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The 2001 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2001. Incumbent mayor Bill Campbell, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 1994, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. [1]
Since Franklin received a majority in the general election, no runoff election was held.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Shirley Franklin | 40,715 | 50.17 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert "Rob" L. Pitts | 26,844 | 33.08 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Bromell Tinubu | 12,968 | 15.98 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trudy Jane Kitchin | 294 | 0.36 | |
| Nonpartisan | G. B. Osborne | 225 | 0.28 | |
| Turnout | 81,146 | 40.68 | ||
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