Municipal elections in Auburn, Alabama#1984

Auburn uses a runoff electoral system. Prior to 1956, council members were voted on citywide, before wards were drawn for the city.

The 1901 election took place on January 5, 1901.{{Cite document |title=Minutes of Council Meeting |publisher=City of Auburn |date=18 September 1928 |page=292 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1901 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = January 5, 1901

| image1 =

| candidate1 = J. W. Harris

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 48

| percentage1 = 100.0%

| title = Mayor

| before_election = J. W. Harris

| after_election = J. W. Harris

| turnout =

}}

Incumbent mayor J. W. Harris was elected unopposed.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1901 Auburn, Alabama city council election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. W. Harris

|votes = 48

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=48

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1901 Auburn, Alabama city council election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = RW Burton

|votes = 48

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. a. Flanagan

|votes = 48

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = C. E. Little

|votes = 48

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = S. L. Toomer

|votes = 47

|percentage = 97.92

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=48

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1904 election was held on January 2, 1904.

C. E. Little was elected mayor.{{Cite document |title=1894–1910 Council Minutes |publisher=City of Auburn |date=12 January 1904 |page=75 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

The following people were elected to the city council:

• J. a. Flanagan
• W. O. Bulter
• R. W. Burton
• J. W. Harris

The 1926 election took place in September 1926.

Incumbent mayor Dr. Cecil S. Yarbrough was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term.{{cite web |title=Dr. C. S. Yarbrough Re-elected Mayor |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/16/ |website=Auburn University Digital Collections |publisher=The Plainsman |access-date=2 October 2024}}

The following people were elected to the city council:

• H. W. Wright
• W. D. Martin
• A. L. Thomas
• Dr. B. B. Ross
• C. F. Little

The 1928 election took place on September 17, 1928.{{cite web |volume=162 |title=Auburn Selects Copeland |url=https://basic.newspapers.com/image/1000928801/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Birmingham Post-Herald |access-date=4 October 2024 |page=2 |date=September 18, 1928}}{{Cite document |title=Minutes of Council Meeting |publisher=City of Auburn |date=18 September 1928 |page=292 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1928 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 17, 1928

| image1 = 3x4.svg

| candidate1 = W. D. Copeland

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 165

| percentage1 = 53.7%

| image2 = Dr. Cecil S. Yarbrough.jpg

| candidate2 = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 142

| percentage2 = 47.3%

| image3 =

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| after_election = W. D. Copeland

| turnout =

}}

W. D. Copeland defeated incumbent Cecil S. Yarbrough.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1928 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election{{cite news |title=W. D. Copeland Succeeds Dr. C. S. Yarbrough as Mayor |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/116/rec/36 |access-date=15 May 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |volume=52 |date=21 September 1928 |archive-date=15 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515153017/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/116/rec/36 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. D. Copeland

|votes = 165

|percentage = 53.75

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cecil S. Yarbrough

|votes = 142

|percentage = 47.25

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=307

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

All five members were elected city-wide, with voters selecting five.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1928 Auburn, Alabama city council election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = C. F. Little

|votes = 267

|percentage = 18.59

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Wright

|votes = 258

|percentage = 17.97

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. D. Martin

|votes = 239

|percentage = 16.64

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = B. B. Ross

|votes = 231

|percentage = 16.09

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. C. Grimes

|votes = 226

|percentage = 15.74

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = A. L. Thomas

|votes = 215

|percentage = 14.97

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1,436

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1932 election was held in September 1932.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1932 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 1932

| image1 =

| candidate1 = W. D. Copeland

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = Unopposed

| percentage1 =

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = W. D. Copeland

| after_election = W. D. Copeland

| turnout =

}}

Incumbent W. D. Copeland was elected unopposed.{{cite news |volume=56 |title=Mayor Copeland to be Re-Elected |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/390/rec/107 |access-date=15 May 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=14 September 1932 |archive-date=15 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515153030/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/390/rec/107 |url-status=live }}

The following people were elected to the city council:{{cite news |volume=56 |title=Copeland Re-elected To Office Of Mayor; 5 Councilmen Chosen |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/431/rec/108 |access-date=15 May 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=21 September 1932 |archive-date=15 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515153054/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/431/rec/108 |url-status=live }}

• J. C. Grimes
• W. D. Martin
• Homer Wright
• H. M. Martin
• A. Meadows

The 1936 election was held in September 1936.{{cite news |title=Yarbrough Is Elected Mayor On Monday |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/630/rec/11 |volume=60 |access-date=16 May 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=23 September 1936}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1936 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 1936

| image1 = Dr. Cecil S. Yarbrough.jpg

| candidate1 = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 237

| percentage1 = 93.3%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = W. D. Copeland

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 17

| percentage2 = 6.7%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = W. D. Copeland

| after_election = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1936 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cecil S. Yarbrough

|votes = 237

|percentage = 93.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. D. Copeland

|votes = 17

|percentage = 6.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=254

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The following people were elected as councilmen:

