The 2013 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election was held on August 27, 2013, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Incumbent Mayor William A. Bell, who was first elected in a 2010 special election and re-elected to a two-year term in 2011, ran for re-election to his first full term as mayor.[1] He faced a little-known field of challengers and won re-election in a landslide,[2] receiving 82 percent of the vote.

General election

Candidates

  • William A. Bell, incumbent Mayor[1]
  • Kamau Afrika, real estate investor, perennial candidate[3]
  • Pat Bell, entrepreneur, perennial candidate[4]
  • Stephannie Sigler Huey, math teacher[5]

Results

2013 Birmingham mayoral election results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan William A. Bell (inc.) 20,139 82.04%
Nonpartisan Kamau Afrika 2,353 9.58%
Nonpartisan Pat Bell 1,060 4.32%
Nonpartisan Stephannie Sigler Huey 997 4.06%
Total votes 24,549 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 Bryant, Joseph D. (July 14, 2013). "Royal to exit office as qualifying concludes". The Birmingham News. p. 1A. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tuscaloosa and Birmingham wrap up elections". WBRC. August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bryant, Joseph D. (August 23, 2013). "'I'm going to clean this . . . city up'". The Birmingham News. p. 8A. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Bryant, Joseph D. (August 23, 2013). "'We must bring crime down'". The Birmingham News. p. 8A. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bryant, Joseph D. (August 23, 2013). "'I am what the city needs'". The Birmingham News. p. 8A. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "CITY ELECTION - CITY OF BIRMINGHAM - AUGUST 27, 2013" (PDF). Birmingham City Clerk. September 3, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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