2018 Jefferson County, Alabama Commission election

2018 Jefferson County Commission election

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All 5 seats up for election
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 3 2 Seats after 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 106,524 99,654 Percentage 50.7% 47.4%

The 2018 Jefferson County Commission election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all members to the Jefferson County, Alabama Commission. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018.^[1]

District 1

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Lashunda Scales, Birmingham city councilor^[2]

Eliminated in runoff

• George Bowman, incumbent commissioner^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Major, former state representative^[4]
• Gary Richardson, mayor of Midfield^[5]

Results

Democratic primary^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lashunda Scales	8,452	42.29
	Democratic	George F. Bowman Sr. (incumbent)	4,971	24.87
	Democratic	Gary Richardson	3,683	18.43
	Democratic	Eric Major	2,879	14.41
Total votes			20,085	100.00

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lashunda Scales	6,826	59.41
	Democratic	George F. Bowman Sr. (incumbent)	4,664	40.59
Total votes			11,490	100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 1^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lashunda Scales	40,513	98.7
	Write-in		534	1.3
Total votes			41,047	100.00

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sheila Tyson, Birmingham city councilor^[9]

Eliminated in runoff

• Sandra Little Brown, incumbent commissioner^[10]

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Dickerson^[11]

Results

Alabama Democratic primary^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Little Brown (incumbent)	9,246	46.51
	Democratic	Sheila Tyson	9,188	46.22
	Democratic	Richard A. Dickerson	1,444	7.26
Total votes			19,878	100.00

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Tyson	6,274	52.58
	Democratic	Sandra Little Brown (incumbent)	5,659	47.42
Total votes			11,933	100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 2^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Tyson	40,344	99.1
	Write-in		386	0.9
Total votes			40,730	100.00

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jimmie Stephens, incumbent commissioner^[12]

Eliminated in primary

• Rodney Watson^[13]

Results

Republican primary^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmie Stephens (incumbent)	10,656	80.51
	Republican	Rodney Watson	2,579	19.49
Total votes			23,235	100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 3^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmie Stephens	36,800	95.8
	Write-in		1,614	4.2
Total votes			38,414	100.00

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Knight, incumbent commissioner^[14]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. T. Smallwood^[15]

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 4^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Knight (incumbent)	31,020	62.2
	Democratic	J.T. Smallwood	18,797	37.7
	Write-in		15	0.0
Total votes			49,832	100.00

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Ammons, former Vestavia Hills city councilor^[16]

Eliminated in primary

• Jack Williams, state representative^[17]

Results

Republican primary^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Ammons	7,980	62.23
	Republican	Jack Williams	4,843	37.77
Total votes			12,823	100.00

General election

Results

2018 Jefferson County Commission election, District 5^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Ammons	38,704	96.4
	Write-in		1,456	3.6
Total votes			40,160	100.00

References

1. "Election time! The Bham Now guide to the Alabama primary on Tuesday, June 5". Bham Now. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
2. "Jefferson County Commission". The Birmingham News. June 8, 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
3. Edgemon, Erin. "Jefferson County: Rafferty wins runoff, Scales and Tyson win commission seats". AL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
4. "Eric Major, Alabama House of Representatives, District 52". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
5. "Two Jefferson County Commissioners Going to a Runoff in Fight to Keep Their Posts". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
6. "PRIMARY ELECTION 2018" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
7. "PRIMARY RUNOFF 2018" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
8. "Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
9. "In Stunning Vote, Two City Councilors Unseat Jefferson County Commissioners". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
10. Koplowitz, Howard. "Sandra Little Brown claims she's Jesus' choice in county commission runoff". AL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
11. Singleton, William C. "Runoff Elections for Jefferson County Commission Could Be Tense". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
12. "City Council will need to fill pair of seats". July 20, 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
13. "Candidates Who Can Expect Tough Races in Jefferson County Elections This Year". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
14. Stewart, Sherrell. "Jeffco Voters Elect County's First African-American Sheriff and District Attorney". WBHM. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
15. "Jefferson County election results: Sheriff Mike Hale concedes to Democrat Mark Pettway". AL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
16. Cromwell, Sydney. "Steve Ammons preps for new role on JeffCo Commission". Vestavia Voice. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
17. "Williams running on infrastructure, economic development, opioid crisis". Vestavia Voice. Retrieved 10 June 2025.