• A. Meadows
• J. C. Grimes
• W. D. Martin
• Herbert M. Martin
• W. L. Long

The 1940 election was held on September 16, 1940.{{Cite document |title=Minutes of Council Meeting |publisher=City of Auburn |date=17 September 1940 |page=185 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 16, 1940

| image1 = Dr. Cecil S. Yarbrough.jpg

| candidate1 = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 396

| percentage1 = 100.0%

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| after_election = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1940 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cecil S. Yarbrough

|votes = 396

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=396

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1940 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = A. Meadows

|votes = 393

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=393

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1940 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. L. Long

|votes = 391

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=391

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1940 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Emil F. Wright

|votes = 392

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=392

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1940 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — Place 4}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = George M. Bayne

|votes = 260

|percentage = 59.09

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Roberts H. Brown

|votes = 180

|percentage = 40.91

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=440

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1940 Auburn, Alabama municipal election — Place 5}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = George H. Wright

|votes = 285

|percentage = 65.67

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Harvey C. Pitts

|votes = 149

|percentage = 34.33

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=434

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1944 election was held on September 17, 1944.{{cite web |title=Municipal Election |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/1148/rec/229 |website=Auburn University Digital Collections |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |access-date=29 November 2024 |page=6 |date=19 September 1944}}{{Cite document |title=Minutes of City Council |page=541 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=18 September 1944 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1944 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 17, 1944

| image1 = G. H. Wright.jpg

| candidate1 = G. H. Wright

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 281

| percentage1 = 52.6%

| image2 = Dr. Cecil S. Yarbrough.jpg

| candidate2 = Cecil S. Yarbrough

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 253

| percentage2 = 47.4%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = C. S. Yarbrough

| after_election = G. H. Wright

| turnout =

}}

G. H. Wright was elected mayor.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1944 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = G. H. Wright

|votes = 281

|percentage = 52.62

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = C. S. Yarbrough

|votes = 253

|percentage = 47.38

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=534

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1944 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = A. Meadows

|votes = 424

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=424

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1944 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. L. Long

|votes = 417

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=417

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1944 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Place 3}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Emil F. Wright

|votes = 406

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=406

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1944 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Place 4}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = George M. Bayne

|votes = 393

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=393

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1944 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Place 5}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. C. Grimes

|votes = 338

|percentage = 63.77

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = B. C. Pope

|votes = 192

|percentage = 36.23

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=530

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1956 election was held on September 17, 1956.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1956 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 17, 1956

| image1 = G. H. Wright.jpg

| candidate1 = G. H. Wright

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 630

| percentage1 = 39.6%

| image2 = Louie W. James.jpg

| candidate2 = Louie W. James

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 588

| percentage2 = 36.9%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| candidate3 = J. G. Hitchcock

| party3 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote3 = 374

| percentage3 = 23.5%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Louie W. James

| after_election = G. H. Wright

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1956 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election{{Cite document |title=Resolution number 56-64 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=18 September 1956 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = G. H. Wright

|votes = 630

|percentage = 39.57

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Louie W. James

|votes = 588

|percentage = 36.93

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. G. Hitchcock

|votes = 374

|percentage = 23.49

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1,592

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

Each ward elected two members, and voters selected two candidates on their ballots.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1956 Auburn, Alabama city council president election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. T. Ingram

|votes = 994

|percentage = 62.75

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Pete B. Turnham

|votes = 590

|percentage = 37.25

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1,584

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1956 Auburn, Alabama city council election — First ward}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cleveland L. Davis

|votes = 1,126

|percentage = 36.89

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = M. D. Guthery

|votes = 977

|percentage = 32.01

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frank B. Davis

|votes = 949

|percentage = 31.09

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3,052

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1956 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Second ward}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mrs. K. B. Roy

|votes = 1,045

|percentage = 34.11

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = C. R. Meagher

|votes = 1,043

|percentage = 34.05

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = A. C. Hamilton

|votes = 669

|percentage = 21.84

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = A. G. Marsh

|votes = 306

|percentage = 9.99

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3,063

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1956 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Third ward}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. D. Wittel

|votes = 1,332

|percentage = 43.79

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mrs. J. T. Williamson

|votes = 891

|percentage = 29.29

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jack M. Dunlop

|votes = 819

|percentage = 26.92

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3,042

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1956 Auburn, Alabama city council election — Fourth ward}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. H. Weidenbach

|votes = 878

|percentage = 28.31

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Marvin D. Meadows

|votes = 617

|percentage = 19.90

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charles DeBardeleben

|votes = 548

|percentage = 17.67

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mrs. Jack T. May

|votes = 443

|percentage = 14.29

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Vernon W. Lapp

|votes = 418

|percentage = 13.48

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert T. Collins

|votes = 197

|percentage = 6.35

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3,101

|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

An election was held in 1961. Louie W. James served as mayor from 1961 to 1963.{{Cite document |title=City of Auburn Officials 1894 - Present |publisher=City of Auburn |date=22 May 2013 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

The 1964 election was held on August 11, 1964.{{Cite document |title=Minutes of City Council |publisher=City of Auburn |date=11 August 1964 |place=Auburn, Alabama}} Runoffs were held on September 15, 1964.{{Cite document |title=Minutes of City Council |publisher=City of Auburn |date=September 15, 1964 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

The 1968 election took place on 13 August 1968, with runoffs taking place on 10 September 1968.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1968 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 13 August 1968

| image1 = James Haygood.jpg

| candidate1 = James K. Haygood Jr.

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 1,371

| percentage1 = 51.3%

| image2 = G. H. Wright.jpg

| candidate2 = G. H. Wright

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 719

| percentage2 = 26.9%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| candidate3 = Kenneth Roy

| party3 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote3 = 585

| percentage3 = 21.8%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = G. H. Wright

| after_election = James K. Haygood Jr.

| turnout =

}}

James K. Haygood Jr. defeated incumbent G.H. Wright.{{cite news |volume=96 |title=Three AU Staffers Win Council Posts |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2104/rec/2065 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=20 September 1968 |access-date=1 May 2024 |archive-date=1 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501132445/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2104/rec/2065 |url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1968 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = James K. Haygood Jr.

|votes = 1,371

|percentage = 51.25

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = G. H. Wright

|votes = 719

|percentage = 26.88

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Kenneth Roy

|votes = 585

|percentage = 21.87

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=2,675

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1968 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dan Hollis

|votes = 1309

|percentage = 55.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = William S. Smith

|votes = 1064

|percentage = 44.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=2373

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1972 election was held on 8 August 1972.{{cite news |title=Fourteen candidates face run- off on September 12 |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2215/rec/2208 |access-date=21 April 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=10 August 1972 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421202233/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2215/rec/2208 |url-status=live }} Runoffs were held on 12 September 1972.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 72-61 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=1972-09-13 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 12 September 1972

| image1 = James Haygood.jpg

| candidate1 = James K. Haygood Jr.

