What you need to know about the March 4 Tuscaloosa municipal election
Voters can expect dry and breezy conditions with temperatures ranging from the 60s to the mid-70s most of the day, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham. A stray shower or two is possible later in the day, closer to when the polls close but storms won't arrive until around 10 p.m.
In the mayor's race, political newcomer Denson Ferrell II is challenging incumbent Mayor Walt Maddox. The candidates for mayor will appear on all ballots, but the races for seats on the City Council and the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education will appear by the city's seven districts.
Council and school board candidates who are unopposed will not appear on the ballot. This also holds true for the school board chair, who is running unopposed.
The municipal election is nonpartisan, which means that candidates will run without party designations, i.e. Democrat or Republican.
More: Who is running for Tuscaloosa City Council? What to know before the election
Any race that requires a runoff will be held April 1. Inauguration will be May 19.
Voters should take note that the polling locations for the municipal election may differ from the November 2024 presidential election.
Here's where to vote Tuesday:
District 1: The Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation Building Auditorium, 1000 28th Ave.
District 2: McDonald Hughes Community Center, 3101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
District 3: Church of the Highlands, 721 Rice Mine Road NE
District 4: Calvary Baptist Church Annex, 1208 Paul W. Bryant Drive
District 5: Alberta Baptist Church, 2210 University Blvd. East
District 6: Belk Activity Center, 2101 Bowers Park Drive
District 7: East McFarland Baptist Church, 6007 McFarland Blvd. East
Mayor: Denson Ferrell II and Walt Maddox
City Council District 1: Que Chandler, Joe Eatmon and Matthew Wilson
City Council District 2: Dennis 'Quick' Collins, Raevan Howard and Ashley R. Wheat
City Council District 3: Norman Crow
City Council District 4: Lee Busby
City Council District 5: Kip D. Tyner
City Council District 6: John Faile, Eric Gaines and Lisa M. Young
City Council District 7: Cassius Lanier and Oliver 'Maurice' Sealey
Board of Education chair: Eric M. Wilson
Board of Education District 1: Tony V. Humphries and Karen Thompson-Jackson
Board of Education District 2: Kendra Williams
Board of Education District 3: Lesley Powell
Board of Education District 4: Clint Mountain
Board of Education District 5: Erica Grant
Board of Education District 6: Marvin L. Lucas
Board of Education District 7: Erskine E. Simmons
More: Who is running for the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education?
Voters can confirm registration status, ballot status, polling locations and addresses by visiting the Alabama Secretary of State website at www.myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/voterview.
To view sample ballots and for more information, go to elections.tuscaloosa.com.
Reach Ken Roberts at ken.roberts@tuscaloosanews.com.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: The 2025 Tuscaloosa municipal election: A last-minute voters' guide
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