2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election

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]

Mayoral election

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

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%

Aftermath

After the election results were published, a fight broke out at Auburn City Hall among supporters of Arthur Dowdell.^[5]

Ward 2

2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 2^[4]
Candidate		Votes	%
Ron Anders Jr.		Unopposed	100%

Ward 3

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%

Ward 4

2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 4^[4]
Candidate		Votes	%
Brent Beard		Unopposed	100%

Ward 5

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%

Ward 6

2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 6^[6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Dick Phelan	253	62.2%
Brad Donnelly	154	37.8%
Total votes	407	100%

Ward 7

2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 7^[4]
Candidate		Votes	%
Gene Dulaney		Unopposed	100%

Ward 8

2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election – Ward 8^[4]
Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Dawson		Unopposed	100%

Alternate voting options

Absentee ballots were due by 25 August 2014.^[7]

Election summary

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

Notes

^ Anders was appointed in 2012 after Sheila Eckman left the city council.^[9]

References

^ "2014 Municipal Election" (PDF). City of Auburn. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Dorton, David (3 July 2014). "Notice of Election". Auburn News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "2014 Scheduled Elections". Alabama Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Blankenship, Allison (14 July 2014). "Candidates qualify for municipal election". The Auburn Villager. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Auburn municipal election results announced Tuesday". WTVM 9. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Resolution no. 14-177" (Document). Auburn, Alabama: City of Auburn. 2 September 2014.
^ "Auburn prepares for August 26 municipal election". WTVM 9. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "2014 Municipal Election" (PDF). City of Auburn. September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ Callis, Sydney (18 November 2012). "Ron Anders replaces Eckman as Ward 2 councilmember". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[10] Anders was appointed in 2012 after Sheila Eckman left the city council.^[9]

[Candidatesprimary-1] "2014 Municipal Election" (PDF). City of Auburn. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[2] Dorton, David (3 July 2014). "Notice of Election". Auburn News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[3] "2014 Scheduled Elections". Alabama Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[candidates-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Blankenship, Allison (14 July 2014). "Candidates qualify for municipal election". The Auburn Villager. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[real-5] "Auburn municipal election results announced Tuesday". WTVM 9. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[Results-6] "Resolution no. 14-177" (Document). Auburn, Alabama: City of Auburn. 2 September 2014.

[7] "Auburn prepares for August 26 municipal election". WTVM 9. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[8] "2014 Municipal Election" (PDF). City of Auburn. September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[9] Callis, Sydney (18 November 2012). "Ron Anders replaces Eckman as Ward 2 councilmember". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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