# 2017 Atlanta mayoral election

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The 2017 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 7, 2017, with a runoff election held on December 5, 2017. Incumbent mayor Kasim Reed, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 2010, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.
A total of 14 candidates qualified for the November 7 non-partisan election. However, no candidate revived a majority, so a runoff was held between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood, the top two finishers, on December 5. On election night, unofficial results suggested that Keisha Lance Bottoms had narrowly won, but Norwood called for a recount.
The election was first certified on December 11, 2017, and had Bottoms winning by a margin of 823 votes. This margin was less than the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a mandatory recount. The recount, which occurred on December 14, resulted in Norwood gaining five votes and Bottoms losing six in Fulton County, while the vote totals in DeKalb County remained the same. The election was re-certified on December 17 after Fulton County accepted the new results. Norwood officially conceded the race on December 21, and Lance Bottoms was inaugurated as the 60th mayor of Atlanta on January 2, 2018.

## Candidates
### Declared

* Peter Aman, former chief operating officer of Atlanta
* Rohit Ammanamanchi, Georgia Institute of Technology graduate
* 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
* Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta City councilmember (District 11)
* 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

* Al Bartell, certified mediator; dropped out August 22, 2017
* Margaret Kaiser, Georgia state representative, District 59, 2007–2016; dropped out October 25, 2016
* Michael Sterling, former executive director of the City of Atlanta Workforce Development Agency; dropped out October 24, 2017

## Endorsements

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
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.
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
* Atlanta Progressive News
* Georgia State Building Trades Council
* North Georgia Building Trades Council
* Our Revolution
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* Atlanta Black Star
Labor unions
* American Federation of Government Employees Locals 554, 1568, 2778
* American Postal Workers Local 32
* Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 42
* Communication Workers of America Local 3204
* Georgia Federation of Teachers
* Laborers Local 515
* Mail Handlers Local 310
* Painters District 77, Local 193
* Teamsters Locals 728, 527, 528
* United Auto Workers Region 8, Locals 10 and 882
Individuals
* Killer Mike
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
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
* IAFF Local 134 - International Association of Fire Fighters
* IBPO Local 623 - International Brotherhood of Police Officers
* Police Benevolent Association of Georgia
Organizations
* Buckhead Coalition
* Georgia Log Cabin Republicans

## Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Peter Aman | Keisha Lance Bottoms | John Eaves | Vincent Fort | Kwanza Hall | Ceasar Mitchell | Mary Norwood | Cathy Woolard | Other | Undecided |
| WSB-TV/Landmark | November 3, 2017 | 750 | ± 3.6% | 12.0% | 25.4% | 2.6% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 23.4% | 9.2% | 1.9% | 5.6% |
| WSB-TV/Landmark | October 7, 2017 | 750 | ± 3.6% | 12.6% | 19.2% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 22.1% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 18.2% |
| WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA | September 26–30, 2017 | 549 | ± 4.3% | 7% | 15% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 28% | 7% | 2% | 14% |
| WSB-TV/Landmark | August 27, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 25.4% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 17.4% |
| WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA | July 11–18, 2017 | 1,085 | ± 4.4% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 27% | 6% | 1% | 20% |
| Landmark/Rosetta Stone | March 8, 2017 | 1,200 | ± 2.9% | 1.8% | 8.6% | 3.8% | 9.3% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 28.6% | 6.1% | – | 28% |

## Results
### General election

Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Keisha Lance Bottoms | 25,347 | 26.19% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mary Norwood | 20,144 | 20.81% |
| | Nonpartisan | Cathy Woolard | 16,134 | 16.67% |
| | Nonpartisan | Peter Aman | 10,924 | 11.29% |
| | Nonpartisan | Vincent Fort | 9,310 | 9.62% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ceasar Mitchell | 9,124 | 9.43% |
| | Nonpartisan | Kwanza Hall | 4,192 | 4.33% |
| | Nonpartisan | John H. Eaves | 1,202 | 1.24% |
| | Nonpartisan | Rohit Ammanamanchi | 196 | 0.20% |
| | Nonpartisan | Michael T. Sterling (withdrew) | 104 | 0.11% |
| | Nonpartisan | Glenn S. Wrightson | 100 | 0.10% |
| | Nonpartisan | Laban King | 0 | 0.00% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7 | 0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,777 | 100.00% |

### Runoff

Atlanta mayoral runoff election results, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Keisha Lance Bottoms | 46,464 | 50.41% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mary Norwood | 45,705 | 49.59% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,169 | 100.00% |