2025 Atlanta City Council election|
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The 2025 Atlanta City Council election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect all sixteen members of the Atlanta City Council, the lawmaking body of Atlanta, Georgia. The election was held concurrently with those for mayor and school board, as well as the special election for the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Council president
Rohit Malhotra and Marci Collier Overstreet are running to be the next city council president.
At-large post 1
Candidates
Declared
Endorsements
Michael Julian Bond
- U.S. Representatives
- Organizations
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 1[4][5]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Michael Julian Bond (incumbent)
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57,947
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58.49
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| Juan Mendoza
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20,803
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21.00
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| Matt Rinker
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20,322
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20.51
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| Total votes
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99,072
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100.00
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At-large post 2
Candidates
Declared
- Matt Westmoreland, incumbent councilmember[6]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 2[7][8]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Matt Westmoreland (incumbent)
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89,900
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100.00
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| Total votes
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89,900
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100.00
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At-large post 3
Candidates
Declared
- Eshé Collins, incumbent councilmember[6]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 3[9][10]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Eshé Collins (incumbent)
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88,787
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100.00
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| Total votes
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88,787
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100.00
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District 1
Candidates
Declared
- Jason Winston, incumbent councilmember[11]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 1[12][13]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Jason Winston (incumbent)
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8,071
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100.00
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| Total votes
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8,071
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100.00
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District 2
Candidates
Declared
- Kelsea Bond, community organizer[14]
- Jacob Chambers, software engineer[1]
- Alex Bevel Jones, entrepreneur[11]
- Courtney Smith, local neighborhood organization leader[15]
- James White, prosecutor[11]
Disqualified
Declined
- Amir Farokhi, incumbent councilmember (resigned)[16]
Endorsements
Kelsea Bond
- U.S. Representatives
- Organizations
- Political parties
Courtney Smith
- Organizations
- Atlanta Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 134[3]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 2[18]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Kelsea Bond
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6,715
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64.00
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| Courtney Smith
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2,154
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20.53
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| Alex Bevel Jones
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934
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8.90
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| Jacob Chambers
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421
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4.01
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| James White
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268
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2.55
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| Total votes
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10,492
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100.00
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District 3
Candidates
Declared
- Byron Amos, incumbent councilmember[19]
- Perrin Bostic, former outreach representative for U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock[20]
Endorsements
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 3[21]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Byron Amos (incumbent)
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2,773
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59.25
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| Perrin Bostic
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1,907
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40.75
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| Total votes
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4,680
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100.00
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District 4
Candidates
Declared
- Jason Dozier, incumbent councilmember[11]
- DeBorah Williams, nonprofit founder[11]
Endorsements
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 4[22]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Jason Dozier (incumbent)
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3,781
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68.96
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| DeBorah Williams
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1,702
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31.04
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| Total votes
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5,483
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100.00
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District 5
Candidates
Declared
Endorsements
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 5[23][24]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Liliana Bakhtiari (incumbent)
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13,369
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100.00
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| Total votes
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13,369
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100.00
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District 6
Candidates
Declared
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 6[25][26]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Alex Wan (incumbent)
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8,610
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100.00
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| Total votes
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8,610
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100.00
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District 7
Candidates
Declared
- Jamie Christy, attorney[11]
- Allen Daly[11]
- Thad Flowers, former city council district chief of staff[11]
- Rebecca King, advocate[11]
- Thomas Worthy, Piedmont Healthcare's Chief Public Policy Officer[11]
Declined
- Howard Shook, incumbent councilmember[27]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 7[28][29]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Thomas Worthy
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1,913
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27.18
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| Thad Flowers
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1,857
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26.39
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| Jamie Christy
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1,357
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19.28
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| Rebecca King
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1,181
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16.78
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| Allen Daly
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729
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10.36
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| Total votes
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7,037
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100.00