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 1,950

| percentage1 = 53.3%

| image2 = G. H. Wright.jpg

| candidate2 = G. H. Wright

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 1,709

| percentage2 = 46.7%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = James K. Haygood Jr.

| after_election = James K. Haygood Jr.

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = James K. Haygood Jr.

|votes = 1190

|percentage = 34.0%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = G. H. Wright

|votes = 1062

|percentage = 30.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert G. Robel

|votes = 500

|percentage = 14.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = John F. Dunlap

|votes = 469

|percentage = 13.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = John Peavy Wright

|votes = 282

|percentage = 8.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3503

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

James K. Haygood Jr. won the runoff election, and was elected to his second term.{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Alice |title=Council advertises to fill police chief vacancy |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2236/rec/2210 |access-date=21 April 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=21 September 1972 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421203905/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2236/rec/2210 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Haygood And Stanaland Win As Record Auburn City Vote Cast |publisher=Opelika-Auburn News |date=September 1972}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = James K. Haygood Jr.

|votes = 1950

|percentage = 53.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = G.H. Wright

|votes = 1709

|percentage = 46.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3659

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Eugene E. Stanaland

|votes = 1361

|percentage = 40.0%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Andrew J. Gentry Jr.

|votes = 1175

|percentage = 34.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Fred H. Pumphrey

|votes = 469

|percentage = 13.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Hugh D. Reagan

|votes = 363

|percentage = 10.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Joe L. Reid

|votes = 58

|percentage = 1.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3426

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

Eugene E. Stanaland won the runoff over Andrew J. Gentry Jr.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Eugene E. Stanaland

|votes = 2041

|percentage = 56.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Andrew J. Gentry Jr.

|votes = 1571

|percentage = 43.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3612

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman D. Alexander

|votes = 370

|percentage = 36.0%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lindburgh Jackson

|votes = 241

|percentage = 23.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Thomas E. Jones

|votes = 229

|percentage = 22.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frances L. Porter

|votes = 189

|percentage = 18.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1029

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman D. Alexander

|votes = 629

|percentage = 55.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lindburgh Jackson

|votes = 513

|percentage = 44.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1142

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary E. Brooks

|votes = 415

|percentage = 40.3%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Wiley C. Johnson

|votes = 354

|percentage = 34.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Floyd T. Starr Jr.

|votes = 180

|percentage = 17.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = James Michael Williams

|votes = 106

|percentage = 10.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1029

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary E. Brooks

|votes = 620

|percentage = 52.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Wiley C. Johnson

|votes = 561

|percentage = 47.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1181

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cecil M. Yarbrough

|votes = 160

|percentage = 76.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = James E. Gaylor

|votes = 50

|percentage = 23.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=210

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Water C. Giddens

|votes = 207

|percentage = 71.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Carroll Jean Mudd

|votes = 84

|percentage = 28.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=291

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

Four candidates qualified for the ballot for this seat.{{cite news |title=City council race includes AU student |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2226/rec/2206 |access-date=21 April 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=27 July 1972 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421211849/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2226/rec/2206 |url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dewey V. Northcutt

|votes = 572

|percentage = 46.9%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Allen W. Jones

|votes = 428

|percentage = 35.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = C. Wayne Mitcham

|votes = 203

|percentage = 16.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = B.F. Bullard

|votes = 16

|percentage = 1.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1219

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dewey V. Northcutt

|votes = 613

|percentage = 52.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Allen W. Jones

|votes = 556

|percentage = 47.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1169

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

Six candidates qualified for the ballot for this seat.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bruce Herring

|votes = 302

|percentage = 25.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Elsie Timberlake

|votes = 301

|percentage = 25.3%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jackie N. Teachworth

|votes = 275

|percentage = 23.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Paul C. Connor

|votes = 210

|percentage = 17.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Vicki Lynn Foshee

|votes = 63

|percentage = 5.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = J.W. Hines Jr.

|votes = 41

|percentage = 3.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1192

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bruce Herring

|votes = 712

|percentage = 60.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jackie N. Teachworth

|votes = 471

|percentage = 39.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1183

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

O. Clyde Prather was unopposed in this seat.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 4, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = O. Clyde Prather

|votes = Unnopposed

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Three candidates qualified for the ballot for this seat. The top two advanced to a runoff.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Raymond Askew

|votes = 231

|percentage = 45.7%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Claude B. Layfield Jr.

|votes = 177

|percentage = 35.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frank W. Reeves

|votes = 98

|percentage = 19.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=506

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Raymond Askew

|votes = 494

|percentage = 55.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Claude Layfield

|votes = 397

|percentage = 44.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=891

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1976 election was held on 10 August 1976, with runoffs being held on 14 September 1976.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 76-70 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=1976-08-12 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 76-81 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=1976-09-15 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1976 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 14 September 1976

| image1 = Donald E. Hayhurst.jpeg

| candidate1 = Donald E. Hayhurst

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 2235

| percentage1 = 56.2%

| image2 = O. Clyde Prather.jpeg

| candidate2 = O. Clyde Prather

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 1740

| percentage2 = 43.8%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = James K. Haygood Jr.

