Elections
On Nov. 7, Atlantans voted for a new mayor, a new City Council president and at least seven new Council members.
More than 60 Atlantans signed up to run for those offices, and several of them, as well as some Fulton County offices are headed to a Dec. 5 runoff.
Mayor:
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood
City Council president:
City Council District 4:
Jason Dozier and Cleta Winslow
City Council District 9:
Kwame Abernathy and Dustin Hillis
City Council District 11:
Harold Hardnett and Marci Overstreet
Fulton County Commission chair:
Fulton County Commission District 4:
Kathryn Flowers and Natalie Hall
Everyone in Atlanta votes on the mayor and Council president runoff. Click on a district to see who’s still in a runoff for Council and read a Q and A with candidates.
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Recent Headlines from the Atlanta Mayoral Race
Second round of mayoral campaigning, forums begins
Atlanta mayoral candidates face off in unconventional forum
Atlanta independent committees begin campaign spending
Atlanta elections notebook: Council president fundraising reaches near $750,000 *Notes on a recent mayoral forum are included
Next Atlanta mayor must have plan to promote child care (By Guest Columnist PAM TATUM, CEO of Quality Care for Children)
Atlanta mayoral candidates question each other, days before early voting starts
Third quarter brings more than $2 million into mayor’s race
Mayoral candidates promise to find affordable housing cash
City Hall bribery fallout lands in Atlanta mayoral race
Atlanta mayoral candidates sketch plans for arts spending
Ceasar Mitchell: City Hall corruption scandal is ‘distressing; and ‘serious’
Atlanta mayoral hopefuls talk traffic, transit fixes
Mayoral hopefuls’ pitch to business: partnership, permitting
Recent Headlines from the Atlanta City Council President Race
Atlanta elections notebook: Council president fundraising reaches near $750,000
Three on Atlanta City Council angle for president duties
Nearly $600,000 raised in contest to lead Atlanta City Council
Other SaportaReport Political Headlines:
Atlanta independent committees begin campaign spending
Should you trust political polls? It depends.
Guest Column: Atlanta’s public policymakers must put children first
Candidate Forums and Other Places to Learn More
Organizations throughout the city have been holding forums and asking candidates questions for months. Here’s a selection for watching or reading:
Georgia Stand-Up City Council all-districts forum, via Facebook
Georgia Stand-Up mayoral forum, via Facebook
Georgia Stand-Up City Council President Forum, via YouTube
Atlanta Regional Housing Forum Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Forum, via YouTube, and a written questionnaire to go with it.
Historic Westside Mayoral Forum, presented by Westside Future Fund, in partnership with Ashview Heights Community Association, AUC Neighborhood Association, Booker T. Washington Community Association, English Avenue Neighborhood Association and Vine City Civic Association
Atlanta on the Move: Candidates for Mayor on transportation:
Committee for a Better Atlanta mayoral and City Council written Q and As
Check back here for updates on all Atlanta elections. Election runoff day is Dec. 5.
