Tuscaloosa Elections 2021

After a judge nullified his victory in March's general election, Cassius Lanier secured another win in Tuesday's special election to represent District 7 on the Tuscaloosa City Council.

Before the special election next Tuesday, Tuscaloosa City Council D7 candidates Sonya McKinstry and Cassius Lanier spoke in detail about their platforms in a virtual forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Tuscaloosa.

The League of Women Voters of Greater Tuscaloosa is hosting a virtual forum for the candidates in the District 7 City Council seat race ahead of the special election later this month.

The Thread reached out to both candidates who qualified for the July special election to see how they would be approaching their campaign after what they learned from their first race.

District 7's apparent new city councilman was granted pardons for his felonies, both state and federal, making him eligible to take office in May.

Wilson will assume the office of District 1 City Councilperson on May 17, 2021.

Faile will assume the office of District 6 City Councilperson on May 17, 2021.

District 7 Councilwoman Sonya McKinstry lost by a razor-thin margin in the 2021 election to Cassius Lanier, and she has since filed suit saying his past felonies prevent him from holding office.

The runoff election for the Tuscaloosa Districts 1 and 6 is a month away. Here's how to get an absentee ballot.

The Tuscaloosa native won in every one of Tuscaloosa's districts, earning 58% of the total vote.