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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

Incumbent Ward Williams was reelected to the Shelby County Commission’s District 4 on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with nearly 65 percent of the vote.

Williams, a resident of Alabaster for 22 years, was reelected to a four year term with an unofficial tally of 6,238 out of 9,622 votes leaving him at 64.83 percent.

“I feel excited and relieved,” Williams said after seeing the results. “I’m super excited to continue to be part of the team. I think Shelby County has the best county staff and it’s a privilege to work with them to help make people’s lives better and to find ways to continually be innovative and to find solutions to problems.”

As representative for District 4 on the Shelby County Commission, Williams represents the interests of residents in the cities of both Alabaster and Pelham.

“Both of those cities have continued to grow and thrive, and I’ve worked really hard to try to be an advocate for those two cities in county conversations,” Williams said.

This will mark Williams’ third term on the Commission after first being elected in 2016 and his subsequent reelection in 2020.

Williams’ main goals during his campaign were to strengthen families in order to create strong and safe communities. He hopes that strong base can continue to build economic stability in the state’s best county to call home.

“When I started campaigning, public safety was one of the things that I found was very important to the 3,000 people whose doors I knocked on,” Williams said. “And from the beginning, I’ve always tried to support law enforcement.”

In addition to his work on the Commission, Williams serves as the executive director of Vineyard Family Services which is a faith-based family resources centers that aims to feed kids in need, promote responsible fatherhood and help families in crisis.

“As someone who runs a local family resource center and nonprofit, the issues affecting families and their health are being seen as opportunities for local government to step in and be a resource,” Williams said. “So, my experience in that sector of nonprofit has been something I bring to the table and hope to continue to do as we find ways to better serve the community.”

Williams ran in the general election as a Republican and faced Democrat candidate Phil Kirk who received an unofficial tally of 3,371 or 35.03% of the vote.

“I’d like to thank him (Kirk) for being kind and for running a clean and considerate campaign,” Williams said.