Auburn, Alabama municipal elections are held every four years to elect the mayor of the city and members of the city council.[1] [2]
James K. Haygood Jr. defeated incumbent G.H. Wright.[3]
The 1972 municipal election was held on 8 August 1972.[4] [5]
Mayoral [ edit ] 1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Candidate
James K. Haygood Jr.
G. H. Wright
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
1950
1709
Percentage
53.3%
46.7%
Mayor before election James K. Haygood Jr.
Elected Mayor James K. Haygood Jr.
1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
James K. Haygood Jr.
1,190
34.0%
G. H. Wright
1,062
30.3%
Robert G. Robel
500
14.3%
John F. Dunlap
469
13.4%
John Peavy Wright
282
8.1%
Total votes
3,503
100.0%
James K. Haygood Jr. won the runoff election, and was elected to his second term.[6] [7]
1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election runoff[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
James K. Haygood Jr.
1,950
53.3%
G.H. Wright
1,709
46.7%
Total votes
3,659
100.0%
City council elections [ edit ] City council president [ edit ]
1972 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene E. Stanaland
1,361
40.0%
Andrew J. Gentry Jr.
1,175
34.3%
Fred H. Pumphrey
469
13.7%
Hugh D. Reagan
363
10.6%
Joe L. Reid
58
1.7%
Total votes
3,426
100.0%
Eugene E. Stanaland won the runoff over Andrew J. Gentry Jr.[6] [5]
1972 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election runoff[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene E. Stanaland
2,041
56.5%
Andrew J. Gentry Jr.
1,571
43.5%
Total votes
3,612
100.0%
Ward 1, Place 1 [ edit ]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Herman D. Alexander
370
36.0%
Lindburgh Jackson
241
23.4%
Thomas E. Jones
229
22.3%
Frances L. Porter
189
18.4%
Total votes
1,029
100.0%
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Herman D. Alexander
629
55.1%
Lindburgh Jackson
513
44.9%
Total votes
1,142
100.0%
Ward 1, Place 2 [ edit ]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary E. Brooks
415
40.3%
Wiley C. Johnson
354
34.4%
Floyd T. Starr Jr.
180
17.5%
James Michael Williams
106
10.3%
Total votes
1,029
100.0%
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary E. Brooks
620
52.5%
Wiley C. Johnson
561
47.5%
Total votes
1,181
100.0%
Ward 2, Place 1 [ edit ]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Cecil M. Yarbrough
160
76.2%
James E. Gaylor
50
23.8%
Total votes
210
100.0%
Ward 2, Place 2 [ edit ]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Water C. Giddens
207
71.1%
Carroll Jean Mudd
84
28.9%
Total votes
291
100.0%
Ward 3, Place 1 [ edit ] Four candidates qualified for the ballot for this seat.[8]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dewey V. Northcutt
572
46.9%
Allen W. Jones
428
35.1%
C. Wayne Mitcham
203
16.7%
B.F. Bullard
16
1.3%
Total votes
1,219
100.0%
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dewey V. Northcutt
613
52.4%
Allen W. Jones
556
47.6%
Total votes
1,169
100.0%
Ward 3, Place 2 [ edit ] Six candidates qualified for the ballot for this seat.[8]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Bruce Herring
302
25.3%
Elsie Timberlake
301
25.3%
Jackie N. Teachworth
275
23.1%
Paul C. Connor
210
17.6%
Vicki Lynn Foshee
63
5.3%
J.W. Hines Jr.
41
3.4%
Total votes
1,192
100.0%
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Bruce Herring
712
60.2%
Jackie N. Teachworth
471
39.8%
Total votes
1,183
100.0%
Ward 4, Place 1 [ edit ] O. Clyde Prather was unopposed in this seat.[8]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
O. Clyde Prather
Unnopposed
100%
Ward 4, Place 2 [ edit ] Three candidates qualified for the ballot for this seat.[8]
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Raymond Askew
231
45.7%
Claude B. Layfield Jr.
177
35.0%
Frank W. Reeves
98
19.4%
Total votes
506
100.0%
1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Raymond Askew
494
55.4%
Claude Layfield
397
44.6%
Total votes
891
100.0%
The 1976 elections were held on 10 August 1976, with runoffs being held on 14 September 1976.[9] [10]
Mayoral [ edit ] 1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Candidate
Donald E. Hayhurst
O. Clyde Prather
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
2235
1740
Percentage
56.2%
43.8%
Mayor before election James K. Haygood Jr.
Elected Mayor Donald E. Hayhurst
Donald E. Hayhurst won the runoff election.
First round [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election[9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Donald E. Hayhurst
1,452
36.5%
O. Clyde Prather
1,016
25.6%
Ruth Speake
904
22.8%
T. J. Denny
361
9.1%
Howard S. Bialas
240
6.0%
Total votes
3,973
100.0%
1976 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election runoff[10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Donald E. Hayhurst
2,235
56.2%
O. Clyde Prather
1,740
43.8%
Total votes
3,975
100.0%
City council elections [ edit ] City council president [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama city council president election[9]
Candidate
Votes
%
William H. Allen
1,835
47.7%
Eugene E. Stanaland
1,748
45.4%
Mark R. Biggers
267
6.9%
Total votes
3,850
100.0%
1976 Auburn, Alabama city council president election runoff[10]
Candidate
Votes
%
William H. Allen
2,105
53.5%
Eugene E. Stanaland
1,829
46.5%
Total votes
3,934
100.0%
Ward 1, Place 1 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Lindburgh Jackson
574
44.1%
Herman D. Alexander
346
26.6%
Lewis A. Pick Jr.
318
24.4%
Floyd Likins Jr.
