Alabama is scheduled to hold elections in most of its various municipalities throughout 2025. Special elections may also be called if vacancies arise. The vast majority of municipalities throughout the state will hold their general elections on August 26, 2025, after an act of the Alabama Legislature in 2021 moved local election dates from the presidential year to the year after.
The following cities over 30,000 are scheduled to hold municipal elections in 2025:
Two-term Democratic mayor Randall Woodfin was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2021. Woodfin is running for a third term. Activist Kamau Afrika and state representative Juandalynn Givan have also declared their candidacies.
The general election is scheduled for August 26.
Mark Saliba was re-elected to a third consecutive term on August 5.
Eddie Smith was elected.
Two-term Republican mayor Frank Brocato was re-elected with 76.0% of the vote in 2020. Brocato is running for a third term.
The general election is scheduled for August 26 with a runoff on September 23, if necessary. July 24 is the last day candidates can qualify for the ballot. Elections in most municipalities, including Hoover, were moved from presidential election years to the year after by the Alabama Legislature in 2021.
Three-term Republican mayor Sandy Stimpson was re-elected with 62.5% of the vote in 2021. Stimpson will not run for a fourth term. Connie Hudson and Spiro Cheriogotis have both declared their candidacies. Another candidate, Stephen Nodine, has also stated his intention to run, but his criminal convictions may make him ineligible for the office.
The general election is scheduled for August 26 with a runoff on September 23, if necessary. July 15 is the last day candidates can qualify for the ballot.
City Council elections are also being held. 2025 Mobile Alabama City Council election
Five-term Democratic mayor Walt Maddox was re-elected with 56.6 percent of the vote in 2021. Maddox won re-election to a sixth term with 87 percent of the vote. Walt Maddox won re-election with 87 percent of the vote. Political newcomer Denson Ferrell II was his only challenger on the ballot.
The general election took place on March 4. A runoff was scheduled for April 1, but was unnecessary as there were only two candidates. Candidate qualification closed on January 28.