City Election Results for Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Foley

OBA Staff • August 27, 2025

Few changes and a runoff in local elections

Local Elections

Election results are in for the municipal races from Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Foley, marking the conclusion of the elections for local mayoral and city council seats. After a full day at the polls, residents in all three cities have selected their community leaders for the coming four-year term. 


The newly elected officials—determined in closely watched contests and several decisive victories—will take office November 3 for the 2025 election, shaping the future direction of the Gulf Coast's local governments for the next 4 years.


Here are the vote totals for today’s elections… 


(The check mark ✔ beside the name denotes the winner.)


Orange Beach City Elections


Mayor

Tony Kennon (I) - 1897 (𝟱9.64%) ✔

Jeffrey M. Boyd - 1284 (40.36%)


City Council Place #1

Tom Conerly - 998 (32.38%)

Jack Robertson - 2084 (67.62%) ✔


City Council Place #2

Annette Mitchell (I) - 1441 (46.66%)

Ginger Harrelson - 1647 (53.34%) ✔


City Council Place #3

Jerry Johnson (I) - 2053 (67.64%) ✔

Jay Neese - 982 (32.36%)


City Council Place #5

JoJo McCarron - 1463 (48.09%)

Robert Stuart II - 1579 (51.91%) ✔



Gulf Shores City Elections

Mayor

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 - 𝟮𝟱𝟭𝟬 (𝟱𝟳.𝟳𝟵%) ✔

Ray S. Moore, Jr. - 817 (18.81%)

Angie Swiger - 1016 (23.39%)


Council, Place No. 1

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 "𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵" 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗱 - 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟯 (𝟰𝟲.𝟵𝟰%)

Lucas Burger - 382 (9.37%)

𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, 𝗝𝗿. - 𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟬 (𝟰𝟯.𝟲𝟴%)


Council, Place No. 2

𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗲 - 𝟮𝟵𝟴𝟵 (𝟳𝟬.𝟰𝟯%) ✔

Gary Sinak - 1255 (29.57%)


Council, Place 3

Eric Bradley - 1635 (40.45%)

𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 - 𝟮𝟰𝟬𝟳 (𝟱𝟵.𝟱𝟱%) ✔


Council, Place No. 4

𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗸𝗲𝗻 - 𝟮𝟯𝟳𝟱 (𝟱𝟴.𝟬𝟳%) ✔

Joseph Marinaccio - 1715 (41.93%)


Council, Place No. 5

Blair Castro - 1374 (33.64%)

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗘. 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 - 𝟮𝟳𝟭𝟭 (𝟲𝟲.𝟯𝟲%) ✔


A runoff election will be held on September 23, 2025, for the top two candidates running for City Council Place One. For more information regarding the Gulf Shores Municipal Election, contact the City Clerk’s office at 251-968-1125. 


Foley City Elections ( Mayor Hellmich was unopposed)


Unofficial results following the closing of city polls were:

In District 1, incumbent Wayne Trawick defeated challenger Barry Hughes. Trawick 220 votes. Hughes received 95.

In District 2 challenger Timothy “Tim” Lower defeated incumbent Vera Quaites and fellow challenger Donald Barnett. Lower received 240 votes. Quaites received 166. Barnett received 8.

In District 4, Larry Engel defeated Phillip Hinesley. Engel received 98 votes. Hinesley received 42. District 4 incumbent Rick Blackwell did not run for re-election.

In District 5, incumbent Charles Ebert III defeated challenger Derrick Perdue. Ebert received 234 votes. Perdue received 75.


**Roddy Burkle was the only candidate remaining in the race for the District 3 seat and was elected without opposition. Incumbent District 3 Councilman Richard “Dick” Dayton died on Thursday, Aug. 21.


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