Birmingham City Council Election Results: Incumbents Win Big

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The Birmingham City Council elections included more than 30 candidates vying for eight seats on the council, as voters took to the polls Tuesday, which closed at 7 p.m.

Not only are all the incumbents running for re-election projected to win, but their victories, when certified, were decisive.

District 8 will get a new council representative, as Carol Clarke won in crowded field of eight candidates. No runoffs are expected for any of the council seats.

Unofficial results (bold indicates projected winner):

District 2

• Hunter Williams (i): 2,562 votes
• Lawrence Conaway: 387 votes
• Kimberly Jeanty: 575 votes
• Don Scott: 106 votes

District 3

• Valerie Abbott (i): 2,099 votes
• Joseph Casper Baker III: 358 votes
• Wil Jones: 179 votes
• Alice Speake: 833 votes

District 4

• William Parker (i): 1,501 votes
• J.T. Moore: 830 votes
• Cory Pettway: 430 votes
• Scottie McClaney: 424 votes
• Gwendolyn Cook Webb: 402 votes

District 5

• Darrell O'Quinn (i): 1,890 votes
• Richard Franklin: 638 votes
• Hiram Rahim: 44 votes
• Erica Robbins: 408 votes
• Roshanique Taylor: 198 votes

District 6

• Crystal Smitherman (i): 2,374 votes
• Keith Aaron: 1,021 votes
• Keith Williams: 172 votes

District 7

• Wardine Alexander (i): 2,042 votes
• La'Toya Lee: 556 votes
• Lonnie Malone: 1,096 votes
• Don Stone: 141 votes

District 8

• Carol Clarke: 1,531 votes
• Barbara Files-Kennedy: 260 votes
• Lynette Peters: 81 votes
• Celida Soto: 394 votes
• Adlai Trone: 362 votes
• Harry Turner: 134 votes
• Denise Webber-Jenkins: 57 votes
• Wanda Wright: 117 votes

District 9

• John Hilliard (i): 1,790 votes
• Eric Hall: 562 votes
• David Russell: 224 votes
• LaTonya Tate: 1,097 votes