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==Candidates==
==Candidates==
Fourteen candidates filed qualification papers at the [[Jefferson County Court of Probate]] before the [[November 17]] deadline:
Fourteen candidates appeared on the ballot:


* [[Emory Anthony]], a criminal defense attorney, announced candidacy on November 9
* [[Patrick Cooper]] (40.06%, runoff)
* [[William Bell]], [[Jefferson County Commission]]er and former interim mayor
* [[William Bell]] (25.06%, runoff)
* [[T. C. Cannon]], former bar owner and serial candidate
* [[Carole Smitherman]] (18.76%)
* [[Patrick Cooper]], an attorney who finished 2nd in the [[2007 Birmingham mayoral election]], announced candidacy on November 5
* [[Emory Anthony]] (12.44%)
* [[Scott Douglas]], Director of [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
* [[Steven Hoyt]]] (1.84%)
* [[Ernie Dunn]], unemployed [[Hoover]] resident (died [[December 4]], [[2009]])
* [[Scott Douglas]] (0.58%)
* [[Steven Hoyt]], a [[Birmingham City Council]] representative in his 2nd term, announced on November 13.
* [[Jody Trautwein]] (0.50%)
* [[Stephannie Huey]], pastor, teacher, and a candidate in the [[2003 Birmingham mayoral election]]
* [[Harry Turner, Jr|Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner]] (0.23%)
* [[Edith Mayomi]], an employee at [[Jefferson State Community College]], was first to file for the election
* [[Stephannie Huey]] (0.17%)
* [[Carole Smitherman]], acting Mayor and 3-term councilor, announced on November 10
* [[T. C. Cannon]] (0.11%)
* [[Jason Sumners]], owner of [[Sumners Publishing Group]]
* [[Jason Sumners]] (0.09%)
* [[Jimmy Snow]], [[Avondale]] resident, running on a platform of city hall reform
* [[Edith Mayomi]] (0.08%)
* [[Jody Trautwein]], former head of the [[Alabama Coalition Against Same-Sex Marriage]]
* [[Jimmy Snow]] (0.07%)
* [[Harry Turner, Jr|Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner]], an evangelist and clown
* [[Ernie Dunn]] (0.04%)


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Revision as of 23:09, 8 December 2009

The 2009 mayoral election for the city of Birmingham is a special election planned for December 8, 2009 to fill the office of Mayor of Birmingham left vacant by the conviction of Larry Langford after his trial on federal corruption charges. Candidates have until November 17 to qualify.

Candidates

Fourteen candidates appeared on the ballot:

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others mentioned

Richard Arrington, Jr, a former 5-term Mayor of Birmingham, Mary Moore, member of the Alabama House of Representatives and Cedric Sparks, director of the Mayor's Division of Youth Services, were mentioned as possible candidates, but did not run.

Campaign events

Four forums and a public debate were held during the short campaign season:

Endorsements

The Birmingham News endorsed Emory Anthony, concluding that he is the only candidate with the potential to be a "great" mayor for Birmingham.

Former mayor Larry Langford endorsed William Bell because he has consistently supported his initiatives.

Campaign finances

In reports filed on Thursday, December 3, Cooper led all candidates in contributions with $246,550, including $30,000 from Ted C. Kennedy, and $40,000 from Jay Grinney and his wife Melanie, and a $19,500 contribution from New Leader PAC chaired by Jeremy Erdreich. Cooper began the campaign with $112,000 in unretired debt from the 2007 race. After spending $273,695 so far this year, his campaign remains nearly $110,000 in the red. Smitherman has raised $68,460, of which she has spend $46,460. Her largest contributions were from John McMahon, Jr and Phillip McWane, and from the FGA PAC chaired by Joe Fine. Bell gas spent $30,907 of the $37,900 he raised, including $5,000 contributions from Carl Rouss, Mark French and Bobby Humphrey. Anthony reported raising $15,915 and spending $12,688. His biggest contributors were Volkert & Associates and Bender & Agboola. Hoyt raised $24,285 and spent $21,489. His biggest contributor was former councilman Samuel Herring and the STA PAC, chaired by lobbyist Rudolph Davidson. Douglas raised $12,240, spending $4,066. Trautwein raised $2,760. Huey, Turner and Sumners reported no contributions. Cannon, Dunn, Mayomi and Snow did not file reports.

References

  • Dean, Chuck (November 1, 2009) "Birmingham mayoral hopefuls may flood new race." Birmingham News
  • Bryant, Joseph D. (November 2, 2009) "Birmingham mayoral election set for Dec. 8." Birmingham News
  • Bryant, Joseph D. (November 8, 2009) "Emory Anthony to announce run for mayor Monday." Birmingham News
  • Archibald, John (November 11, 2009) "Imagine that -- clowns, visionaries try to fill Langford's shoes." Birmingham News
  • Natta, André (November 12, 2009) "Election '09: Let the mayoral forums begin" The Terminal
  • Archibald, John (November 18, 2009) "Archibald: Ranking the mayoral hopefuls." Birmingham News
  • Dean, Chuck (November 29, 2009) "Apathy, hope voiced before Birmingham mayoral vote." Birmingham News
  • Bryant, Joseph D. (December 1, 2009) "Larry Langford endorses William Bell for mayor." Birmingham News
  • Bryant, Joseph D. (December 3, 2009) "Cooper leads in fundraising, debt in mayor's race." Birmingham News
  • "OUR VIEW: At least one candidate in a crowded field has the potential to be a fine leader for Birmingham." (December 6, 2009) Birmingham News

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