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Montgomery District 1 voters will probably have to return to the polls on Aug. 24 to decide who will represent them on the city council, according to incomplete, unofficial returns.
About 2,600 voters of 16,500 turned out Tuesday to cast their ballots in the race. With all but provisional ballots counted, Ed Grimes and Donald Mims will be in a runoff.
Grimes led the race until the last precinct s numbers were counted. He finished Tuesday evening with 1,326 votes, or 49.35%, while Mims finished with 567 votes, or 21.10%.
Provisionals will be counted on July 20.
District 1 includes a wide swath of the city stretching from central to east Montgomery.
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Richard Bollinger (right of Mayor Steven Reed) held the District 1 seat before his death in March
Seven candidates have qualified to run in the Montgomery City Council District 1 Special Election on Tuesday, July 13. The seven candidates are Tijuanna Adetunji, Carlton Avery, Edwin “Ed” C. Bertarelli, Ed Grimes, Brenda Irby, Josephine Jordan, and Donnie Mims.
The vacant Montgomery City Council District 1 seat was formerly held by the late Montgomery City Councilman Richard Bollinger.
If necessary, a Special Election Runoff will be held on Tuesday, August 24.
The polling locations for the July 13, Special Election include Dalraida Church of Christ, Dozier Elementary School, Eastmont Baptist Church, Eastdale Baptist Church and Arrowhead County Club.
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Montgomery native, community activist and paralegal Carlton Avery announced Thursday that he plans to run for the vacant District 1 seat on the Montgomery City Council.
The seat was left empty when longtime Councilman Richard Bollinger died in March after battling cancer. Voters will choose his successor July 13, with a runoff set for Aug. 24. District 1 includes a wide swath of the city stretching from central to east Montgomery.
Avery is a lifelong Montgomery resident and graduate of Robert E. Lee High School who works with Vance Law Firm. He has served with nonprofit organizations, business and leadership groups through the years and organized neighborhood improvement efforts.