2025 Mobile mayoral election
Election in Alabama, US
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The 2025 Mobile mayoral election was held on August 26, 2025. The runoff election occurred on September 23 which determined which of the candidates Barbara Drummond or Spiro Cheriogotis will become the next mayor of Mobile, Alabama. Municipal elections in Mobile are officially nonpartisan.
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August 26, 2025 (first round)
September 23, 2025 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheriogotis: 70–80% 60–70% 
Cheriogotis: 80–90% 70–80% 60–70% 50–60% 
Cheriogotis: 50–60% 
Cheriogotis: 70–80% 60–70% 50–60% 40–50% 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent mayor Sandy Stimpson declined to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.[1] Republican Spiro Cheriogotis won the runoff election, defeating Democratic state representative Barbara Drummond.[2][3][4]
Background
Sandy Stimpson was first elected mayor in 2013, defeating incumbent mayor and current state representative Sam Jones.[5] Stimpson was reelected in 2017 and 2021.[6] On September 25, 2024, Mobile mayor Sandy Stimpson publicly announced he would not seek reelection to a fourth term.[7] Following Stimpson's announcement, speculation began on who would seek the seat. This was the first time in 20 years where no incumbent ran for mayor of Mobile.[8]
Candidates
Advanced to run-off
- Spiro Cheriogotis, former Mobile County district judge (2019–2025) (Republican)[9]
- Barbara Drummond, state representative from the 103rd district (2014–present) (Democratic)[10]
Eliminated
- Connie Hudson, Mobile County commissioner from the 2nd district (2010–present) and former Mobile city councilor from the 6th district (2001–2010) (Republican)[11]
- Paul Prine, former Mobile Chief of Police[12]
Withdrawn
- Lawrence Battiste, former Mobile Public Safety Director (Democratic) (endorsed Drummond)[13]
- Jermaine Burrell, former city councilor from the 3rd district (2009–2012) (Democratic) (endorsed Drummond)[13]
- Stephen Nodine, former Mobile County commissioner from the 2nd district (2004–2010), former Mobile city councilor, and convicted felon (Republican)[14]
- Michael Woodard, IT professional (Republican)[15]
Declined
- Jerry Carl, former U.S. representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2021–2025) (Republican)[16]
- Adline Clarke, state representative from the 97th district (2013–present) (Democratic) (endorsed Drummond)[8]
- Joel Daves, city councilor from the 5th district (2013–present) (Republican)[8]
- Cory Penn, city councilor from the 1st district (2021–present)[8]
- Chris Pringle, state representative from the 101st district (2014–present) and candidate for Alabama's 1st congressional district in 2020 (Republican)[8]
- Ben Reynolds, city councilor from the 4th district (2021–present)[8]
- C.J. Small, president of the Mobile city council (2021–present) from the 3rd district (2012–present) (Democratic)[8]
- Sandy Stimpson, incumbent mayor (2013–present) (Republican)[7] (endorsed Cheriogotis)[17]
- Margie Wilcox, state representative from the 104th district (2014–present) (Republican)[8]
General election
Endorsements
- Local officials
- Sandy Stimpson, incumbent mayor of Mobile (2013–present)[17]
- U.S. senators
- Doug Jones, Alabama (2018–2021)[18]
- State legislators
- Adline Clarke, state representative from the 97th district (2013–present)[10]
- Local officials
- Lawrence Battiste, former Mobile Public Safety Director (2021–2023) and former mayoral candidate[13]
- Justin Bibb, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (2022–present)[19]
- Jermaine Burrell, former city councilor from the 3rd district (2009–2012) and former mayoral candidate[13]
- Organizations
- County officials
- Sam Cochran, Mobile County Sheriff (2006–2022)[23]
Debates and forums
| No. | Date and location | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||||
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| P Participant A Absent I Invited NYD Not yet declared W Withdrawn | |||||||||||
| Battiste | Burrell | Cheriogotis | Drummond | Hudson | Nodine | Prine | |||||
| 1[24] | February 12, 2025 Mobile |
West Mobile Republican Women's Club | Unknown | P | NYD | A | NYD | P | P | NYD | |
| 2[25] | May 6, 2025 Mobile |
Cottage Hill Baptist Church | None | TBD | P | P | P | P[a] | P | P | P |
| 3[26] | May 20, 2025 Mobile |
Mobile Midtown and Downtown Historic Districts | Unknown | TBD | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| 4[27] | August 4, 2025 Mobile |
WKRG-TV | Peter Albrecht | W | W | P | P | P | W | P | |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Drummond | 13,897 | 33.74 | |
| Spiro Cheriogotis | 11,389 | 27.65 | |
| Paul Prine | 8,186 | 19.87 | |
| Connie Hudson | 7,722 | 18.75 | |
| Total votes | 41,192 | 100.00 | |
Runoff election
Post-primary endorsements
- Executive branch officials officials
- Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–2025)[28]
- Kamala Harris, former Vice President of the United States (2021–2025)[29]
- U.S. senators
- Cory Booker, New Jersey (2013–present)[30]
- Raphael Warnock, Georgia (2021–present)[31]
- U.S. representatives
- Sanford Bishop, GA-02 (1993–present)[32]
- Local officials
- C.J. Small, Mobile city council president (2022–present) from the 3rd district (2012–present)[33]
- Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham (2017–present)[34]
- Party officials
- Ken Martin, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025–present)[35]
- Labor unions
- Communications Workers of America Local 3907[30]
- Southwest Alabama AFL-CIO[30]
- Organizations
- Local officials
- Mike Dow, former mayor of Mobile (1989–2005)[36]
- Hoss Mack, former Baldwin County Sheriff (2006–2024)[37]
- Ben Reynolds, city councilor from the 4th district (2021–present)[38]
- Josh Wood, city councilor from the 6th district (2023–present)[38]
- Individuals
- A.J. McCarron, professional football player[39]
- Labor unions
- Mobile Police Benevolent Association and Mobile County Law Enforcement Association[40]
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 441[41]
- Organizations
- Mobile Area Association of Realtors[42]
- Mobile Area Retired Fire Fighters Association[41]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiro Cheriogotis | 25,106 | 51.42% | |
| Barbara Drummond | 23,715 | 48.58% | |
| Total votes | 48,821 | 100.00 | |