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2025 Alabama local elections

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Alabama held elections in most of its various municipalities throughout 2025. The vast majority of municipalities throughout the state held their general elections on August 26, 2025, after an act of the Alabama Legislature in 2021 moved local election dates from the presidential year to the year after.[1]

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2025 Alabama local elections

 2024
March 4 — August 26, 2025
2026 

Cities over 30,000 with municipal elections. Click on a city name to skip to that city's section.
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List of elections

The following cities over 30,000 are scheduled to hold municipal elections in 2025:[2]

Birmingham

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2025 Birmingham mayoral election

 2021
August 26, 2025 (2025-08-26)
2029 
 
Party Nonpartisan

Incumbent Mayor

Randall Woodfin
Democratic



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Two-term Democratic mayor Randall Woodfin was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2021. Woodfin is running for a third term. Activist Kamau Afrika and state representative Juandalynn Givan have also declared their candidacies.[3]

The general election is scheduled for August 26.

Dothan

Mark Saliba was re-elected to a third consecutive term on August 5.[4]

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2025 Dothan mayoral election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mark Saliba (inc.) 6,158 81.38%
Nonpartisan Jimmy McCray 1,409 18.62%
Total votes 7,567 100.00%
Registered electors 52,722
Turnout 7,638 14.49%
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Opelika

Candidates

  • Raven Harvis[6]
  • Eddie Smith, city council president[7]

Results

Eddie Smith was elected.[8]

Hoover

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2025 Hoover mayoral election
 2020
August 26, 2025 (2025-08-26)
2029 
 
Party Nonpartisan

Incumbent Mayor

Frank Brocato
Republican



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Two-term Republican mayor Frank Brocato was re-elected with 76.0% of the vote in 2020. Brocato is running for a third term.[9]

The general election is scheduled for August 26 with a runoff on September 23, if necessary. July 24 is the last day candidates can qualify for the ballot.[10] Elections in most municipalities, including Hoover, were moved from presidential election years to the year after by the Alabama Legislature in 2021.[11]

Madison

Mobile

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2025 Mobile mayoral election

 2021
August 26, 2025 (2025-08-26)
2029 
 
Party Nonpartisan

Incumbent Mayor

Sandy Stimpson
Republican



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Three-term Republican mayor Sandy Stimpson was re-elected with 62.5% of the vote in 2021. Stimpson will not run for a fourth term. Connie Hudson and Spiro Cheriogotis have both declared their candidacies. Another candidate, Stephen Nodine, has also stated his intention to run, but his criminal convictions may make him ineligible for the office.[12]

The general election is scheduled for August 26 with a runoff on September 23, if necessary. July 15 is the last day candidates can qualify for the ballot.[13]

City Council elections are also being held. 2025 Mobile Alabama City Council election

Tuscaloosa

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2025 Tuscaloosa mayoral election
 2021
March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04)
2029 
Turnout11.4% (unofficial)
 
Nominee Walt Maddox Denson Ferrell II
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 5,727 859
Percentage 86.96% 13.04%

Mayor before election

Walt Maddox
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Walt Maddox
Democratic

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Five-term Democratic mayor Walt Maddox was re-elected with 56.6 percent of the vote in 2021. Maddox won re-election to a sixth term with 87 percent of the vote.[14] Walt Maddox won re-election with 87 percent of the vote.[15] Political newcomer Denson Ferrell II was his only challenger on the ballot.[16]

The general election took place on March 4. A runoff was scheduled for April 1, but was unnecessary as there were only two candidates. Candidate qualification closed on January 28.

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2025 Tuscaloosa mayoral election (unofficial results)[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Walt Maddox (inc.) 5,727 86.96%
Nonpartisan Denson Ferrell II 859 13.04%
Total votes 6,586 100.00%
Democratic hold
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