisan)  | 34.6 | 265 | |
| Stanley Tarver (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 767 | |||
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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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2]
| Birmingham City Schools, District 7 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Spigner McAdory |
60.01% | 3,055 |
| Walter Wilson | 39.99% | 2,036 |
| Total Votes | 5,091 | |
| Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "General Municipal Runoff Official Report," accessed October 11, 2017 | ||
| Birmingham City Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patricia Spigner McAdory |
40.21% | 1,837 |
| Walter Wilson |
33.53% | 1,532 |
| Wardine Alexander Incumbent | 26.26% | 1,200 |
| Total Votes | 4,569 | |
| Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "Official Summary Report: City of Birmingham Mayoral Election," accessed September 5, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Walter Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Walter Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
