2018 Jefferson County, Alabama Commission election

2018 Jefferson County Commission election
November 6, 2018
All 5 seats up for election
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 3 2
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 106,524 99,654
Percentage 50.7% 47.4%

The 2018 Jefferson County Commission election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all members to the Jefferson County, Alabama Commission. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018.[1]

District 1

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

  • George Bowman, incumbent commissioner[3]

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lashunda Scales 8,452 42.29
Democratic George F. Bowman Sr. (incumbent) 4,971 24.87
Democratic Gary Richardson 3,683 18.43
Democratic Eric Major 2,879 14.41
Total votes 20,085 100.00

Runoff

Results
Democratic primary runoff[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lashunda Scales 6,826 59.41
Democratic George F. Bowman Sr. (incumbent) 4,664 40.59
Total votes 11,490 100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 1[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lashunda Scales 40,513 98.7
Write-in 534 1.3
Total votes 41,047 100.00

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
  • Sandra Little Brown, incumbent commissioner[10]
Eliminated in primary
  • Richard Dickerson[11]

Results

Alabama Democratic primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Little Brown (incumbent) 9,246 46.51
Democratic Sheila Tyson 9,188 46.22
Democratic Richard A. Dickerson 1,444 7.26
Total votes 19,878 100.00

Runoff

Results
Democratic primary runoff[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Tyson 6,274 52.58
Democratic Sandra Little Brown (incumbent) 5,659 47.42
Total votes 11,933 100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 2[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Tyson 40,344 99.1
Write-in 386 0.9
Total votes 40,730 100.00

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmie Stephens (incumbent) 10,656 80.51
Republican Rodney Watson 2,579 19.49
Total votes 23,235 100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 3[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmie Stephens 36,800 95.8
Write-in 1,614 4.2
Total votes 38,414 100.00

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 4[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Knight (incumbent) 31,020 62.2
Democratic J.T. Smallwood 18,797 37.7
Write-in 15 0.0
Total votes 49,832 100.00

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Jack Williams, state representative[17]

Results

Republican primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Ammons 7,980 62.23
Republican Jack Williams 4,843 37.77
Total votes 12,823 100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 5[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Ammons 38,704 96.4
Write-in 1,456 3.6
Total votes 40,160 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Election time! The Bham Now guide to the Alabama primary on Tuesday, June 5". Bham Now. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jefferson County Commission". The Birmingham News. June 8, 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Edgemon, Erin. "Jefferson County: Rafferty wins runoff, Scales and Tyson win commission seats". AL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Eric Major, Alabama House of Representatives, District 52". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Two Jefferson County Commissioners Going to a Runoff in Fight to Keep Their Posts". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "PRIMARY ELECTION 2018" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 "PRIMARY RUNOFF 2018" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "In Stunning Vote, Two City Councilors Unseat Jefferson County Commissioners". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Koplowitz, Howard. "Sandra Little Brown claims she's Jesus' choice in county commission runoff". AL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Singleton, William C. "Runoff Elections for Jefferson County Commission Could Be Tense". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "City Council will need to fill pair of seats". July 20, 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Candidates Who Can Expect Tough Races in Jefferson County Elections This Year". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Stewart, Sherrell. "Jeffco Voters Elect County's First African-American Sheriff and District Attorney". WBHM. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Jefferson County election results: Sheriff Mike Hale concedes to Democrat Mark Pettway". AL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Cromwell, Sydney. "Steve Ammons preps for new role on JeffCo Commission". Vestavia Voice. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Williams running on infrastructure, economic development, opioid crisis". Vestavia Voice. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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