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]
The incumbent mayor Bill Ham Jr. ran unopposed in the mayoral election.[4]
City council elections
Four of the eight city council members ran unopposed, with three of those being incumbents.[5][4]
Ward 1
Leading up to the election, two lawsuits were filed against Clemon Byrd, claiming that his house was not in the boundary lines of Ward 1.[6] The first lawsuit was dismissed following advice from attorney John Michael Segrest that the Lee County Circuit Court does not have the ability to remove a candidate's name form the ballot.[7] The second lawsuit was dismissed in September 2014.[8]
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 1[9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Clemon E. Byrd
252
63.2%
Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.
147
36.8%
Total votes
399
100.0%
Aftermath
After the election results were published, a fight broke out at Auburn City Hall among supporters of Arthur Dowdell.[5] Dowdell made claims of voter fraud, claiming that people voted twice, and "Clemon Byrd, once again, stole this election."[10]
Ward 2
2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 2[4]
Government
