2001 Atlanta mayoral election

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2001 Atlanta mayoral election
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  1997 November 6, 2001 2005  
Turnout40.68%
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Candidate Shirley Franklin Robb Pitts Gloria Bromell Tinubu
Popular vote40,71526,84412,968
Percentage50.17%33.08%15.98%

Mayor before election

Bill Campbell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Shirley Franklin
Democratic

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.

Results

Atlanta mayoral general election, 2001 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
nonpartisan candidate Shirley Franklin 40,715 50.17
nonpartisan candidate Robert "Rob" L. Pitts26,84433.08
nonpartisan candidate Gloria Bromell Tinubu 12,96815.98
nonpartisan candidate Trudy Jane Kitchin2940.36
nonpartisan candidate G. B. Osborne2250.28
Turnout 81,14640.68

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References

  1. Gettleman, Jeffrey (March 22, 2001). "Successes Aside, Atlanta Mayor's Back Is Firmly Against Wall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. "FULTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF ATLANTA NOVEMBER 6, 2001 STATEMENT OF VOTE". Fulton County, Georgia. November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2021.