SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Municipal elections for most cities in Alabama will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
How does the upcoming election In Sylacauga compare to 2020?
This year, 20 candidates are on the ballot — four running for mayor and 16 seeking seats in the city’s five council districts. In 2020, a total of 21 people ran — six for mayor and 15 for city council.
And what happened in 2020?
- Mayor Jim Heigl won reelection with 59.4% of the vote. None of his challengers are running again.
- Ashton Fowler won reelection in District 1 with 77.0% of the vote and two competitors, including Mike Landers who is running again. Landers only received 93 votes. Fowler is not running for a third term.
- Tiffany Nix won reelection on District 2 with 67.9% of the vote and faced two competitors, neither of whom is running again.
- Nate Brewer faced a runoff in District 3 with 45.6% of the vote and two competitors; he won the runoff with 60.4% of the vote. None of his competitors are running again.
- Lee Perryman won reelection in District 4 with 58.5% of the vote against two competitors, neither of whom is running again.
- Laura Health won District 5 with 50.6% of the vote and two competitors, including John Wesson, who is running again. Wesson only received 58 votes.
As of May 2025, according to the Secretary of State, there were 8,553 registered voters in Sylacauga. At the same time in 2020, the count was 8,457.
The breakdown by age:
- 798 (9%) under age 25
- 2,053 (24%) ages 25-39
- 2,613 (31%) ages 40-59
- 2,550 (30%) ages 60-79
- 539 (6%) over 80
Females outnumber males 57% to 43%.
By district:
- District 1: 2,084 (24%)
- District 2: 1,454 (17%)
- District 3: 1,606 (19%)
- District 4: 1,858 (22%)
- District 5: 1,551 (18%)
In 2021, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that extended the terms of most municipal officers elected in 2020 (including city council members and mayors) by one year, shifting the next municipal elections to 2025. Moving these elections off the presidential election cycle was intended to avoid potential election fatigue among voters.
