Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 - wikipedia Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 ← 2013 November 7 and December 5, 2017 2021 → Nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms Mary Norwood Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 46,464 45,705 Percentage 50.4 % 49.5 % Mayor before election Kasim Reed Nonpartisan Elected Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Nonpartisan Elections in Georgia Federal government Presidential elections 1788 - 89 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Presidential primaries Democratic 2008 Republican 2008 U.S. Senate elections 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1998 2002 2008 2014 2016 U.S. House elections 6th 1990 1992 1994 1998 2000 2002 2006 4th 8th 2008 2012 2014 2016 Special elections Senate, 2000 10th district, 2007 9th district, 2010 6th district, 2017 State government Gubernatorial elections 1948 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 Other elections 2006 statewide 2008 statewide 2010 statewide 2006 2008 2014 General Assembly elections Ballot measures Amendment 1 Atlanta government Mayoral elections 1973 1977 1981 1985 2005 2009 2013 2017 The city of Atlanta, Georgia held a non-partisan mayoral election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Kasim Reed, a member of the Democratic Party who has been in office since 2010, was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. No candidate received an absolute majority, so a runoff was held between the top two finishers on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Atlanta City Council member Keisha Lance Bottoms appeared to have won, according to unofficial results on election night, but City Council member Mary Norwood called for a recount. The election was first certified on December 11, 2017, and showed Bottoms remain in the lead with 46,667, or 50.45 percent, and Norwood had 45,835, or 49.55 percent thus increasing her lead to 832 while still remaining below the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a recount. The recount, which occurred on December 14, 2017, showed that Norwood picked up five votes and Bottoms lost six in Fulton County, while DeKalb County remained the same. The election was re-certified on December 17, 2017 after Fulton County accepted the new results. Norwood officially conceded the race to Lance Bottoms on December 21, 2017. Lance Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, GA on January 2, 2018. Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Declared 1.2 Failed to qualify 1.3 Dropped out 2 Endorsements 3 Polling 4 Results 4.1 Mayoral election, November 7 4.2 Mayoral runoff, December 5 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Candidates Declared Peter Aman, former Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta Rohit Ammanamanchi, Georgia Institute of Technology graduate Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta City Councilmember ( District 11 ) 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 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 Margaret Kaiser, Georgia State Representative, District 59, 2007 -- 2016. Dropped out October 25, 2016. Al Bartell, Certified Mediator. Dropped out August 22, 2017. Michael Sterling, former Executive Director of the City of Atlanta Workforce Development Agency. Dropped out October 24, 2017 Endorsements Peter Aman Atlanta City Council Members Yolanda Adrean - Atlanta City Councilwoman District 8 Clair Muller - Former Atlanta City Councilwoman Organizations Ranked Number 1 by the Committee For A Better Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms Atlanta Politicians Michael Julian Bond - Atlanta City Councilman ( District 3 ) Kwanza Hall - Atlanta City Councilman ( District 2 ) ; candidate for Mayor of Atlanta in 2017 ( endorsed during runoff campaign ) Statewide Politicians Jon Ossoff - Democratic nominee for GA - 06 in 2017 Organizations Southern Carpenters Regional Council Celebrities Killer Mike ( endorsed during runoff campaign ) T.I. Vincent Fort Federal Politicians Bernie Sanders - Senator from Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate Statewide Politicians Roy Barnes - Former Governor of Georgia Steve Henson - Democratic Senate Leader Organizations Our Revolution Atlanta Progressive News North Georgia Building Trades Council Georgia State Building Trades Council Newspapers Atlanta Black Star Labor Unions Teamsters Locals 728, 527, 528 Communication Workers of America Local 3204 Georgia Federation of Teachers United Auto Workers Region 8, Locals 10 and 882 American Federation of Government Employees Locals 554, 1568, 2778 Laborers Local 515 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 42 Painters District 77, Local 193 Mail Handlers Local 310 