2011 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election

2011 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election Alabama File:Flag of Birmingham, Alabama.svg presidential no 2009–10 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral special election 2009–10 (special) 2013 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election 2013 August 23, 2011 150x150px File:William A. Bell, Sr. (ca. 2008).jpg William A. Bell Nonpartisan candidate 15,947 88.96% File:3x4.svg Pat Bell Nonpartisan candidate 655 3.65% File:3x4.svg Kamau Afrika Nonpartisan candidate 617 3.44% Mayor William A. Bell Nonpartisan William A. Bell Nonpartisan The 2011 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election was held on August 23, 2011, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. In 2009, the City Council consolidated the mayoral and city council elections by moving the timing of mayoral elections.The mayor, election, term, qualification 2009 art. IV, § 4.01 https://library.municode.com/al/birmingham/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PT2THMAUNAC_ARTIVMA_S4.01THMAELTEQU July 17, 2025 A legal challenge to the change was rejected by the Circuit Court,Bryant Joseph City Council elections ruled valid The Birmingham News June 10, 2010 1B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/178114868/ Newspapers.com August 3, 2025 and ultimately by the Alabama Supreme Court.Bandy v. City of Birmingham 73 So.3d 1233 696 Ala. 2011 https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17512998084725258132&hl=en&as_sdt=80000006 . . . we conclude that the City had the authority under § 11-46-5, Ala.Code 1975, to change by ordinance the days of the general municipal elections and runoff elections from the second Tuesday in October and the third Tuesday thereafter to the fourth Tuesday in August and the sixth Tuesday thereafter. As a result, the winner of the 2011 mayoral election would only serve a two-year term.Bryant Joseph Last day to qualify for race The Birmingham News August 2, 2011 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/178115001/ Newspapers.com August 3, 2025 Incumbent Mayor William A. Bell, who was first elected in a 2010 special election, ran for re-election.Bryant Joseph D. Bell's only hat in ring so far The Birmingham News June 20, 2011 1A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/178115872/ Newspapers.com August 3, 2025 He faced little-known opponents,Kennedy Joey Few ready to take on Mayor Bell The Birmingham News July 24, 2011 2F https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/178115559/ Newspapers.com August 3, 2025 and won re-election in a landslide, receiving 89 percent of the vote. General election Candidates William A. Bell, incumbent Mayor Pat Bell, 1995 and 1999 candidate for Mayor Kamau Afrika, perennial candidateBryant Joseph 2 candidates in mayoral race so far The Birmingham News June 27, 2011 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/178114622/ Newspapers.com August 3, 2025 Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner Jr., perennial candidate T. C. Cannon, bar owner, perennial candidateBryant Joseph D. 6 qualify for Aug. 23 election The Birmingham News August 3, 2011 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/178115736/ Newspapers.com August 3, 2025 Buddy Hendrix, perennial candidate Results 2011 Birmingham mayoral election resultsMAYORAL ELECTION - CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - AUGUST 23, 2011 August 30, 2011 Birmingham City Clerk https://www.birminghamal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2011-Mayoral-Regular-Election.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181220135541/https://www.birminghamal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2011-Mayoral-Regular-Election.pdf December 20, 2018 August 3, 2025 William A. Bell (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 15,947 88.96% Pat Bell Nonpartisan candidate 655 3.65% Kamau Afrika Nonpartisan candidate 617 3.44% Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner Jr. Nonpartisan candidate 286 1.60% T. C. Cannon Nonpartisan candidate 263 1.47% Willis H. Buddy Hendrix Nonpartisan candidate 158 0.88% 17,926 100.00% William A. Bell has continued mayor win till 2017 https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/10/birmingham_mayoral_runoff_live.html Birmingham mayoral race: Randall Woodfin defeats William Bell; live election updates October 4, 2017 References Category:2011 United States mayoral elections Category:2011 Alabama elections 2011 Category:2010s in Birmingham, Alabama Category:August 2011 in the United States