See Candidates For Tuscaloosa's City Races At Qualifying Deadline

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Tuesday at 5 p.m. represented the qualifying deadline for those seeking to appear on the ballot for the city of Tuscaloosa's municipal election on March 2.

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In summation, four of the seven seats on the Tuscaloosa City Council will see incumbents challenged, while Districts 1 and 3 will see a new face sworn in. District 4 Councilor Lee Busby is the only incumbent on the council who did not have a candidate qualify to challenge him on the ballot.

District 1's Phyllis Wade Odom and Council President Cynthia Almond, who represents District 3, both announced they would not seek re-election.

Click here for more information on the upcoming election.

As of Tuesday's deadline, two races for the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education are contested, with four incumbents and the board chair running unopposed.

Here are the candidates who qualified by the 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday.
* denotes incumbent

Mayor

• Serena Fortenberry
• Martin Houston
• Walt Maddox*

City Council, District 1

• Que Chandler
• Katherine Waldon
• Matthew Wilson

City Council, District 2

• Raevan Howard*
• Boris Hurst
• Paul W. Sanders Sr.
• Norma Young

City Council, District 3

• Norman Crow
• Matt Hood
• Bill Wright

City Council, District 4

• Lee Busby*

City Council, District 5

• Sam Badger
• Kip Tyner*

City Council, District 6

• John Faile
• Eric Gaines
• Eddie Pugh*

City Council, District 7

• Cassius Lanier
• Sonya McKinstry*

Chair, Board of Education

• Eric M. Wilson*

Board of Education, District 1

• Karen Thompson-Jackson

Board of Education, District 2

• Deon Washington
• Kendra Williams*

Board of Education, District 3

• Lesley Powell
• Maycie Hartley

Board of Education, District 4

• Patrick Hamner*

Board of Education, District 5

• Erica Grant*

Board of Education, District 6

• Marvin Lucas*

Board of Education, District 7

• Erskine Simmons*

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