The 2019 Montgomery mayoral election took place on August 28 and October 8, 2019, to elect the
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
.
Incumbent
Republican Mayor
Todd Strange, who had been elected to three full terms as mayor, did not seek re-election to a fourth full term in office.
The election was officially nonpartisan.
With no candidate receiving a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held between the top two candidates. Two candidates, Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed and businessman David Woods, made it to the October 8 runoff, with Reed winning the runoff.
Reed then became the city's first
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
mayor after being sworn in on November 12, 2019.
Results
First round
Second round
References
{{2019 United States elections
Mayoral elections in Montgomery, Alabama
2019 Alabama elections
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