| after_election = Donald E. Hayhurst

| turnout =

}}

Donald E. Hayhurst won the runoff election.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Donald E. Hayhurst

|votes = 1452

|percentage = 36.5%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = O. Clyde Prather

|votes = 1016

|percentage = 25.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Ruth Speake

|votes = 904

|percentage = 22.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = T. J. Denny

|votes = 361

|percentage = 9.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Howard S. Bialas

|votes = 240

|percentage = 6.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3973

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Donald E. Hayhurst

|votes = 2235

|percentage = 56.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = O. Clyde Prather

|votes = 1740

|percentage = 43.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3975

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama city council president election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = William H. Allen

|votes = 1835

|percentage = 47.7%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Eugene E. Stanaland

|votes = 1748

|percentage = 45.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mark R. Biggers

|votes = 267

|percentage = 6.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3850

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

Incumbent Eugene Stanaland was defeated by William Allen after he was only able to win one of the four wards.{{cite news |title=Auburn almost repeats 1972; Stanaland, incumbents defeated |volume=40 |publisher=The Auburn Bulletin |date=15 September 1976}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama city council president election runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = William H. Allen

|votes = 2105

|percentage = 53.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Eugene E. Stanaland

|votes = 1829

|percentage = 46.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3934

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lindburgh Jackson

|votes = 574

|percentage = 44.1%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman D. Alexander

|votes = 346

|percentage = 26.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lewis A. Pick Jr.

|votes = 318

|percentage = 24.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Floyd Likins Jr.

|votes = 64

|percentage = 4.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1302

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lindburgh Jackson

|votes = 758

|percentage = 56.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman D. Alexander

|votes = 578

|percentage = 43.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1336

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary E. Brooks

|votes = 670

|percentage = 51.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Nancy L. Lair

|votes = 361

|percentage = 27.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Don Adams

|votes = 199

|percentage = 15.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mike Smelley

|votes = 63

|percentage = 4.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1293

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = A. Denson Lipscomb

|votes = 245

|percentage = 69.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Randall W. Diamond

|votes = 60

|percentage = 17.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Hyron C. Goolsby

|votes = 48

|percentage = 13.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=353

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Walter C. Giddens

|votes = 127

|percentage = 37.5%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Philip L. Fretwell

|votes = 101

|percentage = 29.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Renza Williams

|votes = 86

|percentage = 25.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = David L. Dresher

|votes = 25

|percentage = 7.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=339

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Walter C. Giddens

|votes = 150

|percentage = 58.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Philip L. Fretwell

|votes = 105

|percentage = 41.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=255

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frances W. Hale

|votes = 600

|percentage = 49.1%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dewey V. Northcutt

|votes = 573

|percentage = 46.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Rebecca D. Paulk

|votes = 49

|percentage = 4.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1222

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frances W. Hale

|votes = 759

|percentage = 57.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dewey V. Northcutt

|votes = 557

|percentage = 42.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1316

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Hoyt M. Warren

|votes = 670

|percentage = 59.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Wiley G. Hartzog Jr.

|votes = 239

|percentage = 21.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Victor E. Vance

|votes = 172

|percentage = 15.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = A.J. Wright

|votes = 138

|percentage = 12.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1119

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = James Earl Kennamer

|votes = 543

|percentage = 54.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Laura K. Wright

|votes = 368

|percentage = 36.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Kevin J. Carroll

|votes = 90

|percentage = 9.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1001

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1976 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = H. C. Morgan

|votes = 656

|percentage = 74.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Agnes N. Meagher

|votes = 265

|percentage = 29.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Ken L. Scheinert

|votes = 57

|percentage = 6.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=887

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1980 election was held on 8 July 1980, with runoff elections being held on 29 July 1980.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 80-56 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=1980-07-09 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 80-60 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=1980-07-30 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1980 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 8 July 1980

| image1 = Jan Dempsey 1980.png

| candidate1 = Jan Dempsey

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 1,952

| percentage1 = 46.4%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Caine Campbell

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 1,037

| percentage2 = 24.6%

| image3 = Ruth Speake.jpg

| candidate3 = Ruth Speake

| party3 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote3 = 785

| percentage3 = 18.7%

| image4 = 3x4.svg

| candidate4 = Mike Lisano

| party4 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote4 = 339

| percentage4 = 8.1%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Donald E. Hayhurst

| after_election = Jan Dempsey

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jan Dempsey

|votes = 1952

|percentage = 46.4%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Caine Campbell

|votes = 1037

|percentage = 24.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Ruth Speake

|votes = 785

|percentage = 18.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mike Lisano

|votes = 339

|percentage = 8.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = James Michael Williams

|votes = 94

|percentage = 2.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=4207

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

On 10 July 1980, Caine Campbell filed a notice of withdrawal with the City of Auburn. As the only remaining candidate, Jan Dempsey was selected as mayor with no runoff election held.

No election was held for Ward 3, Place 2.

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama city council president election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Denson Lipscomb

|votes = 2275

|percentage = 56.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = John C. Walden

|votes = 1761

|percentage = 43.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=4036

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charlotte R. Ward

|votes = 677

|percentage = 50.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lindburgh Jackson

|votes = 396

|percentage = 29.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert D. French

|votes = 155

|percentage = 11.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jimmy L. Robinson

|votes = 103

|percentage = 7.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1331

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary Earnestine Byrd Brooks

|votes = 659

|percentage = 50.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Ray Black

|votes = 637

|percentage = 49.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1296

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary Fortenberry

|votes = 166

|percentage = 53.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Joe Davis

|votes = 145

|percentage = 46.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=311

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Alex R. Moore

|votes = 196

|percentage = 64.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman Humphries

|votes = 107

|percentage = 35.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=303

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lamar Sellers

|votes = 834

|percentage = 73.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = B. L. Watwood

