2025 Hoover City Council election
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August 26, 2025
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The 2025 Hoover City Council election was held on August 26, 2025, to elect all seven members of the Hoover, Alabama, City Council. Runoff elections were held on September 23.
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Curt Posey, incumbent councilor (endorsed Schultz)[3]
Racist threats
Tanveer Patel received racist messages, including death threats on social media throughout her campaign. Her attorney is working with the Hoover Police Department and the FBI to locate individuals who made the threats.[4][5] In a press conference, she stated that "hate will not win."[6] Mayor Frank Brocato also responded to the threats, stating, "We will not let hate win."[7]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Schultz | 10,815 | 64.94 | |
| Tanveer Patel | 5,838 | 35.06 | |
| Total votes | 16,653 | 100.00 | |
Place 2
Candidates
Declared
- Clint Bircheat, member of the Shelby County Republican Party Executive Committee[9]
- Kenneth Cox Jr., former Birmingham–Southern College cross country and track and field head coach[10]
- Copeland Johnson, pre-law student[11]
- Gene Smith, former councilor and candidate for mayor in 2020[12]
Declined
- Sam Swiney, incumbent councilor[13]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Cox Jr. | 5,411 | 33.30 | |
| Gene Smith | 4,876 | 30.01 | |
| Clint Bircheat | 3,966 | 24.41 | |
| Copeland Johnson | 1,997 | 12.29 | |
| Total votes | 16,250 | 100.00 | |
Runoff
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Smith | 4,644 | 53.71 | |
| Kenneth Cox Jr. | 4,002 | 46.29 | |
| Total votes | 8,646 | 100.00 | |
Place 3
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- John Lyda, incumbent councilor[18]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Lovell | 8,148 | 49.84 | |
| Liz Lane | 4,695 | 28.72 | |
| Robert L. Williams | 3,506 | 21.44 | |
| Total votes | 16,349 | 100.00 | |
Runoff
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Lovell | 6,351 | 73.07 | |
| Liz Lane | 2,341 | 26.93 | |
| Total votes | 8,692 | 100.00 | |
Place 4
Candidates
Declared
- Christian Coleman, writer[19]
- Khristi Driver, incumbent councilor[20]
- Donna Mazur, former councilor[21]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khristi Driver (incumbent) | 9,620 | 60.58 | |
| Christian Coleman | 4,134 | 26.03 | |
| Donna Mazur | 2,125 | 13,38 | |
| Total votes | 15,879 | 100.00 | |
