EARLY RELEASE: Unpacking ATL’s municipal election results

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File under: local politics, abolition, mutual aid, ATL municipals 2021, voter suppression, New Georgia Project

[ IMPORTANT CORRECTION before you listen: Liliana Bakhtiari did not clear the win in the district 5 race, and is actually heading to a runoff with Mandy Mahoney. We received this clarifier directly from Liliana after we finished recording; her campaign was 0.5% away from clearing the race. ]

Sylvia and I just wrapped our recording for the Mainline News Hour show to air on WRFG on Friday; y’all are getting the early release and the extended play! Super happy to be back behind the mic and on the air to say some things I think need to be said; big ups to Sylvia for keeping the MLNH running and for being such an excellent host, allowing me to share my views. I’m so grateful to be in community with Sylvia and the rest of our team as we embark our decolonization journeys, at whatever points we find ourselves.

Runoff elections are on Nov. 30.

  • Rundown of results

    • School Board 1: Katie Howard (landslide)

    • School Board 2: RUNOFF—Aretta Baldon vs. Keisha Carey

    • School Board 3: Unchallenged Michelle Olympiadis

    • School Board 4: Jennifer McDonald

    • School Board 5: Erika Mitchell (landslide)

    • School Board 6: Eshe Collins (landslide)

    • School Board 7: RUNOFF—Tamara Jones vs KaCey Venning

    • School Board 8: Cynthia Briscoe Brown (landslide)

    • School Board 9: Jason Esteves (landslide)

    • CC 1: RUNOFF—Jason Winston vs. Nathan Clubb (very close)

    • CC 2 Unchallenged Amir Farohki

    • CC 3: RUNOFF—Byron Amos vs. Erika Estrada

    • CC 4: RUNOFF—Cleta Winslow vs. Jason Dozier (very close)

    • CC 5: RUNOFF—Liliana Bakhtiari vs. Mandy Mahoney (very close)

    • CC 6: Alex Wan (landslide)

    • CC 7: Howard Shook

    • CC 8: Mary Norwood

    • CC 9: Dustin Hillis (landslide)

    • CC 10 Andrea Boone (landslide)

    • CC 11 Marci Collier Overstreet (landslide)

    • CC 12: RUNOFF—Joyce Sheperd vs. Antonio Lewis (very close)

    • Post 1: Michael Julian Bond (landslide)

    • Post 2: Matt Westmoreland

    • Post 3: RUNOFF—Keisha Waites vs. Jacki Labat

    • Mayor

      • RUNOFF—Felicia Moore vs. Andre Dickens

    • Council President

      • RUNOFF—Natalyn Archibong vs. Doug Shipman

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