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The '''2008 municipal elections''' will be held in 46 [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]] and [[Shelby County]] cities and towns on [[August 26]], [[2008]].  As of the [[July 15]] qualification date, over 500 candidates are seeking office.
The '''2008 municipal elections''' were held in many [[Birmingham-area]] cities and towns on [[August 26]], [[2008]].   


==Jefferson County==
See the line-ups for cities and towns in the following counties:
===[[Adamsville]]===
*[[Mayor of Adamsville|Mayor]]:  Current mayor [[Terry Loggins]] did not run for re-election.  Candidates are [[Stephen Adams]], [[Johnny Click]], [[Terrel Guy]], and [[Pamela Cairns Palmer]].
*[[Adamsville City Council|Council]]:
**Ward 1:  [[Anthony Brooklere]]
**Ward 4:  [[Timothy Buckelew]]
**Ward 5:  [[Yohance Owens]]
===[[Brighton]]===
*[[Mayor of Brighton|Mayor]]:
*[[Brighton City Council|Council]]:
**Place 4:  [[Barbara Watkins]]
===[[Brookside]]===
*[[Mayor of Brookside|Mayor]]:
*[[Brookside City Council|Council]]:
**Place 1:  [[Dennis Cordell]]
**Place 5:  [[Michael Gooch]]
===[[Center Point]]===
*[[Mayor of Center Point|Mayor]]:
*[[Center Point City Council|Council]]:
===[[Clay]]===
*[[Mayor of Clay|Mayor]]:  Current incumbent [[Charles Hart]] is running for his third term.
*Council:
**Place 4:  [[L. B. Feemster]]
===[[Fairfield]]===
*[[Mayor of Fairfield|Mayor]]:  Incumbent [[Michael Johnson]] is being challenged by [[Charles Willis, Jr]].
*[[Fairfield City Council|Council]]:
**Council President:  [[Eldridge Turner]]
**District 1: [[Princess Kemp]] is challenging current councilor [[Frederick Scott]].
**District 2: [[Primus Mack]]
**District 3: [[Harry Lee]]
**District 4: [[Ronald Struthers]], incumbent [[William Yow]]
**District 5: [[Jerry Yarbrough]]
**District 6: [[Willie Hardley, Jr]] (incumbent), [[Ves Marable]] 
===[[Fultondale]]===
*[[Mayor of Fultondale|Mayor]]:
*[[Fultondale City Council|Council]]:
===[[Gardendale]]=== 
*[[Mayor of Gardendale|Mayor]]:  [[Kenny Clemmons]] is stepping down after 12 years in office.  [[Jonathan Dunagan]], [[Dennis Gamble]], [[Othell Phillips]], [[Oscar Mann]] and [[Matthew Wright]] are running.
*[[Gardendale City Council|Council]]:
**Ward 3:  [[Larry Gothard]]
**Ward 5:  [[Wendell Phillips]]
===[[Graysville]]===
*[[Mayor of Graysville|Mayor]]: [[Doug Brewer]]
*[[Graysville City Council|Council]]:
**District 2: [[Louella (Jill) Kelley]]
**District 3: [[Bobby Brown]]
**District 4: [[Steve Hardin]]
**District 6: [[Roy Linn]]
===[[Homewood]]===
*[[Mayor of Homewood|Mayor]]:
*[[Homewood City Council|Council]]:
**Ward 1
***Place 1:
**Ward 2
***Place 1: [[Allyn Krall]]
**Ward 3
***Place 1: [[J. J. Bischoff]]
**Ward 5
***Place 1: [[Jackie Langlow]]
===[[Hoover]]===
*[[Mayor of Hoover|Mayor]]: [[Tony Petelos]] is unopposed for his second term. 
*[[Hoover City Council|Council]]:
**Place 7: [[George Davis]]
===[[Hueytown]]===
*[[Mayor of Hueytown|Mayor]]:  [[Delor Baumann]]
*[[Hueytwon City Council|Council]]:
**District 1:  [[Carole Marks]]
**District 2:  [[Michael Pickens]]
**District 3:  [[Phifer Crane]]
**District 4:  [[Philip Contorno]]
**District 5:  Incumbent [[Ray Robertson]] is being challenged by [[John Skates]].
===[[Irondale]]=== 
*[[Mayor of Irondale|Mayor]]:  Former mayor [[David Krider]] is running against incumbent [[Tommy Joe Alexander]] and current city councilors [[Joan Ratchford]] and [[John Schoen]].
*[[Irondale City Council|Council]]:
**District 1: [[James Stewart]]
**District 3: [[Pete Crye]]
**District 4: [[Terry Bearden]]
**District 5: [[Donna Pike]]
===[[Kimberly]]=== 
*[[Mayor of Kimberly|Mayor]]: [[Sam Maze]] is not seeking re-election after 6 terms.  Candidates are [[Ralph Lindsey]] and [[Brian Pharris]].
*[[Kimberly Town Council|Council]]:
===[[Morris]]===
*[[Mayor of Morris|Mayor]]:
*[[Morris Town Council|Council]]:
===[[Mountain Brook]]===
*[[Mayor of Mountain Brook|Mayor]]: [[Terry Oden]] is running for his fourth term.
*[[Mountain Brook City Council|Council]]:
===[[Pinson]]===
*[[Mayor of Pinson|Mayor]]:
*[[Pinson City Council|Council]]:
**Place 5:  [[Joy McCain]]
===[[Pleasant Grove]]===
*[[Mayor of Pleasant Grove|Mayor]]:  [[Ronald Capps]]
*[[Pleasant Grove City Council|Council]]:
===[[Tarrant]]===
*[[Mayor of Tarrant|Mayor]]:
*[[Tarrant City Council|Council]]:
**District 2:  [[Laura Horton]]
===[[Trussville]]===
*[[Mayor of Trussville|Mayor]]:
*[[Trussville City Council|Council]]:
**Place 1: [[Wayne Quick]]


