The 2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election was held on 26 August 2014.[ 1] Both the mayor and all eight members of the city council were elected. The election date was announced on 3 July 2014.[ 2] [ 3]
2014 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election
Candidate
Bill Ham Jr.
Party
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
Uncontested
Mayor before election
Bill Ham Jr.
Elected mayor
Bill Ham Jr.
The incumbent mayor Bill Ham Jr. ran unopposed in the mayoral election.[ 4]
City council elections [ edit ]
Four of the eight city council members ran unopposed, with three of those being incumbents.[ 5] [ 4]
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 1[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Clemon E. Byrd
252
63.2%
Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.
147
36.8%
Total votes
399
100.0%
After the election results were published, a fight broke out at Auburn City Hall among supporters of Arthur Dowdell.[ 5]
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 2[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ron Anders Jr.
Unopposed
100%
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 3[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Beth Witten
219
55.7%
Wendell McClain
174
44.3%
Total votes
393
100.0%
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 4[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Brent Beard
Unopposed
100%
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 5[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Lynda V. Tremaine
753
83.9%
Robin Kelley
144
16.1%
Total votes
897
100.0%
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 6[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dick Phelan
253
62.2%
Brad Donnelly
154
37.8%
Total votes
407
100%
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 7[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gene Dulaney
Unopposed
100%
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 8[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Dawson
Unopposed
100%
Alternate voting options [ edit ]
Absentee ballots were due by 25 August 2014.[ 7]
Position
Before election[ 8]
After election
Mayor
Bill Ham Jr.
Bill Ham Jr.
Ward 1
Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.
Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.
Ward 2
Ron Anders Jr.[ a]
Ron Anders Jr.
Ward 3
Thomas Worden
Beth Witten
Ward 4
Brent Beard
Brent Beard
Ward 5
Robin Kelley
Lynda Tremaine
Ward 6
Dick Phelan
Dick Phelan
Ward 7
Gene Dulaney
Gene Dulaney
Ward 8
Bob Norman
Thomas Dawson
^ Anders was appointed in 2012 after Sheila Eckman left the city council.[ 9]