2025 Marietta mayoral election
November 4, 2025
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The 2025 Marietta mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Marietta, Georgia. Incumbent mayor Steve Tumlin was re-elected to a fifth term.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Sam Foster, IT systems engineer and activist[2]
- Steve Tumlin, incumbent mayor[3]
Withdrawn
- Sully Diaz, community organizer (ran for city council)[4]
Campaign
Tumlin launched his re-election campaign in early August 2025, focusing on affordable housing as a campaign issue.[1] Foster entered the race as one of the youngest mayoral candidates in Marietta's history, at 24 years old.[5] As Tumlin is 78, Foster focused his campaign on the generational differences between the two, promising to bring "new and different leadership."[6] Foster used platforms such as TikTok and Instagram to promote his campaign.[7]
Endorsements
Sam Foster
- State legislators
- Lisa Campbell, state representative from the 35th district (2023–present)[8]
- Gabriel Sanchez, state representative from the 42nd district (2025–present)[8]
- Ruwa Romman, state representative from the 97th district (2023–present)[9]
- Party chapters
- Cobb County Democratic Party[10]
- Organizations
- Collective PAC[11]
- Jane Fonda Climate PAC[12]
- Georgia Conservation Voters[13]
- Run for Something[14]
- Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund[15]
- Vote Common Good[16]
- Young Democrats of Cobb County[17]
- Young Democrats of Georgia[18]
- Political parties
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tumlin (incumbent) | 6,762 | 50.3% | |
| Sam Foster | 6,675 | 49.7% | |
| Total votes | 13,437 | 100.0% | |
References
- ^ a b Manders, Isabelle (August 4, 2025). "Mayor Tumlin to run again, serve through grandchildren's eyes". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Abdur-Rahman, Nahlah (August 6, 2025). "Black College Grad Announces Run For Mayor Of Metro Atlanta City". Black Enterprise. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Mayor Steve "Thunder" Tumlin Announces Re-election Bid for Marietta's Top Job". Spotlight South Cobb News. August 9, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "AROUND TOWN: Candidate withdraws from mayor's race, targets council seat instead". Marietta Daily Journal. August 8, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Woolsey, Mark (August 23, 2025). "Rundown of Cobb municipal election candidates". Cobb Courier. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Nottingham, Danielle (August 21, 2025). "Young candidate challenges longtime Marietta mayor in generational showdown". 11Alive. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "AROUND TOWN: Youth vs. experience: Foster challenges Mayor Tumlin in heated Marietta race". Marietta Daily Journal. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "AROUND TOWN: Marietta mayoral candidate gains support from the left". Marietta Daily Journal. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ Manders, Isabelle (October 22, 2025). "Q&A with mayoral candidate Sam Foster on his vision for Marietta". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "City of Marietta 2025 Municipal Election". Cobb Democrats. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ "Candidates". The Collective. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ "A new endorsement in the Peach State: JanePAC is supporting @samformarietta for Mayor of Marietta!". Instagram. Jane Fonda Climate PAC. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ "Endorsements". Georgia Conservation Voters. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Sam Foster". Run for Something. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "SPLC Action Fund Endorses Sam Foster for Mayor of Marietta". SPLC Action Fund. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Candidates for Common Good". Vote Common Good.
- ^ Manders, Isabelle (October 8, 2025). "Fundraising reports filed in race for Marietta mayor". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "🎉🎉 ENDORSEMENT ALERT: FALL 2025 Endorsement Class #1". Facebook. Young Democrats of Georgia. October 17, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ @GeorgiaDemocrats (November 1, 2025). "Marietta — Tuesday's election is a big one 🗳️" (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Twitter.
External links
- Official campaign websites