==Shelby County==
* [[2008 Blount County municipal elections|Blount County]]
===[[Alabaster]]===
* [[2008 Bibb County municipal elections|Bibb County]]
*[[Mayor of Alabaster|Mayor]]:
* [[2008 Chilton County municipal elections|Chilton County]]
*[[Alabaster City Council|Council]]:
* [[2008 Jefferson County municipal elections|Jefferson County]]
===[[Calera]]===
* [[2008 Shelby County municipal elections|Shelby County]]
*[[Mayor of Calera|Mayor]]: [[Roy George]] is giving up his seat after serving nine terms.  Candidates to replace him are [[Jon Graham]], [[Hank Lewis]], [[Bobby Joe Phillips]] and [[Joey Wideman]], with George endorsing Phillips for the position.
* [[2008 St Clair County municipal elections|St Clair County]]
*[[Calera City Council|Council]]:
* [[2008 Walker County municipal elections|Walker County]]
===Columbiana===
*[[Mayor of Columbiana|Mayor]]:
*[[Columbiana City Council|Council]]:
**District 3:  [[Brian Stephens]]
===[[Chelsea]]===
*[[Mayor of Chelsea|Mayor]]:
*[[Chelsea City Council|Council]]:
===[[Harpersville]]===
*[[Mayor of Harpersville|Mayor]]:
*[[Harpersville City Council|Council]]:
*[[Helena]]:
*[[Mayor of Helena|Mayor]]:
*[[Helena City Council|Council]]:
===[[Montevallo]]===
*[[Mayor of Montevallo|Mayor]] [[Sharon Anderson]] is not seeking re-election.  Former three-term Alabaster mayor [[Roger Wheeler]] is running against [[Ben McCrory]] and [[Steven Sears]].
*[[Montevallo City Council|Council]]:
===[[Pelham]]=== 
*[[Mayor of Pelham|Mayor]]:  [[Bobby Hayes]] is not running for re-election, having served since [[1984]].  Candidates are [[Jim Martin]], [[Don Murphy]], [[Jim Phillips]], [[Tim Spinosi]] and [[Gary Waters]].  Hayes endorsed former [[Pelham Fire Department|fire chief]] Waters.
*[[Pelham City Council|Council]]:
===[[Vincent]]===
*[[Mayor of Vincent|Vincent]]:
*[[Vincent Town Council|Vincent]]:
**District 1: [[Larry King]]
**District 3: [[Johnny Edwards]]
**District 5: [[Mary Lee Reynolds]]
===[[Wilsonville]]===
*[[Mayor of Wilsonville|Wilsonville]]:  [[Rosemary Liveoak]]
*[[Wilsonville City Council|Council]] (at large): [[E. L. McCarty]]


==References==
[[Category:Municipal elections]]
*"Candidates seek municipal offices."  (July 3, 2008) ''Birmingham News''.
*Thornton, William (July 15, 2008) "Mountain Brook Mayor Terry Oden, 71, seeking fourth term."  ''Birmingham News''.
*Gordon, Robert K. (July 16, 2008)  "Mayoral exits intriguing races in Jefferson, Shelby."  ''Birmingham News''.
 
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:2008 events]]
[[Category:2008 events]]

Latest revision as of 23:34, 20 July 2010

The 2008 municipal elections were held in many Birmingham-area cities and towns on August 26, 2008.

See the line-ups for cities and towns in the following counties:

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