The political landscape across Cullman County could look very different Tuesday night, with dozens of mayoral and council seats up for grabs in area municipal elections.

Cullman Mayor Max Townson has three challengers, while seven of Cullman County’s smaller municipalities also have contested races for mayor. Every town except one has at least one contested seat, between mayoral and council races.

The only referendum on any ballot will be in Good Hope, where citizens will decide whether or not to approve legal sales of alcohol. If the measure passes, the town would become the third in Cullman County to approve legal sales — following Cullman and Hanceville.

The election is set for August 28, with polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Municipal races are handled differently than county and state races, with each separate town hosting its own self-contained election.

Voters will need some form of identification, and must report to their correct voting precinct. If any registered voter does not know their voting location, they can contact the board of registrars at 256-775-4699 for more information.

Cullman clerk Wes Moore said election prep has run smoothly this year, and he hopes local towns will see a solid turnout next week.

“Everything has gone very well, and we really want to thank the election officials we have coming out to work the polls,” he said.



Here is a breakdown of every race in Cullman County:

• Cullman Mayor:

— Max Townson (incumbent)

— Marshall Rowe

— Jerry Parker

— Verna Jackson Hammons

• All of Cullman’s current city council is uncontested. The council is comprised of:

— Andy Page (incumbent).

— Garlan E. Gudger Jr. (incumbent).

— John W. Cook (incumbent).

— Clint Hollingsworth (incumbent).

— Jenny Folsom (incumbent).

• All of the current Cullman City School Board is uncontested. The board is comprised of:

— Kim Addison (incumbent).

— Brenda Howell (incumbent).

— Steve Sides (incumbent).

— Jason Neal (incumbent).

— Suzanne Harbin (incumbent).

• Hanceville Mayor:

— Kenneth Nail (incumbent).

— Rodell Knight.

— Jeff Hancock.

• Hanceville Council Place 1:

— Joann Walls (incumbent).

— Doug Batemon.

Hanceville Council Place 2:

— Sally Alexander (incumbent)

— Greg Baker

• Hanceville Council Place 3:

— Kim Brown (incumbent).

— Oscar Santiago.

• Hanceville Council Place 4:

— Charles Wilson (incumbent).

— Connie Martin.

— Danie Nail.

• Hanceville Council Place 5:

— Jimmy Sawyer (incumbent)    

• Good Hope Mayor:

— Corey Harbison (incumbent).

• Good Hope Council Place 1:

— John Harris

• Good Hope Council Place 2:

— Maxie Jones (incumbent)

• Good Hope Council Place 3:

— Susan Eller (incumbent)

• Good Hope Council Place 4:

— Jerry Bartlett (incumbent)

• Good Hope Council Place 5:

— Matthew Glover

— Adam Long

• West Point Mayor:

— Kenneth Kilgo (incumbent)

— James Drain

— Michael Hall

• West Point Council Place 1:

— Steve Link (incumbent)

— Frankie Jones

• West Point Council Place 2:

— Darion Daniel

— Shannon Mattox

— Brad Smith

• West Point Council Place 3:

— Gerald Schaefer (incumbent)

— Pat McKenzie

• West Point Council Place 4:

— Jerry D. Smith (incumbent)

— Alton Bailey

• West Point Council Place 5:

— Michael Barnett

— Lisa Willingham

• Dodge City Mayor:

— Tawana Canada (incumbent)

— Marshall McDonald.

• Dodge City Council Place 1:

— Jason Burney (incumbent).

• Dodge City Council Place 2:

— Murray Lowe (incumbent).

• Dodge City Council Place 3:

— Anthony Todd (incumbent)..

— Tammy Williams.

• Dodge City Council Place 4:

—Inez McDonald (incumbent).

— Summer McDonald.

• Dodge City Council Place 5:

— Ervin Chumley (incumbent)

— Samantha Duke.

— Betty McDonald Shelton.

• South Vinemont Mayor:

— Melba Patton (incumbent).

— Robert Schweighart.

• South VinemontCouncil Place 1:

— Joann Oakley (incumbent).

South Vinemont Council Place 2:

— Terry Holcomb.

— Avel Swann.

— Sonya Mabry.

• South Vinemont Council Place 3:

—  Radginal “Reggie” Dodson.

— Jeff Brown.

• South Vinemont Council Place 4:

— J.D. Marcum (incumbent).

— Jerry Smith.

• South Vinemont Council Place 5:

— Mike Reynolds.

— Shirley Arnett.

• Fairview Mayor:

— Dale Seals.

• Fairview Council Place 1:

— Eugene Pinkard (incumbent).

•  Fairview Council Place 2:

— Eric Laney.

• Fairview Council Place 3:

— Paula Edge (incumbent).

• Fairview Council Place 4 (open until appointed by new council).
• Fairview Council Place 5

— Norman Dye (incumbent).

• All of Holly Pond's current council will run uncontested. The council is composed of:

— Mayor Herman Nail.

— Council member Lou Thomas.

— Council member Michelle Bell.

— Council member Bartee Bryan.

— Council member Ricky Carr.

— Council member Paul Brown.

•  Baileyton Mayor:

— Johnny Dyar (incumbent)

— Bill McElroy

• Baileyton Council Place 1:

— Walker Mead (incumbent)

• Baileyton Council Place 2:

— Windell Calloway (incumbent)

•  Baileyton Council Place 3:

— Roy Shedd (incumbent)

— Janice Miller

•  Baileyton Council Place 4:

— Mark McKelvy

— Ray Kent Baileyton Council Place 5:

— Greg Griffin

— Chris "Bo" Tipton     Garden City Mayor;

— Harden Davis (incumbent)

— Tim Eskew

— Lary "Bird" Walker

•  Garden City Council Place 1:

— Butch Bradford

• Garden City Council Place 2:

— Gene Norman

• Garden City Council Place 3:

— Paula Kretzschmar

• Garden City Council Place 4Ú

— Scott Arnold

• Garden City Council Place 5Ú

— Frank Nall

— Bucky S. Martin

— Teresa Martin Goodwin

— Pat Chafin (incumbent)

• Colony MayorÚ

— Morris Fitts (incumbent)

— Patrick Ward

— Donnis Leeth

• Colony Council Place 1:

— Brenda J. Johnson (incumbent)

— Vernon "B.B." Fields

• Colony Council Place 2 (open until appointed by new council)
• Colony Council Place 3:

— Alexander Twitty

• Colony Council Place 4 (open until appointed by new council)
• Colony Council Place 5:

— Marcus Bradford (incumbent)

— Curtis D. Johnson