The Birmingham Times
Candidates in the 2025 Birmingham Municipal Elections have all had their say and now it’s time for the voters to speak. The polls open today at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. for mayor, city council and board of education.
A candidate must receive 50.1 percent of the vote before being declared the winner. In races for which no candidate reaches that threshold, a runoff election will be held on October 7.
In the mayor’s race, incumber Randall Woodfin is seeking a third term and will face eight challengers including two current officeholders in Juandalynn Givan, a state representative and Lashunda Scales, a Jefferson County Commissioner, who finished second in the 2021 Mayor’s race.
Others on the ballot are Kamau Afrika, Marilyn James-Johnson, Jerimy Littlepage, Brian Rice, David Russell, and Frank Woodson.
To see bios on each mayoral candidate, click here
The City Council Elections feature a crowded district 8 race with nine hopefuls seeking to replace incumbent Carol Clarke who decided not to seek a second term; while the district 3 race features just two candidates seeking to replace Valerie Abbott who decided not to seek a seventh term. Hunter Williams and Darrell O’Quinn are running unopposed in Districts 2 and 5 respectively.
Click here for City Council candidates
In the Board of Education election, Mary Boehm in District 3; James Sullivan in District 5 and Walt Wilson in District 7 are unopposed. Click here for Board of Education candidates.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO VOTE
- Sample Ballots
- Birmingham Council District map
- Are you registered? Find your district and polling place.
- ID required at the polls
For more information, visit the city of Birmingham’s election website.
Candidate for mayor and city council were compiled by birminghamwatch.org and wbhm.org
