Politics & Government

Patch Readers Grade Tuscaloosa Mayoral Campaigns: Poll Results

Tuscaloosa Patch recently conducted a survey of more than two dozen readers to get their thoughts on the campaigns and how they grade out.

Tuscaloosa's municipal election is today and here's how Patch readers graded out the candidate's campaigns.
Tuscaloosa's municipal election is today and here's how Patch readers graded out the candidate's campaigns. (Getty Images)

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Three candidates are currently in the running for Tuscaloosa's highest office and we set out to get a preliminary view of how our readers viewed the campaigns in the run-up to Tuesday's election.


Want to show the love by supporting local journalism? Click here to help Tuscaloosa Patch keep growing for as little as $5 a month!

Find out what's happening in Tuscaloosafor free with the latest updates from Patch.


Over the last week, Patch has conducted a non-scientific survey of our readers, asking them to assign a letter grade to each candidate's campaign. The link to the poll is still live and we will update this story with responses before polls close at 7 p.m. Click here to vote.

After receiving more than two dozen responses, which fell short of our 100-person target sample size, here are the results:

Find out what's happening in Tuscaloosafor free with the latest updates from Patch.


SERENA FORTENBERRY

  • A: 12%
  • B: 8%
  • C: 16%
  • D: 36%
  • F: 28%

MARTIN HOUSTON

  • A: 28%
  • B: 16%
  • C: 28%
  • D: 16%
  • F: 12%

WALT MADDOX (incumbent)

  • A: 36%
  • B: 24%
  • C: 8%
  • D: 16%
  • F: 16%

Click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.