2009 Atlanta elections

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A municipal election in the City of Atlanta was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia and is the largest city in Georgia and is the center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the South.

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Voters filled the offices of mayor of Atlanta, members of the Atlanta City Council and members of the Atlanta Board of Education, for terms commencing January 2010 and ending January 2014. Voters also voted in retention elections on a number of Municipal Court judges. The election was non-partisan, meaning that political party affiliations did not appear on the ballot.

Mayor

2009 Atlanta mayoral election
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Candidate Kasim Reed Mary Norwood Lisa Borders
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote28,64036,09111,389
First-round percentage36.35%45.81%14.46%
Second-round vote42,54941,835
Second-round percentage50.42%49.58%
Mayor before election

Shirley Franklin
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Kasim Reed
Democratic

The mayor is the city's chief executive officer and head of the executive branch, which carries out the laws that have been instituted by the council. The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of city government.

Incumbent mayor Shirley Franklin was prevented by term limits from running for another term in 2009. [1]

The four leading mayoral candidates, based on standing in polls, took part in a final debate sponsored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV were City Council President Lisa Borders, City Councilwoman Mary Norwood, state Senator Kasim Reed, and attorney Jesse Spikes. Minor candidates included Peter Brownlowe, Kyle Keyser, and write-in candidates. [2] Previously on October 14, 2009, Emory University sponsored a debate which included the six front running candidates. [3]

Mary Norwood received the most votes in the November election but did not win a majority. Therefore, she and Kasim Reed, who placed second, advanced to a runoff where Kasim Reed won the election.

Results

First round

Atlanta mayoral election, 2009 (first-round) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Mary Norwood 36,091 45.81%
Nonpartisan Kasim Reed 28,640 36.35%
Nonpartisan Lisa Borders 11,38914.46%
Nonpartisan Jesse Spikes1,9432.47%
Nonpartisan Kyle Keyser5790.74%
Nonpartisan Peter Brownlowe1010.12%
Nonpartisan Write-in 670.09%
Total votes78,790 100%

Runoff

Atlanta mayoral election, 2009 (runoff) [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kasim Reed 42,549 50.42%
Nonpartisan Mary Norwood 41,83549.58%
Total votes84,383 100%

City Council members and President of the City Council

The city council has fifteen members. The council's role is to advise the mayor and pass local ordinances. Twelve are elected in single-member districts by area, while three are elected at-large from one-third (four) of the 12 voting districts (referred to as "posts").

The President of the Council is elected from the city at-large and is the presiding officer of the Council, acting as chair of all Council meetings. The President of the Council votes on the Council only in case of a tie. The President of the Council appoints chairs and members of the various committees, subject to rejection by a majority of the council and also acts as acting mayor (exercising all powers and discharging all duties of the mayor) in case of a vacancy in that office or during the disability of the mayor.

There were three candidates for Council President: Ceasar C. Mitchell, Clair McLeod Muller, and Dave Gregory Walker. [8]

Mitchell placed first in the November election, with 48.67% of the vote, but not a majority. [2] Therefore, he and Muller, who placed second, advanced to a December runoff.

Board of education

The Atlanta Board of Education establishes and approves the policies that govern the Atlanta Public Schools. The board consists of nine members, representing six geographical districts and three "at-large" districts. One person is elected per district to represent the schools in a given district for a four-year term.

City of Atlanta Municipal Court Judges

The following current City of Atlanta Municipal Court Judges were on the November 3, 2009 ballots for either dismissal or retention:

All the judges were retained.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Emory to Host Atlanta Mayoral Candidates' Forum". Emory University . October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Election Summary Report Fulton County, Georgia General and Special Municipal Election November 3, 2009 Official and Complete". Fulton County. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "DeKalb County Municipal and Special Election Official and Complete Election Summary November 3, 2009" (PDF). DeKalb County, Georgia. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Election Summary Report Fulton County, Georgia General Municipal Election Runoff Recount December 9, 2009 Official and Complete". Fulton County. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "DeKalb County Municipal and Special Runoff Election Official and Final Election Summary December 1, 2009" (PDF). DeKalb County, Georgia. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ Hunt, April (September 14, 2009). "Candidates run for city posts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
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