2022 Jefferson County, Alabama Commission election

2022 Jefferson County Commission election
November 8, 2022
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 88,024 60,784
Percentage 55.9% 38.6%
Swing Increase 5.2% Decrease 7.8%

The 2022 Jefferson County Commission election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all members to the Jefferson County, Alabama Commission. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2022.[1][2]

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 1[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lashunda Scales 31,208 98.78
Write-in 384 1.22
Total votes 31,592 100.00

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Steve Small Jr., former commissioner[6]

Results

Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Tyson 13,042 86.50
Democratic Steve Small Jr. 2,036 13.50
Total votes 15,078 100.00

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 2[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Tyson 29,576 98.99
Write-in 302 1.01
Total votes 29,878 100.00

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian convention

Nominee

  • Devin Cordell, defense contractor[9]

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 3[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmie Stephens 29,302 82.88
Libertarian Devin Cordell 5,709 16.15
Write-in 342 0.97
Total votes 35,353 100.00

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 4[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Knight (incumbent) 28,347 96.31
Write-in 1,086 3.69
Total votes 29,433 100.00

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steve Ammons, incumbent commissioner[11]

General election

Results

Jefferson County Commission District 5[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Ammons 30,375 97.18
Write-in 883 2.82
Total votes 31,258 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Candidates, On Your Marks". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "4 of 5 Jeffco Commissioners Face No Opposition in May 24 Primaries". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "General Elections – November 8, 2022 Official Summary Report" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Crenshaw Jr., Solomon. "Tyson Handily Wins Reelection to Jefferson County Commission". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Crenshaw Jr., Solomon. "Second Verse Same as the First: Four of Five JeffCo Commissioners Have No Known Election Challengers". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Primary Runoff Elections – June 21, 2022 Official Summary Report" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Wright, Barnett. "How Majority of Jefferson County Commission Likely Just Got Re-Elected". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Brent. "Alabama Libertarian Candidates For 2022 Election". Bama Politics. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Joe Knight, Jefferson County Commission, District 4". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Garrison, Gregg. "Jefferson County sets special election to replace commissioner". AL.com. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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