The 2003 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003, following a primary election on October 14, 2003, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Incumbent Mayor Bernard Kincaid ran for re-election to a second term. He faced seventeen opponents in the election, including former interim Mayor William A. Bell, whom Kincaid had defeated in 1999, and City Councilmembers Carole Smitherman, Lee Loder, Roderick Royal, and Gwen Sykes.
In the primary election, Kincaid received 32 percent of the vote. He faced Smitherman, who defeated Bell for second place, 23–18 percent, in the runoff election. Kincaid defeated Smitherman in the runoff election with 54 percent of the vote.
Primary election Candidates Bernard Kincaid, incumbent Mayor Carole Smitherman, City Councilwoman William A. Bell, former interim Mayor Bob Jones, attorney, former member of Birmingham Park and Recreation Board Paul Hollman, pastor of the Greater Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Lee Loder, City Council President Roderick Royal, City Councilman T. C. Cannon, bar owner Frank Matthews, radio host, businessman Gwen Sykes, City Councilwoman Mary Jones, community activist Willis Hendrix, retired attorney Eloise Manning Crenshaw, teacher Stephannie Huey, teacher, 1999 candidate for Mayor of Denver Sandy Bergeron, community activist Eugene Edelman, teacher James King, former radio talk show host Brian Taylor, coal miner
Results
Runoff election Results
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