Who is running for Montevallo mayor, city council?

Published 5:35 pm Thursday, July 21, 2016

Montevallo’s 2016 municipal elections will take place Tuesday, Aug. 23 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Orr Park building located at 420 Vine St. (File)

Montevallo’s 2016 municipal elections will take place Tuesday, Aug. 23 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Orr Park building located at 420 Vine St. (File)

By GRAHAM BROOKS / Staff Writer

MONTEVALLO–Residents in the city of Montevallo will have a chance to have their voice heard on Tuesday, Aug. 23 for the city’s municipal elections, and the full candidate list of those that qualified has been released.

The candidate–qualifying period ended on July 19, and Montevallo residents will decide a number of municipal races on Aug. 23.

This year, Montevallo has consolidated all polling places into one location – the Orr Park building located at 420 Vine St. Voters from all districts will vote at that location.

The poll will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Aug. 23 and if necessary, a run-off election will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

The following candidates have qualified for the following races:

Mayor

Hollie Cost (Incumbent)

Earl Cunningham

District 1

Joyce Jones

Russell “Rusty” Nix (Incumbent)

District 2

Willie C. Goldsmith, Sr.

District 3

Tiffany Bunt

Lee Waites

District 4

Jason Peterson (Incumbent)

District 5

William (Bill) Glosson

Thomas “Matt” Walker