The2018Auburn, Alabama municipal election was held on August 28, 2018, to elect members to the city council and mayoral positions.[ 1]
Candidates must be at least 18 years old, have lived in Auburn for at least 90 days, be aU.S. citizen for at least one day, and be registered to vote.[ 1]
2018 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election Mayor before election Bill Ham Jr.
Elected mayor Ron Anders Jr.
Incumbent mayor Bill Ham announced that he would not be running for re-election on 29 May 2018. Bill Ham had served as mayor of Auburn since 1998.[ 2]
Former councilman Ron Anders Jr. announced his bid for mayor after an endorsement from incumbent Bill Ham. He focused most on public safety and education, promising to provide safety to the community while giving them what they want.[ 3]
Brittany Cannon Dement [ edit ] Brittany Cannon Dement was the only woman who ran for mayor. She focused her campaign on looking at Auburn's future over the next ten to fifteen years. She also wanted to make the government more transparent for the average citizen, including open mayoral forums.[ 4]
David Hill focused on how to better plan the city. One goal of his was to better educate the population on zoning laws and how they work, so that they will be able to offer their own input into the plans.[ 5]
Lindburgh Jackson ran to improve the treatment of the northwest area of Auburn, and focus on diversity issues in the community.[ 6]
Auburn University student Jordan Langdon filed paperwork to run for mayor on 24 July 2018. He ran on a platform to try to give younger people a chance.[ 7]
Richard Speake ran on a platform of the environment, joking about being the "Green " candidate in the race. One of his main focuses was banningstyrofoam in the city.[ 8] [ 9]
2018 Auburn, Alabama mayoral debates No. Date Host Link Participants P Participant A Absent Anders Jr. Dement Hill Jackson Langdon Speake 1[ 10] Aug 23, 2018 Auburn Chamber of Commerce YouTube [ 11] P P P P A P
Six candidates were on the ballot for the first round of voting. No candidate received a majority of the votes, so the top two candidates by popular vote qualified for the final round of voting.[ 12]
2018 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election[ 12] Candidate Votes % Ron Anders Jr. 3,668 42.6% David B. Hill 2,500 29.0% Brittany Cannon Dement 2,179 25.3% Lindburgh B. Jackson 200 2.3% Richard E. Speake 52 0.6% Jordan Langdon 21 0.2% Total votes 8,620 100.0%
The top two candidates from the first round, former councilman Ron Anders Jr, and David Hill, advanced.[ 13] [ 14]
2018 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election runoff[ 14] Candidate Votes % Ron Anders Jr. 4,538 54.2% David B. Hill 3,831 45.8% Total votes 8,369 100.0%
City council elections [ edit ] Three of the eight incumbents chose to run for re-election.[ 15]
Connie Fitch Taylor won the election with 69% of the vote.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Connie Fitch Taylor 329 69.1% Verlinda J. White 147 30.9% Total votes 476 100.0%
As no candidate received a majority of the vote, Kelley Griswold and Todd Scholl advanced to the runoff election on 9 October 2018.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Kelley Griswold 692 38.2% Todd D. Scholl 418 23.1% Anthony Brock 333 18.4% Phil Chansler 174 9.6% Hal Walker 156 8.6% Stephen "Kyle" Mosely 37 2.0% Total votes 1,810 100.0%
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 14] Candidate Votes % Kelley Griswold 1,093 63.7% Todd D. Scholl 623 36.3% Total votes 1,716 100.0%
As the only candidate, Beth Witten was elected to the city council unopposed.[ 16]
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Candidate Votes % Beth Witten Unnopposed 100%
No candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two candidates, Brett Smith and Jim Ryan, advanced to a runoff.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Brett Smith 355 49.2% Jim Ryan 241 33.4% Barry Davis 125 17.3% Total votes 721 100.0%
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 14] Candidate Votes % Brett Smith 424 63.8% Jim Ryan 241 36.2% Total votes 665 100.0%
No candidate won a majority of the votes, so Steven Dixon and Walter Northcutt advanced to the runoff.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Steven Dixon 651 36.5% Walter M. Northcutt 619 34.7% Brian P. O'Neil 512 28.7% Total votes 1,782 100.0%
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 14] Candidate Votes % Steven Dixon 1,140 59.3% Walter M. Northcutt 782 40.7% Total votes 1,922 100.0%
Sarah Brown and Bob Parsons moved to a runoff due to neither candidate receiving a majority of the vote.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Sarah Brown 378 43.9% Bob Parsons 306 35.5% Brad Donnelly 178 20.6% Total votes 862 100.0%
Bob Parsons won the runoff in the closest election of the day.
Bob Parsons
Candidate
Brad Donnelly, eliminated in first round[ 17] 2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 14] Candidate Votes % Bob Parsons 438 50.8% Sarah Brown 425 49.2% Total votes 863 100.0%
Jay Hovey won the election with 54% of the vote.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Jay Hovey 711 54.3% Laura Mirarchi 254 19.4% Jay Conner 178 13.6% Andrew Puent 104 7.9% Amy C. Crew 63 4.8% Total votes 1,310 100.0%
Tommy Dawson won the election with 52% of the vote.
2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –[ 12] Candidate Votes % Tommy Dawson 419 52.4% Marlene Bowman 380 47.6% Total votes 799 100.0%
Position Before election[ 18] After election Image Mayor Bill Ham Jr. Ron Anders Jr. Ward 1 Verlinda White Connie Fitch-Taylor Ward 2 Ron Anders Jr. Kelley Griswold Ward 3 Beth Witten Beth Witten Ward 4 Brent Beard Brett Smith Ward 5 Lynda Tremaine Steven Dixon Ward 6 Dick Phelan Bob Parsons Ward 7 Gene Dulaney Jay Hovey Ward 8 Tommy Dawson Tommy Dawson
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