Chelsea, Hoover voters head to polls for Aug. 25 city elections

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Hoover and Chelsea residents go to the polls to vote in city elections Tuesday, Aug. 25, after listening to mayoral and City Council candidates share their stories and platforms over the past several months.

In Chelsea, Chris Thomas is challenging incumbent Councilman Chris Grace for his Place 3 spot on the council. Mayor Tony Picklesimer and the other four current council members are unopposed.

In Hoover, Gene Smith, who has spent the past 16 years on the Hoover City Council, is challenging Mayor Frank Brocato for the mayor’s job, and 16 candidates are vying for six contested Hoover City Council seats.

Councilman Derrick Murphy was unopposed and already has been certified as the representative for Hoover Council Place 5 for the next four years.

See a complete listing of the candidates in Chelsea here, with candidate bios of each.

See a complete listing of candidates in the Hoover election, with links to candidate profiles here.

Read a Hoover election preview story here, focusing on the mayor’s race but with abbreviated bio information for all candidates in contested races.

See coverage of Hoover election forums on Aug. 11, Aug. 12 and Aug. 18.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In Chelsea, all voters will vote at Chelsea City Hall.

In Hoover, there are 14 polling places:

  • Voting Location 1 — Hoover Recreation Center, 600 Municipal Drive
  • Voting Location 2 — Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive
  • Voting Location 3 — St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 2061 Patton Chapel Road
  • Voting Location 4 — Oakmont Presbyterian Church, 1817 Patton Chapel Road
  • Voting Location 5 — Shades Crest Baptist Church, 452 Park Ave.
  • Voting Location 6 — Bluff Park United Methodist Church, 733 Valley St.
  • Voting Location 7 — Prince of Peace Catholic Church , 4600 Preserve Parkway
  • Voting Location 8 — Finley Center, 1000 RV Trace
  • Voting Location 9 — Riverchase Church of Christ, 1868 Montgomery Highway
  • Voting Location 10 — Hoover Fire Station No. 7, 100 Inverness Parkway
  • Voting Location 11 — Hoover Fire Station No. 8;  121 Village St.
  • Voting Location 12 — Greystone Farms Clubhouse , 1000 Farmhouse Road
  • Voting Location 13 — The Church at Ross Bridge, 2101 Grand Ave.
  • Voting Location 14 — Absentee Voting - Hoover City Hall. 100 Municipal Lane
  • To figure out which one is your polling place, go to myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do

Voters must submit a valid form of photo identification at their polling place. Read more about valid forms of photo ID here.

Hand-delivered absentee ballots had to be received by the close of business on Monday, Aug. 24. Mailed absentee ballots had to be postmarked by Aug. 24 and received by the clerk’s office by noon on Aug. 25.

Hoover election results will be posted on the city of Hoover’s website here: hoover.al.org/183/Elections, as well as on the Hoover Sun website, as they become available.