Election results for Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia

The unofficial results of the 2025 municipal elections are in for cities in The Shoals.

For Sheffield and Tuscumbia, a change is in order.

For Muscle Shoals, the City Council will look much the same.

However, each of those cities will be led by a new mayor when the newly elected officials are sworn in to office.

It looked for a time like T.W. Billings and incumbent William Foster were headed for a runoff for Tuscumbia mayor, but later in the night as more official results came in, it seemed Billings cleared the 50 percent and one vote necessary to avoid a runoff.

“I am flabbergasted,” Billings said. “I have never run for anything before. We are going to prioritize a list of things we have already been thinking about that need to be addressed.

“One of them is finding a way to increase pay and benefits for our fire, police and Public Works departments. They desperately need that. We need to find a way to carve out some money to patch a few potholes, and we need to pursue some grants to do some major road repair. We need something out on (Highway 72) like a big box store. Tuscumbia needs a bigger tax base, and it’s not going to happen just from the storefronts we have downtown. I want to see those filled too, but if you get something out on the highway, more will come naturally.”

Incumbent Foster was appointed mayor after Kerry “Bubba” Underwood was elected as a state representative.

He said as results were coming in that if he failed to win election, he still had another “real job” waiting for him.

He owns Rattlesnake Saloon, and his family owns the accompanying Seven Springs Lodge.

Katie Logan, the current District 1 council member, came in third in the voting.

She said the process of running for mayor was “amazing” and allowed her to meet many new people in Tuscumbia. She had served on the Council for nine years.

“I got to talk to citizens I’ve never met before, and it makes me love this town more,” Logan said. “I will serve in a separate capacity whatever that may be. Our town will go big places, and I will always be here.”

According to unofficial results as of press time on Aug. 26, Council member Jennifer Bennetch was the only incumbent to win election. She was appointed to District 3 after Foster was appointed mayor.

“I’m very excited about this term,” Bennetch said. “Going from an appointment made by five people to feeling the love and support of the community encourages me to want to push forward and continue to do the work and see Tuscumbia move forward. I love this area, and I want to be a part of the continued growth of it.”

Other members of the Tuscumbia Council will be Roderick Metcalf (D-1), Sidney Nall (D-2), Robert Gregory (D-4) and Krista Stanley (D-5).

Metcalf, Gregory and Stanley ran unopposed. Nall defeated incumbent Geraldine Thompkins.

Muscle Shoals

Each of the Muscle Shoals City Council incumbents seeking election — Gina Clark (Place 2), Willis Thompson (Place 3), Ken Sockwell (Place 4) and Donie Lindley (Place 5) — won.

Place 1 Council member Chris Hall ran unopposed.

However, those Council members will be led by new mayor Billy Hudson, who defeated incumbent Mike Lockhart.

“I am humbled and honored to have been elected as the next Mayor of Muscle Shoals,” Hudson said in a statement posted to social media after the election. “Thank you to every single supporter who believed in our vision and placed your trust in me. This victory belongs to all of us—together we are writing the next chapter in the history of our great city.

“As your mayor, I pledge to lead with transparency, open communication, and accountability. My commitment is to ensure every citizen’s voice is heard, every concern is valued, and every decision is made with the best interest of Muscle Shoals in mind. This is not the end of a campaign, it’s the beginning of a new era of leadership. Together, we will move Muscle Shoals forward. It’s time Muscle Shoals is Great Again.”

Sheffield

According to unofficial results, the new mayor of Sheffield will be Bryan Van Devender, who defeated incumbent Steve Stanley.

He will be joined by William “Hart Gargis (District 1), John Webb who ran unopposed for District 2, Constance Finch, who defeated District 4 incumbent Casheta Rutland and Carol Cooney (District 5).

The Council member for District 3 was yet to be decided as of press time, as Fred Mason and Ethan Stokes seemed to be headed to a runoff.

These results are again unofficial and do not include any provisional ballots, which could potentially necessitate a runoff in the mayoral race.