Mayoral elections in Huntsville are held every four years to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama.
Huntsville's mayoral elections are non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Huntsville uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
2008
2008 Huntsville mayoral election|
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The 2008 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 26, 2008, to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Incumbent mayor Loretta Spencer ran for re-election to a fourth term. A runoff was held on October 7, 2008, since no candidate surpassed 50%. In the runoff Republican Tommy Battle defeated Mayor Spencer.[1]
Spencer was endorsed by The Huntsville Times. The Committee of 100, a group of businesspeople, issued a joint endorsement of Battle and Spencer.
Results
| Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2008 (first round)[2]
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| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Loretta Spencer (incumbent)
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14,871
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49.52%
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| Tommy Battle
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14,486
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48.24%
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| Jackie Reed
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530
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1.76%
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| Michael Polemeni
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143
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0.48%
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| Total
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30,030
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100.00%
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| Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2008 (runoff)[3]
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| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Tommy Battle
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21,123
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55.67%
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| Loretta Spencer (incumbent)
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16,821
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44.33%
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| Total
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37,944
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100.00%
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2012
2012 Huntsville mayoral election|
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| Candidate
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Tommy Battle
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Loretta Spencer
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| Popular vote
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22,838
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4,312
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| Percentage
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80.67%
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15.23%
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| Candidate
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Jackie Reed
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| Popular vote
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1,159
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| Percentage
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4.09%
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The 2012 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 28, 2012, to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a second term defeating for Mayor Loretta Spencer in a rematch.[4]
Results
| Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2012[5]
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| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Tommy Battle (incumbent)
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22,838
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80.67%
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| Loretta Spencer
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4,312
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15.23%
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| Jackie Reed
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1,159
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4.09%
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| Total
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28,309
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100.00%
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2016
2016 Huntsville mayoral election|
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| Candidate
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Tommy Battle
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Jackie Reed
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| Popular vote
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13,896
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1,799
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| Percentage
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80.74%
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10.45%
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| Candidate
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Ken Boyd
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| Popular vote
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1,516
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| Percentage
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8.81%
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The 2016 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 23, 2016, to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a third term.[6]
Results
| Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2016[7]
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| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Tommy Battle (incumbent)
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13,896
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80.74%
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| Jackie Reed
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1,799
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10.45%
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| Ken Boyd
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1,516
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8.81%
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| Total
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17,211
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100.00%
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2020
2020 Huntsville mayoral election|
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| Candidate
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Tommy Battle
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Andy Woloszyn
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| Popular vote
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21,589
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2,894
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| Percentage
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77.61%
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10.40%
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| Candidate
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Jackie Reed
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Maurice Shingleton Jr.
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| Popular vote
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1,729
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1,607
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| Percentage
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6.22%
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5.78%
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The 2020 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 25, 2020, to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a fourth term, with Democrat Andy Woloszyn coming in second.[8]
The election was officially non-partisan, but some candidates were affiliated with political parties.
Results
| Election for Mayor of Huntsville, 2020[9][10]
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| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Tommy Battle (incumbent)
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21,589
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77.61%
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| Andy Woloszyn
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2,894
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10.40%
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| Jackie Reed
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1,729
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6.22%
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| Maurice Shingleton Jr.
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1,607
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5.78
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| Total
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27,819
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100.00%
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2024
2024 Huntsville mayoral election|
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The 2024 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 27, 2024, to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle is ran for re-election to a fifth term.[11] He won re-election due to the race being uncontested.[12]
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