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Runoff results
As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between Thomas Worthy and Thad Flowers took place on December 2.[30]
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 7 runoff
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Thomas Worthy
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|
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| Thad Flowers
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|
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| Total votes
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100.00
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District 8
Candidates
Declared
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 8[31]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Mary Norwood (incumbent)
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7,611
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100.00
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| Total votes
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7,611
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100.00
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District 9
Candidates
Declared
- Charles Bourgeois, advocate[32]
- Dustin Hillis, incumbent councilmember[11]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 9[33]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Dustin Hillis (incumbent)
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4,819
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59.33
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| Charles Bourgeois
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3,304
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40.67
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| Total votes
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8,123
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100.00
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District 10
Candidates
Declared
- Andrea Boone, incumbent councilmember[11]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 10[34]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Andrea Boone (incumbent)
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8,390
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100.00
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| Total votes
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8,390
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100.00
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District 11
Candidates
Declared
- Toni Belin-Ingram, church leader[11]
- Andre Burgin, park resident association co-chair[11]
- Curt Collier, educator[11]
- Steven Dingle, teacher[11]
- Harold Hardnett, entrepreneur[11]
- Nate Jester, attorney[11]
- Wayne Martin, corporate executive[11]
- Reginald Rushin, businessman[11]
Disqualified
Declined
- Marci Collier Overstreet, incumbent councilmember (running for council president)[36]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 11[37]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Wayne Martin
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3,028
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33.23
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| Nate Jester
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1,885
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20.69
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| Toni Belin-Ingram
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1,447
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15.88
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| Harold Hardnett
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931
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10.22
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| Andre Burgin
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572
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6.28
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| Reginald Rushin
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550
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6.04
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| Curt Collier
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385
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4.23
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| Steven Dingle
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313
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3.44
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| Total votes
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9,111
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100.00
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Runoff results
As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between Wayne Martin and Nate Jester took place on December 2.[30]
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 11 runoff
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Wayne Martin
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|
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| Nate Jester
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| Total votes
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100.00
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District 12
Candidates
Declared
- Delvin Davis, resident[1]
- Stephanie Flowers, community organizer[11]
- Antonio Lewis, incumbent councilmember[1]
Results
2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 12[38]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Antonio Lewis (incumbent)
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4,234
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57.97
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| Stephanie Flowers
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2,270
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31.08
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| Delvin Davis
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800
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10.95
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| Total votes
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7,304
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100.00
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References
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- ^ Kelley, Collin (April 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Norwood to seek re-election; Mendoza joins Post 1 At-Large pool; Flowers for Dist. 12". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Raby, Dan (October 14, 2025). "Here's who's running in Atlanta's 2025 mayoral and City Council races". CBS News. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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- ^ Kerr, Zak (August 4, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Kelsea Bond for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Kerr, Zak (August 12, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Courtney Smith for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Rashli, Haris (June 3, 2025). "Atlanta City Council to Appoint New Interim District 2 Representative". Technique. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d Kerr, Zak (August 25, 2025). "GA Working Families Party endorses six Atlanta candidates as "progressive champions"". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 2 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Sassoon, Alessandro (October 8, 2025). "In a tight District 3 race, Perrin Bostic leans into good governance to challenge Byron Amos". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Kelley, Collin (May 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Malhotra bids for president; Bostic joins Dist. 3 contest". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 3 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 4 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Winters, Akilah (March 4, 2025). "These Atlanta council members are leaving their seats". 11Alive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Announces Candidates for General Election Runoff". Atlanta City Council. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 8 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Charles Bourgeois Officially Launches Campaign for Atlanta City Council District 9". Atlanta Daily World. May 6, 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 9 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 10 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Declares Two City Council District 11 Candidates Ineligible". Atlanta City Council. September 22, 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Saporta, Maria (August 25, 2025). "Insider or outsider? Atlanta City Council president voters have clear choice". SaportaReport. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 11 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta City Council District 12 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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