American Postal Workers Local 32 Celebrities Killer Mike Ceasar Mitchell Political Organizations Georgia Log Cabin Republicans Labor Unions UFCW Local 1996 - United Food and Commercial Workers Former Candidates Michael Sterling, former Executive Director of the City of Atlanta Workforce Development Agency. Mary Norwood Atlanta Politicians Peter Aman, former Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta ( endorsed during runoff campaign ) Lisa Borders, former Atlanta City Council President Shirley Franklin, former Mayor of Atlanta Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President ( endorsed during runoff campaign ) Cathy Woolard, former Atlanta City Council President ( endorsed during runoff campaign ) Labor Unions IBPO Local 623 - International Brotherhood of Police Officers IAFF Local 134 - International Association of Fire Fighters Police Benevolent Association of Georgia Organizations Buckhead Coalition Georgia Log Cabin Republicans Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Mary Norwood Keisha Lance Bottoms Peter Aman Cathy Woolard Vincent Fort Ceasar Mitchell Kwanza Hall Eaves Other Undecided Landmark / Rosetta Stone March 8, 2017 1,200 ± 2.9 % 28.6 % 8.6 % 1.8 % 6.1 % 9.3 % 8 % 5.8 % 3.8 % -- 28 % WXIA - TV Atlanta / SurveyUSA July 11 -- 18, 2017 1,085 ± 4.4 % 27 % 9 % 6 % 6 % 8 % 10 % 9 % 4 % 1 % 20 % WSB - TV / Landmark August 27, 2017 500 ± 4.4 % 25.4 % 12.4 % 12.1 % 6.6 % 6.1 % 10.4 % 5.2 % 3.6 % 0.8 % 17.4 % WXIA - TV Atlanta / SurveyUSA September 26 -- 30, 2017 549 ± 4.3 % 28 % 15 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 10 % 7 % 2 % 2 % 14 % WSB - TV / Landmark October 7, 2017 750 ± 3.6 % 22.1 % 19.2 % 12.6 % 6.3 % 6.2 % 5.8 % 4.7 % 3.1 % 1.8 % 18.2 % WSB - TV / Landmark November 3, 2017 750 ± 3.6 % 23.4 % 25.4 % 12 % 9.2 % 7.9 % 6.8 % 5.2 % 2.6 % 1.9 % 5.6 % Results Mayoral election, November 7 Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Keisha Lance Bottoms 25,347 26 % Nonpartisan Mary Norwood 20,144 21 % Nonpartisan Cathy Woolard 16,134 17 % Nonpartisan Peter Aman 10,924 11 % Nonpartisan Vincent Fort 9,310 10 % Nonpartisan Ceasar C. Mitchell 9,124 9 % Nonpartisan Kwanza Hall 4,192 4 % Nonpartisan John H. Eaves 1,202 1 % Nonpartisan Rohit Ammanamanchi 196 0 % Nonpartisan Michael T. Sterling 104 0 % Nonpartisan Glenn S. Wrightson 100 0 % Nonpartisan Write - in votes 7 0 % Nonpartisan Laban King 0 0 % Total votes 96,777 100 % Mayoral runoff, December 5 Atlanta mayoral runoff election results, 2017 Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Keisha Lance Bottoms 46,464 50.4 % Nonpartisan Mary Norwood 45,705 49.6 % Total votes 92,169 100 % See also Mayor of Atlanta United States elections, 2017 References Jump up ^ CNN, Eli Watkins and Tina Burnside,. `` Recount called for in Atlanta mayoral race ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ News, ABC. `` ABC News ''. ABC News. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ http://www.wral.com/recount-sought-by-atlanta-mayor-candidate-set-for-thursday/17184812/ Jump up ^ `` Atlanta mayoral election results certified, but legal challenge looms ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Mary Norwood concedes Atlanta mayoral election to Keisha Lance Bottoms ''. WXIA. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Mayorwatch 2017 : Peter Aman is in Atlanta News & Opinion Blog Creative Loafing Atlanta ''. Creative Loafing Atlanta. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Peter Aman Announces Campaign for Mayor of Atlanta Peter Aman for Mayor of Atlanta ''. 2016 - 04 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 01. ^ Jump up to : Stafford, Leon ( March 17, 2017 ). `` Atlanta mayoral race : Get to know the candidates ''. Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved May 31, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Team, WGCL Digital. `` It 's official : 12 candidates qualify for Atlanta mayoral race ''. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 07. Jump up ^ Stafford, Leon ( March 23, 2017 ). `` Mayor candidate Bottoms gives up Atlanta / Fulton Recreation job ''. Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved May 31, 2017. Jump up ^ Kass, Arielle ( February 23, 2017 ). `` EXCLUSIVE : Fulton Chairman John Eaves enters race to be Atlanta mayor ''. Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved May 31, 2017. Jump up ^ Bluestein, Greg ( November 10, 2016 ). `` Vincent Fort jumps into race for mayor of Atlanta : ' City Hall has lost its way ' ''. Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved November 10, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Craig Lucie on Twitter ''. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 01. Jump up ^ Commission, State Ethics. `` Campaign Reports Search Georgia Government Campaign Finance Commission of Georgia ''. media.ethics.