Politics & Government
Norwood, Dickens Unofficial Winners in Atlanta City Council Election
Mayor Kasim Reed easily wins a second term, but incumbents Aaron Watson and H. Lamar Willis appear to have lost in their bids to be re-elected to the Atlanta City Council.
Mayor Kasim Reed received more than 84 percent of the votes cast in Tuesday's Atlanta municipal elections and easily won a second term, according to unofficial results.
But incumbents Aaron Watson and H. Lamar Willis appear to have lost to challengers in their bids to be re-elected to the Atlanta City Council.
Mary Norwood will make a triumphant return to council after winning the Post 2 at-large council seat, while Andre Dickens will join the city council in the Post 3 at-large seat.
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With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Norwood, who lost her bid for mayor four years ago by just 714 votes to Reed in a runoff, appears to have edged Watson with 52.75 percent of the vote.
Dickens garnered 52.77 percent of the votes to unofficially score the Post 3 win over Willis (46.79 percent). Both Watson and Willis had been backed by the mayor.
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In another closely watched race, Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong appears to have been victorious in a fourth bid to represent District 5, but at least one opponent has indicated the results will be challenged after voting issues involving incorrect ballots in Candler Park.
Elsewhere, Council President Ceasar Mitchell, who is expected to make a bid for mayor in 2017, easily won.
While Councilmembers Yolanda Adrean, Kwanza Hall, Michael Julian Bond, and C.T. Martin ran unopposed, fellow Councilmembers Carla Smith, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Cleta Winslow, Alex Wan, Howard Shook, Felicia Moore, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Joyce Sheperd, were easily victorious, as well.
At a gathering of supporters at The Colonnade Restaurant, District 6 Councilman Wan said he was excited to represent his district for another four years.
“I’m going to be a financial watchdog for the City going forward, Wan said. “It’s easy to be tight when the money is not there. It’s harder to be when the money starts coming in and as our revenues are recovering, we have a tendency to spend that frivolously.
The Councilman added, “And I want to make sure we invest smartly in repairing infrastructure. It’s a challenge that we face and acknowledge. … I’m looking forward to working for my constituents and the City.”
- Hunt Archbold contributed to this story
ATLANTA MAYOR 47161 total votes
(177 precincts reporting of 177) 100.00% reporting
AL BARTELL 2521 5.35%
FRASER DUKE 2093 4.44%
KASIM REED (I) 39665 84.11%
GLENN S. WRIGHTSON 2319 4.92%
Write-in 563 1.19%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT 43098 total votes
(177 precincts reporting of 177) 100.00% reporting
RACHELE FRUIT 8477 19.67%
CEASAR MITCHELL (I) 34389 79.79%
Write-in 232 0.54%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL P1 AT LARGE 39493 total votes
(177 precincts reporting of 177) 100.00% reporting
MICHAEL J. BOND (I) 38854 98.38%
Write-in 639 1.62%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL P2 AT LARGE 46689 total votes
(177 precincts reporting of 177) 100.00% reporting
MARY NORWOOD 24628 52.75%
AARON WATSON (I) 22005 47.13%
Write-in 56 0.12%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL P3 AT LARGE 42597 total votes
(177 precincts reporting of 177) 100.00% reporting
ANDRE DICKENS 22478 52.77%
H. LAMAR WILLIS (I) 19933 46.79%
Write-in 56 0.12%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D1 3515 total votes
(15 precincts reporting of 15) 100.00% reporting
BILL POWELL 236 6.71%
CARLA SMITH (I) 2718 77.33%
ROBERT WELSH 558 15.87%
Write-in 3 0.09%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D2 3043 total votes
(16 precincts reporting of 16) 100.00% reporting
KWANZA HALL (I) 2947 96.85%
Write-in 96 3.15%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D3 2016 total votes
(16 precincts reporting of 16) 100.00% reporting
PATRICIA H. CRAYTON 262 13.00%
DARRION FLETCHER 233 11.56%
IVORY L. YOUNG JR (I) 1514 75.10%
Write-in 7 0.35%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D4 2618 total votes
(17 precincts reporting of 17) 100.00% reporting
TORRIEL LEWIS 812 31.02%
CLETA WINSLOW (I) 1800 68.75%
Write-in 6 0.23%ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D5 4154 total votes
(14 precincts reporting of 14) 100.00% reporting
NATALYN ARCHIBONG (I) 2588 62.30%
CHRISTIAN ENTERKIN 1069 25.73%
JONATHAN W. JONES 103 2.48%
JOHN PAUL MICHALIK 102 2.46%
MATT RINKER 278 6.69%
Write-in 14 0.34%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D6 4175 total votes
(17 precincts reporting of 17) 100.00% reporting
TRACEY AUSTIN 394 9.44%
MIKE BOYLE 587 14.06%
ALEX WAN (I) 3183 76.24%
Write-in 11 0.26%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D7 3658 total votes
(10 precincts reporting of 10) 80.00% reporting
ABID HAQUE 708 19.35%
BOBBY MONTGOMERY 304 8.31%
HOWARD SHOOK (I) 2636 72.06%
Write-in 10 0.27%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D8 4283 total votes
(15 precincts reporting of 15) 100.00% reporting
YOLANDA ADREAN (I) 4236 98.90%
Write-in 47 1.10%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D9 3714 total votes
(13 precincts reporting of 13) 100.00% reporting
FELICIA MOORE (I) 2561 68.96%
RICARDO MOSBY 941 25.34%
DUWON ROBINSON 209 5.63%
Write-in 3 0.08%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D10 5262 total votes
(15 precincts reporting of 15) 100.00% reporting
CLARENCE T MARTIN (I) 5215 99.11%
Write-in 47 0.89%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D11 5579 total votes
(13 precincts reporting of 13) 100.00% reporting
KEISHA L. BOTTOMS (I) 4963 88.96%
RON SHAKIR 610 10.93%
Write-in 6 0.11%
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL D12 2808 total votes
(16 precincts reporting of 16) 100.00% reporting
JOYCE M. SHEPERD (I) 2747 97.83%
Write-in 61 2.17%
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