The 2017 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 7, 2017, with a runoff election held on December 5, 2017. Incumbent mayor Kasim Reed, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 2010, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.
A total of 14 candidates qualified for the November 7 non-partisan election. However, no candidate revived a majority, so a runoff was held between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood, the top two finishers, on December 5. On election night, unofficial results suggested that Keisha Lance Bottoms had narrowly won, but Norwood called for a recount.
The election was first certified on December 11, 2017, and had Bottoms winning by a margin of 823 votes. This margin was less than the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a mandatory recount. The recount, which occurred on December 14, resulted in Norwood gaining five votes and Bottoms losing six in Fulton County, while the vote totals in DeKalb County remained the same.http://www.wral.com/recount-sought-by-atlanta-mayor-candidate-set-for-thursday/17184812/ The election was re-certified on December 17 after Fulton County accepted the new results. Norwood officially conceded the race on December 21, and Lance Bottoms was inaugurated as the 60th mayor of Atlanta on January 2, 2018.
Candidates Declared Peter Aman, former chief operating officer of Atlanta Rohit Ammanamanchi, Georgia Institute of Technology graduate John Eaves, Fulton County chairman, District 7, at-large Vincent Fort, Georgia state senator Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City councilmember (District 2) Laban King, co-founder of the real estate investment firm, Millennial Global Investments Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta City councilmember (District 11) Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council president Mary Norwood, Atlanta City councilmember (Post 2, at-large) and candidate for mayor in 2009 Cathy Woolard, former Atlanta City Council president Glenn Wrightson
Failed to qualify Alex Barrella, cartoonist
Dropped out Al Bartell, certified mediator; dropped out August 22, 2017 Margaret Kaiser, Georgia state representative, District 59, 2007–2016; dropped out October 25, 2016 Michael Sterling, former executive director of the City of Atlanta Workforce Development Agency; dropped out October 24, 2017
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s) administered Samplesize Marginof error PeterAman KeishaLanceBottoms JohnEaves VincentFort KwanzaHall CeasarMitchell MaryNorwood CathyWoolard Other UndecidedWSB-TV/LandmarkWSB-TV/Landmark November 3, 2017 750 ± 3.6% 12.0% 25.4% 2.6% 7.9% 5.2% 6.8% 23.4% 9.2% 1.9% 5.6%WSB-TV/LandmarkWSB-TV/Landmark October 7, 2017 750 ± 3.6% 12.6% 19.2% 3.1% 6.2% 4.7% 5.8% 22.1% 6.3% 1.8% 18.2%WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSAWXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA September 26–30, 2017 549 ± 4.3% 7% 15% 2% 7% 7% 10% 28% 7% 2% 14%WSB-TV/LandmarkWSB-TV/Landmark August 27, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 12.1% 12.4% 3.6% 6.1% 5.2% 10.4% 25.4% 6.6% 0.8% 17.4%WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSAWXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA July 11–18, 2017 1,085 ± 4.4% 6% 9% 4% 8% 9% 10% 27% 6% 1% 20%Landmark/Rosetta StoneLandmark/Rosetta Stone March 8, 2017 1,200 ± 2.9% 1.8% 8.6% 3.8% 9.3% 5.8% 8.0% 28.6% 6.1% – 28%
Results General election
Runoff
See also Mayor of Atlanta 2017 United States elections
References
External links Campaign official websites Campaign website for Peter Aman Campaign website for Alex Barrella Campaign website for Keisha Lance Bottoms Campaign website for John Eaves Campaign website for Vincent Fort Campaign website for Kwanza Hall Campaign website for Laban King Campaign website for Ceasar Mitchell Campaign website for Mary Norwood Campaign website for Michael Sterling Campaign website for Cathy Woolard