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ Wheatley, Thomas ( October 5, 2016 ). `` Mary Norwood is running for mayor ''. Creative Loafing. Retrieved May 31, 2017. Jump up ^ Bluestein, Greg ( March 12, 2015 ). `` The race for Kasim Reed 's job begins : Cathy Woolard, Margaret Kaiser say they 're in ''. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved June 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Blau, Max. `` Cathy Woolard, Margaret Kaiser kick off 2017 mayoral race ''. Creative Loafing Atlanta. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 20. Jump up ^ Saunders, Patrick ( March 12, 2015 ). `` LGBT activist Woolard : ' I 'm going to run hard ' for Atlanta mayor ''. The Georgia Voice. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 20. Jump up ^ Team, WGCL Digital. `` Long - shot mayoral candidate uses creativity to try for millennial vote ''. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Margaret Kaiser opts out of race for mayor of Atlanta ''. Retrieved November 11, 2016. Jump up ^ Stafford, Leon. `` Mitchell, Norwood to qualify for Atlanta mayor as Bartell drops out ''. ajc. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 24. ^ Jump up to : Williams, Dave ( October 24, 2017 ). `` Atlanta mayoral hopeful drops out, endorses Ceasar Mitchell ''. Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved October 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Bluestein, Greg ; Galloway, Jim. `` In ATL race for mayor, Peter Aman challenges Mary Norwood 's grip on Buckhead ''. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 20 July 2017. Jump up ^ Keenan, Sean. `` Peter Aman 's mayoral campaign snags Council endorsements ''. Creative Loafing. Creative Loafing. Retrieved 20 July 2017. Jump up ^ Committee For A Better Atlanta. `` 2017 CITY OF ATLANTA CANDIDATE SCORES '' ( PDF ). Committee For A Better Atlanta. Committee For A Better Atlanta. Retrieved 26 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` More big endorsements for Keisha Lance Bottoms ''. WAGA - TV. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Bluestein, Greg ( January 7, 2017 ). `` Vincent Fort 's 2017 mayoral bid gets boost from Bernie Sanders ''. Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.cbs46.com/clip/13720945/former-gov-roy-barnes-endorses-mayoral-candidate-vincent-fort. Missing or empty title = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Endorsements - Vincent Fort for Atlanta Mayor ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Our Revolution Announces Latest Round of Endorsements ''. Our Revolution. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Atlanta Progressive News Endorses Vincent Fort for Mayor - Vincent Fort for Atlanta Mayor ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ Franklin, Kamau ( 11 October 2017 ). `` Atlanta Black Star Endorses Vincent Fort for Mayor of Atlanta ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Mayor 's race 2017 : Sanders hosting Vincent Fort fundraiser on Saturday ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. ^ Jump up to : Georgia, Log Cabin Republicans ( September 14, 2017 ). `` Georgia Log Cabin Republicans Preferred Candidates for the 2017 Atlanta Mayoral and City Council Election ''. Retrieved September 20, 2017. Jump up ^ http://ufcw1996.org/?p=2335. Missing or empty title = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Peter Aman, Shirley Franklin announce support for Mary Norwood ''. wsbtv.com. November 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Maria Saporta ( December 4, 2017 ). `` Former City Council President Lisa Borders endorses Mary Norwood ''. Atlanta Business Chronicle. Jump up ^ `` Atlanta City Council President Mitchell supports Norwood for mayor ''. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. November 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Cathy Woolard endorses Mary Norwood for Atlanta mayor ''. thegavoice.com. November 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Galloway, Jim ( May 9, 2017 ). `` Mary Norwood picks up an early endorsement from Atlanta police union ''. Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Darnell, Tim ( September 20, 2017 ). `` Mayor 's race 2017 : Norwood gets firefighters endorsement ''. WXIA - TV. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mary Norwood Atlanta Mayor ''. marynorwood.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Norwood grabs backing of Buckhead Coalition ''. fox5atlanta.com. November 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` November 2017 Georgia Elections ''. Retrieved 29 January 2018. 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Question: who is running for the mayor of atlanta
Answer: Keisha Lance Bottoms