|votes = 299

|percentage = 26.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1133

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Joel L. Tremaine

|votes = 689

|percentage = 54.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Roderic V. Wiley

|votes = 300

|percentage = 23.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = B. L. Pelham

|votes = 235

|percentage = 18.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = John C. Mullins

|votes = 39

|percentage = 3.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1263

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. R. Quillen

|votes = 580

|percentage = 49.0%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frank Williamson

|votes = 385

|percentage = 32.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mark S. Wright

|votes = 218

|percentage = 18.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1183

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1980 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. R. Quillen

|votes = 252

|percentage = 64.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frank Williamson

|votes = 141

|percentage = 35.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=393

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1982 election was held on 13 July 1982, with the runoff elections being held on 3 August 1982.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 82-46 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=14 July 1982 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 82-59 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=4 August 1982 |place=Auburn, Alabama}} This was also the final election in which a city council president was elected.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1982 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 13 July 1982

| image1 = Jan Dempsey 1980.png

| candidate1 = Jan Dempsey

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = Unopposed

| percentage1 =

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Jan Dempsey

| after_election = Jan Dempsey

| turnout =

}}

Incumbent mayor Jan Dempsey was the only qualified candidate, and as such, she won the election unopposed.

No elections were held for the following seats:

• Ward 1, Place 1
• Ward 2, Place 1
• Ward 3, Place 1
• Ward 4, Place 1

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charlotte R. Ward

|votes = 988

|percentage = 40.9%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Victor E. Vance

|votes = 863

|percentage = 35.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Hugh D. Reagan

|votes = 562

|percentage = 23.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=2413

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama city council presidential election runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Victor E. Vance

|votes = 1441

|percentage = 53.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charlotte R. Ward

|votes = 1261

|percentage = 46.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=2702

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Sam Harris

|votes = 411

|percentage = 63.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Kenneth D. Pylant II

|votes = 213

|percentage = 32.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jonathan B. Saxon

|votes = 24

|percentage = 3.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=648

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Darrell D. Penrod

|votes = 93

|percentage = 47.7%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = M. Padraig McLoughlin

|votes = 54

|percentage = 27.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman Humphries

|votes = 48

|percentage = 24.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=195

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Darrell D. Penrod

|votes = 137

|percentage = 55.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = M. Padraig McLoughlin

|votes = 112

|percentage = 45.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=249

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frances W. Hale

|votes = 388

|percentage = 46.5%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Roderick W. Powers

|votes = 328

|percentage = 39.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jennifer Chambliss

|votes = 118

|percentage = 14.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=834

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frances W. Hale

|votes = 494

|percentage = 53.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Roderick M. Powers

|votes = 435

|percentage = 46.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=929

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1982 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Hal Goebel

|votes = 434

|percentage = 61.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jim Quillin

|votes = 228

|percentage = 32.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = H. Brent Whitaker III

|votes = 40

|percentage = 5.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=702

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1984 election was held on 10 July 1984.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 84-96 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=11 July 1984 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1984 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 10 July 1984

| image1 = Jan Dempsey 1980.png

| candidate1 = Jan Dempsey

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 1,591

| percentage1 = 64.5%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Samuel Harris

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 591

| percentage2 = 23.9%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| candidate3 = Charles Lindner

| party3 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote3 = 139

| percentage3 = 5.6%

| image4 =

| candidate4 = C. Ted Murphy

| party4 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote4 = 130

| percentage4 = 5.3%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Jan Dempsey

| after_election = Jan Dempsey

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1984 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jan Dempsey

|votes = 1591

|percentage = 64.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Samuel Harris

|votes = 591

|percentage = 23.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charles Lindner

|votes = 139

|percentage = 5.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = C. Ted Murphy

|votes = 130

|percentage = 5.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman Humphries

|votes = 17

|percentage = 0.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=2468

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

No elections were held for the following seats:

• Ward 1, Place 2
• Ward 2, Place 2
• Ward 3, Place 2
• Ward 4, Place 1
• Ward 4, Place 2

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1984 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charlotte Ward

|votes = 463

|percentage = 54.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lindburgh Jackson

|votes = 383

|percentage = 45.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=846

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1984 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary Fortenberry

|votes = 130

|percentage = 72.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Royce Morris

|votes = 28

|percentage = 15.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Michael McLoughlin

|votes = 21

|percentage = 11.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=179

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1984 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lamar Sellers

|votes = 524

|percentage = 66.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Roderick W. Powers

|votes = 268

|percentage = 33.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=792

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1986 election was held on 8 July 1986, with the runoff elections being held on 29 July 1986.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 86-72 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=9 July 1986 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 86-76 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=30 July 1986 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1986 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 8 July 1986

| image1 = Jan Dempsey 1980.png

| candidate1 = Jan Dempsey

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 2,803

| percentage1 = 71.5%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Victor E. Vance

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 1,117

| percentage2 = 28.5%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Jan Dempsey

| after_election = Jan Dempsey

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jan Dempsey

|votes = 2803

|percentage = 71.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Victor E. Vance

|votes = 1117

|percentage = 28.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3920

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

No elections were held for the following seats:

