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municipal election was held on August 28, 2018, to elect members to the city council and mayoral positions.


Electoral process

Candidates must be at least 18 years old, have lived in Auburn for at least 90 days, be a
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for at least one day, and be registered to vote. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, then a runoff election is scheduled.


Mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Bill Ham announced that he would not be running for re-election on 29 May 2018. Bill Ham had served as mayor of Auburn since 1998.


Candidates


Endorsements


Ron Anders Jr.

Former councilman Ron Anders Jr. announced his bid for mayor after an endorsement from incumbent Bill Ham. He focused most on public safety and education, promising to provide safety to the community while giving them what they want.


Brittany Cannon Dement

Brittany Cannon Dement was the only woman who ran for mayor. She focused her campaign on looking at Auburn's future over the next ten to fifteen years. She also wanted to make the government more transparent for the average citizen, including open mayoral forums.


David Hill

David Hill focused on how to better plan the city. One goal of his was to better educate the population on zoning laws and how they work, so that they will be able to offer their own input into the plans.


Lindburgh Jackson

Lindburgh Jackson ran to improve the treatment of the northwest area of Auburn, and focus on diversity issues in the community.


Jordan Langdon

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student Jordan Langdon filed paperwork to run for mayor on 24 July 2018. He ran on a platform to try to give younger people a chance.


Richard Speake

Richard Speake ran on a platform of the environment, joking about being the "
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" candidate in the race. One of his main focuses was banning
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in the city. He was arrested twice following the election, for public intoxication and criminal trespassing.


Debates and forums


First round

Six candidates were on the ballot for the first round of voting. No candidate received a majority of the votes, so the top two candidates by popular vote qualified for the final round of voting.


Runoff

The top two candidates from the first round, former councilman Ron Anders Jr, and David Hill, advanced. The election was scheduled for 9 October 2018.


City council elections

Three of the eight incumbents chose to run for re-election.


Ward 1

Connie Fitch Taylor won the election with 69% of the vote.


Ward 2

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, Kelley Griswold and Todd Scholl advanced to the runoff election on 9 October 2018.


Runoff


Ward 3

As the only candidate, Beth Witten was elected to the city council unopposed.


Ward 4

No candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two candidates, Brett Smith and Jim Ryan, advanced to a runoff.


Runoff


Ward 5

No candidate won a majority of the votes, so Steven Dixon and Walter Northcutt advanced to the runoff.


Runoff


Ward 6

Sarah Brown and Bob Parsons moved to a runoff due to neither candidate receiving a majority of the vote.


Runoff

Bob Parsons won the runoff in the closest election of the day.


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Ward 7

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won the election with 54% of the vote.


Ward 8

Tommy Dawson won the election with 52% of the vote.


Election summary


References

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External links


Ron Anders for AuburnBob Parsons Auburn Ward 6Elect Brad Donnelly
Auburn Auburn Local elections in Alabama