2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election

The 2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election was held 24 August 2010 to elect the mayor and all eight members of the city council.^[1]

Mayoral election

Candidates

Bill Ham Jr.

On 20 April 2010, incumbent mayor Bill Ham Jr. announced his bid for re-election, aiming for a fourth consecutive term. His campaign chairman was also confirmed to be Charles Pick at this time.^[2] He officially qualified for the ballot on 7 July 2010.^[3]

Paul Thompson

Thompson labelled himself as a Christian conservative, primarily running to ensure that Ham did not run unopposed.^[4]

Results

Ham would go on to beat his only opponent, Paul Thompson in a landslide victory.^[5]

2010 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election^[6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Bill Ham Jr.	2,168	80.9%
Paul Thompson	518	19.1%
Total votes	2,686	100.0%

City council elections

The list of candidates was confirmed 20 July 2010.^[7]

Ward 1

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 1^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.		Unopposed	100%

Ward 2

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 2^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
Sheila Eckman		Unopposed	100%

Ward 3

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 3^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Worden		Unopposed	100%

Ward 4

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 4^[8]
Candidate	Votes	%
Brent Beard	193	82%
Douglas	42	18%
Total votes	235	100%

Ward 5

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 5^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
Robin Kelly		Unopposed	100%

Ward 6

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 6^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
Dick Phelan		Unopposed	100%

Ward 7

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 4^[8]
Candidate	Votes	%
Gene Dulaney	730	79%
Kevin Perry	184	21%
Total votes	914	100%

Ward 8

2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 8^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
Bob Norman		Unopposed	100%

Election Summary

Position	Before election^[9]	After election
Mayor	Bill Ham Jr.	Bill Ham Jr.
Ward 1	Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.	Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.
Ward 2	Sheila Eckman	Sheila Eckman
Ward 3	Thomas Worden	Thomas Worden
Ward 4	Brent Beard^[a]	Brent Beard
Ward 5	Robin Kelley	Robin Kelley
Ward 6	Dick Phelan	Dick Phelan
Ward 7	Gene Dulaney	Gene Dulaney
Ward 8	Bob Norman	Bob Norman

Notes

^ Beard was appointed to city council after the 2006 elections, not elected.^[8]

References

^ "2010 Scheduled Elections". Alabama Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Auburn mayor Bill Ham announces re-election bid". WTVM News Leader 9. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "NEWS RELEASE: Mayor Bill Ham qualified to run for a 4th term as Auburn's Mayor at 8:01 AM on July 7, 2010". Bill Ham. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ Kochak, Jacque (5 August 2010). "Auburn, meet Paul Thompson". The Auburn Villager. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ Chesser, Daniel (26 August 2010). "Ham topples Thompson in mayoral election". The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "Alabama news links: Gadsden re-elects Guyton mayor; Auburn re-elects Ham; 2 charged in Eufaula shootings". AL.com. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Shyrock, John (20 July 2010). "Auburn to hold elections Aug. 24". WSFA 12. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c McAdory, Joe; Weaver, Amy (24 August 2010). "Auburn re-elects Bill Ham Mayor". Opelika-Auburn News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "Casting Your Vote" (PDF). City of Auburn. August 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

External links

Bill Ham

[10] Beard was appointed to city council after the 2006 elections, not elected.^[8]

[1] "2010 Scheduled Elections". Alabama Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[20_April_2010-2] "Auburn mayor Bill Ham announces re-election bid". WTVM News Leader 9. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[3] "NEWS RELEASE: Mayor Bill Ham qualified to run for a 4th term as Auburn's Mayor at 8:01 AM on July 7, 2010". Bill Ham. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[4] Kochak, Jacque (5 August 2010). "Auburn, meet Paul Thompson". The Auburn Villager. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[5] Chesser, Daniel (26 August 2010). "Ham topples Thompson in mayoral election". The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[results1-6] "Alabama news links: Gadsden re-elects Guyton mayor; Auburn re-elects Ham; 2 charged in Eufaula shootings". AL.com. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[candidates-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Shyrock, John (20 July 2010). "Auburn to hold elections Aug. 24". WSFA 12. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[Results-8] McAdory, Joe; Weaver, Amy (24 August 2010). "Auburn re-elects Bill Ham Mayor". Opelika-Auburn News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[9] "Casting Your Vote" (PDF). City of Auburn. August 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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