Tuscaloosa Candidate Qualifying Update Ahead Of Jan. 26 Deadline

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Next week will mark the end of candidate qualifying and see ballots set for the March municipal election in Tuscaloosa.

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The deadline for candidate qualifying applications is Jan. 26 at 5 p.m, with election day set for Tuesday, March 2. Click here for more information on the upcoming election.

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 has not seen a candidate qualify to challenge him on the ballot. Both District 1's Phyllis Wade Odom and Council President Cynthia Almond, who represents District 3, both announced they would not seek re-election.

As of Friday, only one race for the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education is contested, with four incumbents and the board chair running unopposed.

Here are the candidates who qualified as of 3 p.m. on Friday.

* denotes incumbent

Mayor

• Serena Fortenberry
• Martin Houston
• Walt Maddox*

City Council, District 1

• 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

• Eddie Pugh*
• John Faile
• Eric Gaines

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

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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