Montgomery sets Sept. 1 special election for vacant District 3 council seat
The Montgomery City Council has set a special election for the vacant District 3 council seat, with voting scheduled for Sept. 1, 2026.
The action moves the city’s process for filling the District 3 vacancy to an election in which residents of the district will choose a representative. The City of Montgomery announced the council’s decision on July 7.
Candidate qualification milestone completed
On July 24, the city announced that it had received the final list of qualified candidates for the District 3 special municipal election. That announcement marks the latest official candidate-qualification step before the Sept. 1 vote.
The city’s published material in the approved record does not provide the candidates’ names or ballot order. Voters seeking those details should rely on the city’s election notice or city clerk records.
Representation at stake
The election concerns one council district: District 3. Its outcome will determine who represents District 3 residents on the Montgomery City Council following the vacancy.
Council President C.C. Calhoun said the special-election process is intended to allow District 3 residents to select a representative, according to the city’s July 7 announcement.
The council’s action was a decision to schedule a special election, rather than a reported result of that election. The Sept. 1 contest has not yet occurred, and the city’s available announcement does not identify a winner, predict turnout or state a cause for the vacancy.
What is known about the timeline
The city first reported that the council had set the special election on July 7, establishing Sept. 1, 2026, as the voting date. It then reported the final qualified-candidate list on July 24.
Those two announcements establish the currently documented sequence: the council set the special election, candidates completed the qualification stage reflected in the city’s final-list announcement, and District 3 voters are scheduled to vote Sept. 1.
No vote totals, campaign-finance figures, filing deadlines, early-voting information or runoff provisions are included in the approved city materials. The underlying date of the council resolution also was not available in the source record.
For District 3 residents, the next confirmed date is Sept. 1, when the special municipal election is scheduled to decide representation for the vacant seat.
Sources
- Montgomery City Council Sets Special Election for District 3 Seat, City of Montgomery
- Final List of Candidates Announced for District 3 Special Election, City of Montgomery