• District 1, Post 2
• District 2, Post 2
• District 3, Post 1

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
District 1, Post 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert A. Gastaldo

|votes = 441

|percentage = 38.9%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charlotte R. Ward

|votes = 366

|percentage = 32.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Geoffrey Bennett

|votes = 328

|percentage = 28.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1135

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
District 1, Post 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert A. Gastaldo

|votes = 419

|percentage = 57.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Charlotte R. Ward

|votes = 312

|percentage = 42.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=731

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
District 2, Post 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary Fortenberry

|votes = 202

|percentage = 64.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Royce J. Morris

|votes = 111

|percentage = 35.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=313

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
District 3, Post 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frances W. Hale

|votes = 772

|percentage = 57.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Margaret Hendricks

|votes = 569

|percentage = 42.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1341

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
District 4, Post 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. G. Johnston III

|votes = 641

|percentage = 59.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Leon Bone

|votes = 436

|percentage = 40.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1077

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Bill Ham Jr.|list=

Mayor

• Jan Dempsey; Incumbent mayor of Auburn, Alabama{{Cite web |date=2018-09-14 |title=SPECIAL REPORT: Auburn Mayor Bill Ham |url=https://www.wtvm.com/story/38894058/special-report-auburn-mayor-bill-ham |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=WTVM |language=en}}

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1986 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
District 4, Post 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Ham Jr.

|votes = 636

|percentage = 58.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. Quillin

|votes = 372

|percentage = 34.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Scott Placek

|votes = 85

|percentage = 7.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1093

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1990 election was held on 28 August 1990, with the runoff elections being held on 18 September 1990.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 90-80 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=29 August 1990 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 90-83 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=19 September 1990 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1990 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 28 August 1990

| image1 = Jan Dempsey 1980.png

| candidate1 = Jan M. Dempsey

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 2,326

| percentage1 = 70.1%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Lamar Sellers

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 992

| percentage2 = 29.9%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Jan Dempsey

| after_election = Jan Dempsey

| turnout =

}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jan Dempsey

|votes = 2326

|percentage = 70.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lamar Sellers

|votes = 992

|percentage = 29.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3318

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

No elections were held for the following seats:

• Ward 2, Place 1
• Ward 2, Place 2
• Ward 4, Place 2

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert A. Gastaldo

|votes = 452

|percentage = 50.0%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Logan B. Gray

|votes = 452

|percentage = 50.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=904

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert A. Gastaldo

|votes = 453

|percentage = 54.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Logan B. Gray

|votes = 380

|percentage = 45.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=833

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Samuel Harris

|votes = 599

|percentage = 71.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.

|votes = 238

|percentage = 28.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=837

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = W. G. Johnston III

|votes = 767

|percentage = 71.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Veronica McGill Urban

|votes = 371

|percentage = 28.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1138

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Mixon

|votes = 744

|percentage = 63.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Albert F. Killian

|votes = 418

|percentage = 36.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1162

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Kenneth H. Brown

|votes = 428

|percentage = 47.8%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = H. N. Conrad

|votes = 283

|percentage = 31.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dixie Connor

|votes = 185

|percentage = 20.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=896

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1990 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 1 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Kenneth H. Brown

|votes = 233

|percentage = 63.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = H. N. Conrad

|votes = 137

|percentage = 37.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=370

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1994 election was held on 23 August 1994, with runoffs being held on 13 September 1994.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 94-110 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=24 August 1994 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 94-117 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=13 September 1994 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1994 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 23 August 1994

| image1 = Jan Dempsey 1980.png

| candidate1 = Jan Dempsey

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 2,671

| percentage1 = 60.2%

| image2 = Wanda West.jpg

| candidate2 = Wanda West

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 1,446

| percentage2 = 32.6%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| candidate3 = Robert Schaeffer

| party3 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote3 = 322

| percentage3 = 7.3%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Jan Dempsey

| after_election = Jan Dempsey

| turnout =

}}

Incumbent mayor Jan Dempsey won a majority of votes in the first round against two opposition candidates.{{cite news |last1=Hickey |first1=Diane |title=Incumbent Dempsey Wins Mayor election |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2820/rec/2981 |access-date=24 April 2024 |issue=1 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |volume=101 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424131310/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/2820/rec/2981 |url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Jan Dempsey

|votes = 2671

|percentage = 60.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Wanda West

|votes = 1446

|percentage = 32.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robert Schaeffer

|votes = 322

|percentage = 7.3%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=4439

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

No elections were held for the following seats:

• Ward 3, Place 1
• Ward 4, Place 1
• Ward 4, Place 2

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.

|votes = 277

|percentage = 54.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Frankie King

|votes = 190

|percentage = 37.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Herman Humphries

|votes = 41

|percentage = 8.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=508

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Logan B. Gray

|votes = 412

|percentage = 52.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Samuel Harris

|votes = 368

|percentage = 47.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=780

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Mary Fortenberry

|votes = 315

|percentage = 57.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Walter Giddens

|votes = 229

|percentage = 42.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=544

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cheryl Gladden

|votes = 229

|percentage = 40.2%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Trey Rankin

|votes = 186

|percentage = 32.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Ashley Wright

|votes = 155

|percentage = 27.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=570

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cheryl Gladden

|votes = 169

|percentage = 74.4%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Trey Rankin

|votes = 58

|percentage = 25.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=227

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1994 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Mixon

|votes = 895

|percentage = 76.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Richard P. Palmedo II

|votes = 273

|percentage = 23.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1168

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 1998 election was held on 25 August 1998, with the runoff elections being held on 15 September 1995.{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 98-120 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=26 August 1998 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 90-83 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=15 September 1998 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1998 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 25 August 1998

| image1 = Bill Ham.jpeg

| candidate1 = Bill Ham Jr.

