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Mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
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| Filing deadline: July 10, 2021 |
| General election: August 24, 2021 Runoff election: October 5, 2021 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Birmingham, Alabama, held a general election for mayor on August 24, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for October 5, 2021, but wasn't necessary after Randall L. Woodfin earned more than 50% of the vote in the general election. The filing deadline for this election was July 10, 2021.
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Candidates and results
See also: Mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Birmingham
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Birmingham on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randall Woodfin (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 23,624 |
 | Lashunda Scales (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 7,627 | |
 | William A. Bell (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 3,356 | |
 | Chris Woods (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 1,563 | |
 | Cerissa Brown (Nonpartisan)  | 0.6 | 237 | |
 | Philemon Hill (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 149 | |
| Darryl Williams (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 120 | ||
| Napoleon Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 36,723 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Alabama elections, 2021
January 26, 2021
August 24, 2021
- City elections in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
- Mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama (2021)
- Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2021)
October 5, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[1]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
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About the city
- See also: Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama. As of 2020, its population was 200,733.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Birmingham uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Birmingham, Alabama | ||
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| Birmingham | Alabama | |
| Population | 200,733 | 5,024,279 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 147 | 50,646 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 26.6% | 67.5% |
| Black/African American | 68.3% | 26.6% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.5% |
| Multiple | 2% | 2.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.2% | 86.9% |
| College graduation rate | 28.9% | 26.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $38,832 | $52,035 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.7% | 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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Footnotes
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee says he’s becoming a Republican," April 6, 2021
- ↑ City of Birmingham, "Mayor-Council Act," accessed October 28, 2014
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