1981 Atlanta mayoral election

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1981 Atlanta mayoral election
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  1977 October 6, 1981 (general)
October 27, 1981 (runoff)
1985  
Turnout61.26% (general)
64.04% (runoff)
  Andrew Young 1984 (932-9363).jpg Sidney J. Marcus circa 1975 (3x4).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Andrew Young Sidney Marcus A. Reginald Eaves
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote44,80842,59317,457
First-round percentage40.92%38.89%15.94%
Second-round vote65,79853,549
Second-round percentage55.13%44.87%

Mayor before election

Maynard Jackson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Andrew Young
Democratic

The 1981 Atlanta Mayoral Election took place on October 6, 1981, with the runoff held on October 27. Mayor Maynard Jackson was ineligible to run due to term limits. The runoff featured two prominent Atlanta politicians: former Congressman and United States in United Nations Ambassador [Andrew Young as well as State Representative Sidney Marcus. Young won in the October 27th runoff by double digits. It became the first time an African American mayor of a major city (Jackson) handed over the office to an African American successor. [1]

Election results

CandidateGeneral ElectionRunoff
Votes%Votes%
Andrew Young 44,80840.965,79855.1
Sidney Marcus 42,59338.853,54944.9
A. Reginald Eaves 17,45715.9
Warren Shulman 3,6023.2
John E. Thompson 6180.5
Mildred Glover 2750.2
Andree Kahlmorgan 1510.1
Total votes109,504100119,347100
Blank/Overvotes 7,6073,080
Total ballots117,111100122,427100
Registered voters/turnout191,16661.26191,16664.04
Source: Fulton County Board of Elections

References

  1. "Andrew Young (b. 1932) | New Georgia Encyclopedia". Georgiaencyclopedia.org. December 16, 2003. Retrieved July 19, 2019.