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 3,047

| percentage1 = 84.4%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Patrick Dorminey

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 564

| percentage2 = 15.6%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Jan Dempsey

| after_election = Bill Ham Jr.

| turnout =

}}

Bill Ham Jr. won the election in a landslide vote.{{cite web |title=Auburn mayor stepping down after 2 decades |url=https://www.apnews.com/e2c5937d761348f1bbe20a91a9b0c5d4/Auburn-mayor-stepping-down-after-2-decades |website=AP |access-date=21 April 2024 |date=29 May 2018 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421042358/https://www.apnews.com/e2c5937d761348f1bbe20a91a9b0c5d4/Auburn-mayor-stepping-down-after-2-decades |url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Ham Jr.

|votes = 3,047

|percentage = 84.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Patrick Dorminey

|votes = 564

|percentage = 15.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=3611

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

No elections were held for the following seats:

• Ward 2, Place 1
• Ward 3, Place 1
• Ward 4, Place 1

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Arthur L. Dowdell

|votes = 263

|percentage = 55.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Everett Debrow Jr.

|votes = 212

|percentage = 44.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=475

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Logan B. Gray

|votes = 432

|percentage = 70.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Douglas J. Barrett

|votes = 180

|percentage = 29.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=612

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Cheryl Gladden

|votes = 237

|percentage = 80.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Walter C. Giddens

|votes = 58

|percentage = 19.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=295

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Rod Popwell

|votes = 464

|percentage = 40.2%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Mixon

|votes = 383

|percentage = 33.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = J. A. Conner

|votes = 307

|percentage = 26.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1154

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Rod Popwell

|votes = 588

|percentage = 65.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Mixon

|votes = 304

|percentage = 34.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=892

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = David Cicci

|votes = 397

|percentage = 36.9%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Nevil M. Garrett

|votes = 348

|percentage = 32.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = William Allbrook

|votes = 332

|percentage = 30.8%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1077

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=1998 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2 runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = David Cicci

|votes = 540

|percentage = 58.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Nevil M. Garrett

|votes = 381

|percentage = 41.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=921

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 2002 election was held on 27 August 2002.{{cite web |title=Municipal Election on August 27 |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/OpenlineDir/2002/08-02.pdf |website=City of Auburn |access-date=21 April 2024 |date=August 2002 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303075239/https://www.auburnalabama.org/OpenlineDir/2002/08-02.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=2002 Scheduled Elections |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2002/scheduled-elections |website=Alabama Secretary of State |access-date=21 April 2024 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421015643/https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2002/scheduled-elections |url-status=live }}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 27 August 2002

| image1 = Bill Ham.jpeg

| candidate1 = Bill Ham Jr.

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = Unopposed

| percentage1 =

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Bill Ham Jr.

| after_election = Bill Ham Jr.

| turnout =

}}

Incumbent mayor Bill Ham Jr. did not have opposition, and won the election unopposed.{{cite web |title=Municipal Election on August 27 |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/OpenlineDir/2002/08-02.pdf |website=City of Auburn |access-date=24 April 2024 |date=August 2002 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303075239/https://www.auburnalabama.org/OpenlineDir/2002/08-02.pdf |url-status=live }}

No elections were held for the following seats:

• Ward 2, Place 2

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 1{{Cite document |title=Resolution no. 02-130 |publisher=City of Auburn |date=28 August 2002 |place=Auburn, Alabama}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Verlinda J. White

|votes = 235

|percentage = 51.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.

|votes = 219

|percentage = 48.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=454

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 1, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Sheila Eckman

|votes = 427

|percentage = 53.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Tracie West

|votes = 382

|percentage = 47.0%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=809

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 2, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Roberta Jackel

|votes = 454

|percentage = 52.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Sherry Faust

|votes = 410

|percentage = 47.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=864

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = K. Ted Wilson

|votes = 813

|percentage = 51.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = David Martin

|votes = 758

|percentage = 48.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1571

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 3, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dick Phelan

|votes = 794

|percentage = 50.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robin Kelley

|votes = 373

|percentage = 23.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Rod Popwell

|votes = 325

|percentage = 20.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Wes McGugin

|votes = 78

|percentage = 4.9%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1570

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Carolyn G. Mathews

|votes = 809

|percentage = 61.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Keith Campagna

|votes = 504

|percentage = 38.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1313

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2002 Auburn, Alabama municipal election —
Ward 4, Place 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Gene Dulaney

|votes = 768

|percentage = 58.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = David Cicci

|votes = 544

|percentage = 41.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1312

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

The 2006 election was held on 22 August 2006, with runoffs being held on 10 September 2006.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2006 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election

| country = Auburn, Alabama

| type = Mayoral

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 22 August 2006

| image1 = Bill Ham.jpeg

| candidate1 = Bill Ham Jr.

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 4,538

| percentage1 = 77.6%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = William McLaurine

| party2 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote2 = 961

| percentage2 = 22.4%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Bill Ham Jr.

| after_election = Bill Ham Jr.

| turnout =

}}

Bill Ham Jr. won the election with 77.6% of the vote.{{cite web |title=Ham will seek fourth term as Auburn mayor |url=https://oanow.com/news/ham-will-seek-fourth-term-as-auburn-mayor/article_5b12fe44-a83f-5722-b4b1-b51d385954c6.html |website=Opelika-Auburn News |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=21 April 2024 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507154343/https://oanow.com/news/ham-will-seek-fourth-term-as-auburn-mayor/article_5b12fe44-a83f-5722-b4b1-b51d385954c6.html |url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama mayoral election{{cite news |last1=Hungerford |first1=Ashley |title=Ham defeats McLaurine |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/3454/rec/3419 |access-date=21 April 2024 |issue=1 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=24 August 2006 |pages=4 |volume=113 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507154353/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/3454/rec/3419 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bill Ham Jr.

|votes = 3322

|percentage = 77.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = William McLaurine

|votes = 961

|percentage = 22.4%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=4283

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

Any runoff elections were held on 12 September.{{cite news |last1=Hungerford |first1=Ashley |title=Voters Return to Polls |url=https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/3471/rec/3421 |access-date=21 April 2024 |publisher=The Auburn Plainsman |date=7 September 2006 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507154257/https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/plainsman/id/3471/rec/3421 |url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 1}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.

