2005 Birmingham municipal election

The 2005 Birmingham City Council election was held on October 11, 2005. Seven of nine incumbents campaigned for re-election, with Bert Miller and Lee Loder leaving openings in Districts 7 and 8, respectively. Runoffs, held on November 1, were required in all but three districts, with Valerie Abbott and Carole Smitherman winning re-election outright. Miriam Witherspoon narrowly won outright in the 7-way race to replace Miller in District 7 as well.

Results

• District 1
  • Joel Montgomery, incumbent - 1,528 (44.7%, won runoff)
  • Lashunda Scales - 701 (20.5%, lost runoff)
  • Johnnie Johnson, Jr - 657 (19.2%)
  • Christopher Cummings - 531 (15.5%)
• District 2
  • Carol Reynolds, incumbent - 1,283 (48.8%, won runoff)
  • Frank Matthews - 563 (21.4%, lost runoff)
  • Richard Rutledge - 345 (13.1%)
  • Alvin Rutledge - 291 (11.1%)
  • Mark Bodenhausen - 106 (4.0%)
  • Rick Austin - 41 (1.6%)
• District 3
  • Valerie Abbott, incumbent - 2,005 (79.3%, winner)
  • Chris Hartsell - 410 (16.2%)
  • David Ricker - 114 (4.5%)
• District 4
  • Maxine Herring Parker - 1,106 (43.8%, won runoff)
  • Hezekiah Jackson IV - 617 (24.5%, lost runoff)
  • Edward Y. Maddox - 447 (17.7%)
  • Gwen Sykes, incumbent - 278 (11.0%)
  • Ondray Agee - 76 (3.0%)
• District 5
  • William Bell - 1,190 (49.0%, won runoff)
  • Elias Hendricks, Jr, incumbent - 1,110 (45.7%, lost runoff)
  • T. C. Cannon - 129 (5.3%)
• District 6
  • Carole Smitherman, incumbent - 2,416 (69.7%, winner)
  • Keith Aaron - 670 (19.3%)
  • John C. Harris - 379 (10.9%)
• District 7
  • Miriam D. Witherspoon - 2,233 (53.2%, winner)
  • Sandra Little-Brown - 1,294 (33.2%)
  • Robert Littleton - 258 (6.1%)
  • Glenn Hardy - 144 (3.4%)
  • Angela Wells - 110 (2.6%)
  • Sandra Bergeron - 33 (0.8%)
  • Gilbert Klein - 29 (0.7%)
• District 8
  • Steven Hoyt - 1,264 (48.6%, won runoff)
  • Gerri Robinson - 872 (33.5%, lost runoff)
  • Mary A. Jones - 345 (13.3%)
  • Fred Lee Randal - 88 (3.4%)
  • Henry Clay Dennison - 32 (1.2%)
• District 9
  • Roderick Royal, incumbent - 1,444 (39.8%, won runoff)
  • Leroy Bandy - 789 (21.8%, lost runoff)
  • David Merrida, Jr - 520 (14.3%)
  • William A. Barnes - 277 (7.6%)
  • David Russell - 245 (6.8%)
  • William Muhammad - 198 (5.5%)
  • Connie Lee Smith, Jr - 154 (4.3%)

References

• "The Results: Birmingham City Council: Incomplete and Unofficial Returns." (October 12, 2005) Birmingham News.