Alexander City’s three-way mayor’s race is heading to a runoff after no candidate secured a majority on Tuesday.

With all six precincts reported, incumbent Mayor Curtis “Woody” Baird led with 1,482 votes (42.7%), followed by businessman and pastor Mike Densmore with 1,086 (31.3%) and City Council President Audrey “Buffy” Colvin with 901 (26.0%).

That’s 3,469 total ballots, with Baird finishing just 396 votes ahead of Densmore.

Baird, first elected mayor in 2020, is seeking a second term.

Baird’s first term has been shadowed by months of drinking-water complaints from residents, who report brown, cloudy tap water with a sewage-like odor, as well as a breakdown in relations with the city council, whose meetings he is no longer able to attend.

Densmore is a longtime local pastor and small businessman and Colvin serves as the city council’s president.

The runoff election between Densmore and Baird will take place on September 23, 2025.

Grayson Everett is the editor and chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.