|votes = 140

|percentage = 35.6%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Verlinda J. White

|votes = 133

|percentage = 33.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Christine Berry Bradshaw

|votes = 120

|percentage = 30.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=393

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election ―
Ward 1 runoff{{cite web |title=Agenda (Fiscal Year 2006) |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/agenda/ |website=City of Auburn |access-date=21 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404184929/https://www.auburnalabama.org/agenda/ |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Arthur L. Dowdell Sr.

|votes = 222

|percentage = 52.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Verlinda J. White

|votes = 201

|percentage = 47.6%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=423

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 2}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Sheila H. Eckman

|votes = 669

|percentage = 61.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Verlinda J. White

|votes = 418

|percentage = 38.5%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=1087

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 3}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Thomas Worden

|votes = 287

|percentage = 62.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = John T. Braswell

|votes = 174

|percentage = 37.7%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=461

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 4}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Brent Beard

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 5}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Robin Kelley

|votes = 461

|percentage = 50.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Teresa Rodriguez

|votes = 455

|percentage = 49.2%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=916

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 6}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Dick Phelan

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 7}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Gene Dulaney

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=2006 Auburn, Alabama municipal election –
Ward 8}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Bob Norman

|votes = 242

|percentage = 69.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = James A. Conner Jr.

|votes = 104

|percentage = 30.1%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change|votes=346

|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box end}}

{{main|2010 Auburn, Alabama municipal election}}

{{main|2014 Auburn, Alabama municipal election}}

{{main|2018 Auburn, Alabama municipal election}}

{{main|2022 Auburn, Alabama municipal election}}

Incumbent mayor Ron Anders Jr. ran unopposed in the election.{{cite web |title=Auburn City Council sworn in, Witten remains mayor pro tem |url=https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2022/11/auburn-city-council-sworn-in-witten-remains-mayor-pro-tem |website=The Auburn Plainsman |access-date=3 April 2024 |date=7 November 2022 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403144852/https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2022/11/auburn-city-council-sworn-in-witten-remains-mayor-pro-tem |url-status=live }}

The 2026 elections will be held on 25 August 2026.{{cite web |title=Election Dates |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/elections/election-dates/ |website=City of Auburn |access-date=25 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404182406/https://www.auburnalabama.org/elections/election-dates/ |url-status=live }}

Referendums are held in Auburn primarily to allow residents to vote on tax propositions.

A referendum was held on August 28, 2001, to determine voter approval on how to use revenue from the Five Mill Tax, established in 1948. The referendum granted funding to the building of a new cemetery, a passive park, and a new soccer complex.{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Doug |title=Auburn City Council to hold August 28th Referendum |url=http://www.auburnalabama.org/News/press_releases/press_releases2001/ocm05260101.htm |website=City of Auburn |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030121141623/http://www.auburnalabama.org/News/press_releases/press_releases2001/ocm05260101.htm |archive-date=January 21, 2003 |date=May 23, 2001 |url-status=dead}}

{{Referendum

| title = 2001 Five Mill Tax referendum{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Doug |title=Voters Approve City Projects and Extend School Taxes |url=http://www.auburnalabama.org/News/press_releases/press_releases2001/ocm102401.htm |website=City of Auburn |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030501231430/http://www.auburnalabama.org/News/press_releases/press_releases2001/ocm102401.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2003 |date=October 24, 2001 |url-status=dead}}

| no = 71

| nopct = 5.6

| yes = 1,201

| yespct = 94.4

| total = 1,272

}}

{{Referendum

| title = 2001 Auburn City Schools school tax extension

| no = 91

| nopct = 7.1

| yes = 1,184

| yespct = 92.9

| total = 1,275

}}

A referendum was held on January 24, 2012, to determine voter approval on how to use revenue from the Special Five-Mill Tax. The referendum granted funding to a number of city-funded projects throughout Auburn.{{cite web |title=On the Ballot: Special Five-Mill Tax Referendum |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/OpenlineDir/2012/January%202012%20Open%20Line.pdf |website=Open Line |access-date=17 May 2024 |date=January 2012}}

{{Referendum

| title = 2012 Special Five-Mill Tax Referendum{{cite web |title=The City Council of the City of Auburn, Alabama, met in Adjourned Session on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11:45 AM in the Council Chamber of the Public Safety Building at 141 North Ross Street. |url=https://api2.auburnalabama.org/ePacket/965/file/2297 |website=City of Auburn |access-date=3 October 2024}}

| no = 169

| nopct = 13.3

| yes = 1,105

| yespct = 86.7

| total = 1,274

}}

A referendum was held in 2013 to increase property taxes in the city, in order to fund the building of a new high school. The referendum failed at 46% in favor.{{cite web |title=Setting the Record Straight: Tax Referendum |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/OpenlineDir/2013/10-13%20Open%20Line.pdf |website=Open Line |access-date=16 May 2024 |date=October 2013}}{{cite web |title=Auburn tax referendum to fund new high school fails at 46 percent |url=https://www.wsfa.com/story/23507562/auburn-tax-referendum-to-fund-new-high-school-fails-at-46-percent/ |website=WSFA 12 |access-date=3 October 2024}}

{{Referendum

| title = 2013 Auburn, Alabama school tax referendum

| no = 5,185

| nopct = 53.8

| yes = 4,452

| yespct = 46.2

| total = 9,637

}}

{{Referendum

| title = 2019 Special Municipal Bond election{{cite web |title=Special Municipal Bond Election |url=https://www.auburnalabama.org/elections/results/special-municipal-bond-election/ |website=City of Auburn |access-date=6 November 2024}}

| yes = 727

| yespct = 91.4

| no = 68

| nopct = 8.6

| total = 795

}}

{{reflist}}

Category:Local elections in Alabama

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