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2 2012  



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Mayoral elections in Huntsville are held every four years to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama.

Huntsville's mayoral elections are non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Huntsville uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.

2008[edit]

2008 Huntsville mayoral election
← 2004 August 26, 2008 (first round)
October 7, 2008 (runoff)
2012 →
 
Candidate Tommy Battle Loretta Spencer
First round 14,486
48.24%
14,871
49.52%
Runoff 21,123
55.67%
16,821
44.33%

Mayor before election

Loretta Spencer

Elected Mayor

Tommy Battle
Republican

The 2008 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 26, 2008, to elect the mayorofHuntsville, Alabama. Incumbent mayor Loretta Spencer ran for re-election to a fourth term. A runoff was held on October 7, 2008, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff Republican Tommy Battle defeated Mayor Spencer.[1]

Spencer was endorsed by The Huntsville Times. The Committee of 100, a group of businesspeople, issued a joint endorsement of Battle and Spencer.

Results[edit]

Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2008 (first round)[2]
Candidate Votes %
Loretta Spencer (incumbent) 14,871 49.52%
Tommy Battle 14,486 48.24%
Jackie Reed 530 1.76%
Michael Polemeni 143 0.48%
Total 30,030 100.00%
Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2008 (runoff)[3]
Candidate Votes %
Tommy Battle 21,123 55.67%
Loretta Spencer (incumbent) 16,821 44.33%
Total 37,944 100.00%

2012[edit]

2012 Huntsville mayoral election
← 2008 August 28, 2012 2016 →
 
Candidate Tommy Battle Loretta Spencer
Popular vote 22,838 4,312
Percentage 80.67% 15.23%

 
Candidate Jackie Reed
Popular vote 1,159
Percentage 4.09%

Mayor before election

Tommy Battle
Republican

Elected Mayor

Tommy Battle
Republican

The 2012 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 28, 2012, to elect the mayorofHuntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a second term defeating for Mayor Loretta Spencer in a rematch.[4]

Results[edit]

Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2012[5]
Candidate Votes %
Tommy Battle (incumbent) 22,838 80.67%
Loretta Spencer 4,312 15.23%
Jackie Reed 1,159 4.09%
Total 28,309 100.00%

2016[edit]

2016 Huntsville mayoral election
← 2012 August 23, 2016 2020 →
 
Candidate Tommy Battle Jackie Reed
Popular vote 13,896 1,799
Percentage 80.74% 10.45%

 
Candidate Ken Boyd
Popular vote 1,516
Percentage 8.81%

Mayor before election

Tommy Battle
Republican

Elected Mayor

Tommy Battle
Republican

The 2016 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 23, 2016, to elect the mayorofHuntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a third term.[6]

Results[edit]

Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2016[7]
Candidate Votes %
Tommy Battle (incumbent) 13,896 80.74%
Jackie Reed 1,799 10.45%
Ken Boyd 1,516 8.81%
Total 17,211 100.00%

2020[edit]

2020 Huntsville mayoral election
← 2016 August 25, 2020 2024 →
 
Candidate Tommy Battle Andy Woloszyn
Popular vote 21,589 2,894
Percentage 77.61% 10.40%

 
Candidate Jackie Reed Maurice Shingleton Jr.
Popular vote 1,729 1,607
Percentage 6.22% 5.78%

Mayor before election

Tommy Battle
Republican

Elected Mayor

Tommy Battle
Republican

The 2020 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 25, 2020, to elect the mayorofHuntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a fourth term, with Democrat Andy Woloszyn coming in second.[8]

The election was officially non-partisan, but some candidates were affiliated with political parties.

Results[edit]

Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2020[9][10]
Candidate Votes %
Tommy Battle (incumbent) 21,589 77.61%
Andy Woloszyn 2,894 10.40%
Jackie Reed 1,729 6.22%
Maurice Shingleton Jr. 1,607 5.78
Total 27,819 100.00%

2024[edit]

2024 Huntsville mayoral election
← 2020 August 27, 2024 2028 →
 
Candidate Tommy Battle

Mayor before election

Tommy Battle
Republican

Elected Mayor

TBD

The 2024 Huntsville mayoral election will take place on August 27, 2024, to elect the mayorofHuntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle is running for re-election to a fifth term.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2008 Huntsville, AL Mayor Election Results". Bama Politics. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "Huntsville Election Results". City of Huntsville. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  • ^ "Huntsville Election Results". City of Huntsville. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  • ^ "Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle's 81 percent vote total a modern-day record". AL.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  • ^ "Huntsville Election Results". City of Huntsville. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  • ^ "2016 Huntsville, AL Mayor Election Results". Bama Politics. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "Huntsville Election Results". City of Huntsville. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  • ^ "2020 Huntsville, AL Mayor Election Results". Bama Politics. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  • ^ "2020 Huntsville, AL Mayor Election Results". Bama Politics. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  • ^ "Official Results" (PDF).
  • ^ "Tommy Battle For Mayor". tommybattle.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

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