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Subscribe LATEST UPDATES 9:20 p.m. — Final election results are posted. The City of Tuscaloosa reports 20% turnout for the mayoral race. 8:30 p.m. — Incumbent Mayor Walt Maddox declares outright victory, finishing with 56% of the vote. 7 p.m. — Polls close in Tuscaloosa. According to the latest report from the city, there are 59,301 registered voters inside of the Tuscaloosa city limits. 4 p.m. — City spokesman Richard Rush tells Patch that the city will be publishing election result...

In one of the closest elections in recent memory, Tuscaloosa City Councilwoman Sonya McKinstry has lost her bid for a third term to represent District 7. Unofficial results have McKinstry 25 votes short of challenger Cassius Lanier, a local businessman behind the Lanier Automotive Co., who earned 749 votes to McKinstrys 724. Meanwhile, District 5 incumbent Kip Tyner earned his seventh term on the council by defeating challenger and University of Alabama student Sam Badger by a vote of 1,2...

UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 7:09 pm CT Reply Tuscaloosas municipal elections will be held on March 2. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) TUSCALOOSA, AL — Tuesday at 5 p.m. represented the qualifying deadline for those seeking to appear on the ballot for the city of Tuscaloosas municipal election on March 2. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices for free. You can also support local journalism by donating as li...

As qualifying for Tuscaloosa’s municipal elections draws to a close, a third candidate has emerged seeking the mayoral seat. Serena Fortenberry is a University of Alabama professor who became active in local politics in 2017, when she publicly opposed a rezoning that would have allowed a fast- food restaurant to open just blocks from her west Tuscaloosa home. Now, she has gone from concerned resident to just the third woman to launch a concerted bid for the Tuscaloosa mayor’s seat since th...