From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM –The Trussville Tribune is projecting Randall Woodfin as the winner in Birmingham’s mayoral race.
Randall Woodfin defeated William Bell in the Birmingham mayor’s race.
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Woodfin, who was a Birmingham City School board member, had a commanding lead of almost 20 percent over incumbent Wlliam Bell with about 90 percent of the boxes counted. Bell had trailed Woodfin after the August election.
In city council District 2 race, the Tribune projects Hunter Williams, who has over 70 percent of the vote, over incumbent Kim Rafferty.
In the District 5 race, Darrell O’Quinn is projected in a close win over council president Johnathan Austin.
John Hilliard has a slight lead over Roderick Royal for the District 9 race, but it’s too close to call a winner until the final votes are tabulated.
23 Comments
Jessie Jay Phillips-Chaney
So proud of you Randall Woodfin
Debbie Renfroe Rogers
Congratulations!!!!
Joanna Allison Guidi
Woohoo – this Pinson gal was for you!!!
Carol Hill Megginson
Congratulations!
Mark Kelly
No place for me in Vegas. I just know Birmingham politics better than 99.99 percent of people who purport to know something about it (some of whom get paid to write columns about it for online publications). The last time I was wrong about the outcome of one of our mayoral elections was…..well, never.
Christopher Card
Congratulations to the new Mayor of Birmingham. I wish him well. I hope Birmingham thrives and moves towards a bright new future!
Barbara Williams Lemley-Wheeler
Congrats Randall Woodfin
Sandy Wright
Very proud of you Mayor!!!
Cindy Buckner
Hope he brings good change for all not just some
Gloria Pounds
Congrats!
Ray Rodriguez
Good luck the city has been moving in the right direction. It will be interesting to see your vision.
David Livingston
I bet Woodfin is the most shocked person on the planet.
Kevin Small
Now if someone could just oust Mayor Tom in Centerpoint or if Birmingham could just forcefully annex them and save us all from the fallout of this poor leadership.
Desiree' Lane Ellis
Now time to make some more changes! Keep o pushing forward for Bham!
Mark Kelly
You lose. He started planning for this outcome two years ago, and knocked on more than 50,000 doors in the last year. He not only knew he was going to win, but also pretty much by how much. You don’t get elected mayor of a city the size of Birmingham by accident.
David Livingston
Mark Kelly what do you mean “you lose?”
I was merely making the point that very few people would have thought he could unseat Mayor Bell; despite his confidence.
You really should lighten up.
Carla Cottrell
Congratulations
Michael Blagg
I have had the privilege of knowing Randall since he got his first car.
This man has impeccable character.
So glad he won.
Hopefully political life won’t change him.
Mark Kelly
I was merely taking the term “I bet” at face value.
Mark Kelly
Also, if your response to being provided with facts is to tell the provider to lighten up, perhaps you should check the mirror.
Michael Stanley
Birmingham swamp is draining. Yeah!
Sharon Brakefield
Congratulation
Steve McKinney
Woodfin was on the streets with his hand thrust toward potential supporters more than any candidate i can remember. he actually asked a table of us outside 5 Points South Starbucks to question him about his policies. we did. he stayed, answered our questions to our satisfaction, and when we ran out he asked us if we had any more. we didn’t. you can bet after the second round of that (yet another day) i knew i’d be voting for him. he also represented himself very well at the 16th Street Baptist Church Mayor’s forum back in the summer. of all the candidates on stage to speak, his answers and responses where knowledgable and confident. i hope i won’t be disappointed but i’m more than willing to take this chance.