Birmingham voters will have plenty of candidates to choose from when the head to the polls this August to vote for mayor.
Qualifying to run for the office ended at 5 p.m. Friday and a whopping 12 candidates have qualified for the Aug. 22 ballot.
Here’s the full list of who’s running:
William Bell
Incumbent mayor since a special election in late 2009
- Website: williambell2017.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/mayorwilliambell
- Twitter: @bellforbham
Patricia Bell
Community activist and first female mayoral candidate in Birmingham
- Website: N/A
- Facebook: facebook.com/PatriciaBell2017
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Randy Davis
Law enforcement office
- Website: N/A
- Facebook: N/A
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Philemon Hill
Business owner
- Website: N/A
- Facebook: facebook.com/PhilemonforMayor
- Twitter: @hillforbhmmayor
Trudy Hunter
No information available at this time.
- Website: N/A
- Facebook: N/A
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Carl Jackson
No information available at this time.
- Website: N/A
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Lanny Jackson
An Army veteran and current University of Alabama at Birmingham employee
- Website: lanny2017.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/Lanny2017BhamMayor
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Donald Lomax
No information available at this time.
- Website: N/A
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Frank Matthews
Longtime community activist and a past Birmingham radio personality
Fernandez Sims
Pastor and veteran in both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps infantry units
- Website: brothersimsformayor.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/brothersimsformayor
- Twitter: @votebrothersims
Randall Woodfin
An assistant city attorney and member of the Birmingham Board of Education
- Website: randallwoodfin.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/RandallWoodfinForBirminghamMayor
- Twitter: @WoodfinForBham
Chris Woods
Construction executive and a former Auburn University wide receiver
- Website: chriswoodsformayor.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisWoodsMayor
- Twitter: @ChrisWoodsMayor
To qualify, candidates had to be at least 25 years old, registered to vote and live in the city of Birmingham. They also had to pay a $300 qualifying fee.
If necessary, runoff elections will be held October 4. The next mayor of Birmingham is scheduled began their term of office on October 24.