The 2025 Hoover City Council election was held on August 26, 2025, to elect all seven members of the Hoover, Alabama, City Council. Runoff elections were held on September 23.
Place 1
Candidates
Declared
- Tanveer Patel, entrepreneur
- Robin Schultz, candidate for place 7 in 2016 and place 2 in 2020
Declined
- Curt Posey, incumbent councilor (endorsed Schultz)
Racist threats
Tanveer Patel received racist messages, including death threats on social media throughout her campaign. Her attorney is working with the Hoover Police Department and the FBI to locate individuals who made the threats. In a press conference, she stated that "hate will not win." Mayor Frank Brocato also responded to the threats, stating, "We will not let hate win."
Results
Place 2
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Sam Swiney, incumbent councilor
Results
Runoff
Results
Place 3
Candidates
Declared
- Liz Lane, artist and community advocate
- Ashley Lovell, resident
- Robert Williams
Declined
- John Lyda, incumbent councilor
Results
Runoff
Results
Place 4
Candidates
Declared
- Christian Coleman, writer
- Khristi Driver, incumbent councilor
- Donna Mazur, former councilor
Results
Place 5
Candidates
Declared
- Steve Lawrence, risk management and commercial insurance professional
- Derrick Murphy, incumbent councilor
Results
Place 6
Candidates
Declared
- Casey Middlebrooks, incumbent councilor
Results
Place 7
Candidates
Declared
- Steve McClinton, incumbent councilor
Results
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