64
4.9%
Total votes
1,302
100.0%
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Lindburgh Jackson
758
56.7%
Herman D. Alexander
578
43.3%
Total votes
1,336
100.0%
Ward 1, Place 2 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary E. Brooks
670
51.8%
Nancy L. Lair
361
27.9%
Don Adams
199
15.4%
Mike Smelley
63
4.9%
Total votes
1,293
100.0%
Ward 2, Place 1 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
A. Denson Lipscomb
245
69.4%
Randall W. Diamond
60
17.0%
Hyron C. Goolsby
48
13.6%
Total votes
353
100.0%
Ward 2, Place 2 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Walter C. Giddens
127
37.5%
Philip L. Fretwell
101
29.8%
Renza Williams
86
25.4%
David L. Dresher
25
7.4%
Total votes
339
100.0%
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Walter C. Giddens
150
58.8%
Philip L. Fretwell
105
41.2%
Total votes
255
100.0%
Ward 3, Place 1 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Frances W. Hale
600
49.1%
Dewey V. Northcutt
573
46.9%
Rebecca D. Paulk
49
4.0%
Total votes
1,222
100.0%
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Frances W. Hale
759
57.7%
Dewey V. Northcutt
557
42.3%
Total votes
1,316
100.0%
Ward 3, Place 2 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Hoyt M. Warren
670
59.9%
Wiley G. Hartzog Jr.
239
21.4%
Victor E. Vance
172
15.4%
A.J. Wright
138
12.3%
Total votes
1,119
100.0%
Ward 4, Place 1 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Earl Kennamer
543
54.2%
Laura K. Wright
368
36.8%
Kevin J. Carroll
90
9.0%
Total votes
1,001
100.0%
Ward 4, Place 2 [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
H. C. Morgan
656
74.0%
Agnes N. Meagher
265
29.9%
Ken L. Scheinert
57
6.4%
Total votes
887
100.0%
The 1980 elections were held on 8 July 1980, with runoff elections being held on 29 July 1980.[11] [12]
Mayoral [ edit ] 1980 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Candidate
Jan Dempsey
Caine Campbell
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
1,952
1,037
Percentage
46.4
24.6%
Mayor before election Donald E. Hayhurst
Elected Mayor Jan Dempsey
First round [ edit ]
1976 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election[11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jan Dempsey
1,952
46.4%
Caine Campbell
1,037
24.6%
Ruth Speake
785
18.7%
Mike Lisano
339
8.1%
James Michael Williams
94
2.2%
Total votes
4,207
100.0%
On 10 July 1980, Caine Campbell filed a notice of withdrawal with the City of Auburn. As the only remaining candidate, Jan Dempsey was selected as mayor with no runoff election held.[12]
Municipal [ edit ] City council president [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama city council president election[11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Denson Lipscomb
2,275
56.4%
John C. Walden
1,761
43.6%
Total votes
4,036
100.0%
Ward 1, Place 1 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Charlotte R. Ward
677
50.9%
Lindburgh Jackson
396
29.8%
Robert D. French
155
11.6%
Jimmy L. Robinson
103
7.7%
Total votes
1,331
100.0%
Ward 1, Place 2 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary Earnestine Byrd Brooks
659
50.8%
Ray Black
637
49.2%
Total votes
1,296
100.0%
Ward 2, Place 1 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary Fortenberry
166
53.4%
Joe Davis
145
46.6%
Total votes
311
100.0%
Ward 2, Place 2 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Alex R. Moore
196
64.7%
Herman Humphries
107
35.3%
Total votes
303
100.0%
Ward 3, Place 1 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Lamar Sellers
834
73.6%
B. L. Watwood
299
26.4%
Total votes
1,133
100.0%
Ward 3, Place 2 [ edit ] No election was held.[11]
Ward 4, Place 1 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joel L. Tremaine
689
54.6%
Roderic V. Wiley
300
23.8%
B. L. Pelham
235
18.6%
John C. Mullins
39
3.1%
Total votes
1,263
100.0%
Ward 4, Place 2 [ edit ]
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
J. R. Quillen
580
49.0%
Frank Williamson
385
32.5%
Mark S. Wright
218
18.4%
Total votes
1,183
100.0%
1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
J. R. Quillen
252
64.1%
Frank Williamson
141
35.9%
Total votes
393
100.0%
The 1982 election was held on 13 July 1982, with the runoff elections being held on 3 August 1982.[13] [14]
The 1984 election was held on 10 July 1984.[15]
The 1986 election was held on 8 July 1986, with the runoff elections being held on 29 July 1986.[16] [17]
The 1990 election was held on 28 August 1990, with the runoff elections being held on 18 September 1990.[18] [19]
Mayoral [ edit ] 1994 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Mayor before election Jan Dempsey
Elected Mayor Jan Dempsey
Incumbent mayor Jan Dempsey won a majority of votes in the first round against two opposition candidates.[20]
1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Candidate
Votes
%
Jan Dempsey
2,671
60.2%
Wanda West
1,446
32.6%
Robert Schaeffer
322
7.3%
Total votes
4,439
100.0%
Bill Ham Jr. won the election.[21]
The 2002 election was held on 27 August 2002.[22] [23]
Mayoral [ edit ] Incumbent mayor Bill Ham Jr. did not have opposition.[24]
Mayoral [ edit ] 2006 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Candidate
Bill Ham Jr.
William McLaurine
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
4538
961
Percentage
77.6%
22.4%
Mayor before election Bill Ham Jr.
Elected Mayor Bill Ham Jr.
Bill Ham Jr. won the election with 77.6% of the vote.[25]
City council elections [ edit ] Any runoff elections were held on 12 September.[27]
Incumbent mayor Ron Anders Jr. ran unopposed in the election.[29]
The 2026 elections will be held on 25 August 2026.[30]
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