Birmingham Election Results: District 7 Goes To Runoff

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The votes have been tallied, and Birmingham voters have approved the tax items on the ballot, while two of the council seats will remain with incumbents. Dostrict 7, however, will go to a November runoff.

The tax vote was city-wide, and the 9.8 mill tax — which is not a new tax, but the same millage rate put in place for more than 30 years — generates about $32 million in revenue for Birmingham City Schools each year, school officials said. This $32 million comprises about 14 percent of the school system's projected revenues each year.

A "yes" vote would keep the tax the same as it has been, while a "no" vote ends the current tax rate and opens the door for a new rate.

All of the tax votes received more than 90 percent approval.

On the city council front, Clinton Woods and Crystal Smitherman won their seats, while District 7 will go to a November runoff between incumbent Wardine Alexander and Ray Brooks.

District 1

• Clinton Woods: 70.8 percent
• Sherman Collins: 27.4 percent
• Haki Jamaal Muhammad: 1 percent

District 6

• Crystal Smitherman: 51 percent
• Onoyemi Williams: 15.1 percent
• Willine Body: 2 percent
• Keith O. Williams: 1.6 percent
• Carlos Chaverst: 14 percent
• Clarence Muhammad: 5 percent
• LaTanya Millhouse: 10.6 percent

District 7

With 13 of 15 boxes counted:

• Wardine Alexander: 42 percent
• Lonnie Malone: 28 percent
• Ray Brooks: 30 percent