2025 Atlanta City Council election

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2025 Atlanta City Council election
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The 2025 Atlanta City Council election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect all sixteen members of the Atlanta City Council, the lawmaking body of Atlanta, Georgia. The election was held concurrently with those for mayor and school board, as well as the special election for the Georgia Public Service Commission.

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Council president

Rohit Malhotra and Marci Collier Overstreet are running to be the next city council president.

At-large post 1

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Michael Julian Bond
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Juan Mendoza
Organizations

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 1 [4] [5]
CandidateVotes%
Michael Julian Bond (incumbent)57,94758.49
Juan Mendoza20,80321.00
Matt Rinker20,32220.51
Total votes99,072 100.00

At-large post 2

Candidates

Declared

  • Matt Westmoreland, incumbent councilmember [6]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 2 [7] [8]
CandidateVotes%
Matt Westmoreland (incumbent)89,900100.00
Total votes89,900 100.00

At-large post 3

Candidates

Declared

  • Eshé Collins, incumbent councilmember [6]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 3 [9] [10]
CandidateVotes%
Eshé Collins (incumbent)88,787100.00
Total votes88,787 100.00

District 1

Candidates

Declared

  • Jason Winston, incumbent councilmember [11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 1 [12] [13]
CandidateVotes%
Jason Winston (incumbent)8,071100.00
Total votes8,071 100.00

District 2

Candidates

Declared

  • Kelsea Bond, community organizer [14]
  • Jacob Chambers, software engineer [1]
  • Alex Bevel Jones, entrepreneur [11]
  • Courtney Smith, local neighborhood organization leader [15]
  • James White, prosecutor [11]

Disqualified

Declined

  • Amir Farokhi, incumbent councilmember (resigned) [16]

Endorsements

Kelsea Bond
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Political parties
Courtney Smith
Organizations
  • Atlanta Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 134 [3]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 2 [18]
CandidateVotes%
Kelsea Bond6,71564.00
Courtney Smith2,15420.53
Alex Bevel Jones9348.90
Jacob Chambers4214.01
James White2682.55
Total votes10,492 100.00

District 3

Candidates

Declared

  • Byron Amos, incumbent councilmember [19]
  • Perrin Bostic, former outreach representative for U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock [20]

Endorsements

Perrin Bostic
Political parties

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 3 [21]
CandidateVotes%
Byron Amos (incumbent)2,77359.25
Perrin Bostic1,90740.75
Total votes4,680 100.00

District 4

Candidates

Declared

  • Jason Dozier, incumbent councilmember [11]
  • DeBorah Williams, nonprofit founder [11]

Endorsements

Jason Dozier
Political parties

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 4 [22]
CandidateVotes%
Jason Dozier (incumbent)3,78168.96
DeBorah Williams1,70231.04
Total votes5,483 100.00

District 5

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Liliana Bakhtiari
Political parties

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 5 [23] [24]
CandidateVotes%
Liliana Bakhtiari (incumbent)13,369100.00
Total votes13,369 100.00

District 6

Candidates

Declared

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 6 [25] [26]
CandidateVotes%
Alex Wan (incumbent)8,610100.00
Total votes8,610 100.00

District 7

Candidates

Declared

  • Jamie Christy, attorney [11]
  • Allen Daly [11]
  • Thad Flowers, former city council district chief of staff [11]
  • Rebecca King, advocate [11]
  • Thomas Worthy, Piedmont Healthcare's Chief Public Policy Officer [11]

Declined

  • Howard Shook, incumbent councilmember [27]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 7 [28] [29]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Worthy1,91327.18
Thad Flowers1,85726.39
Jamie Christy1,35719.28
Rebecca King1,18116.78
Allen Daly72910.36
Total votes7,037 100.00

Runoff results

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between Thomas Worthy and Thad Flowers took place on December 2. [30]

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 7 runoff
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Worthy
Thad Flowers
Total votes100.00

District 8

Candidates

Declared

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 8 [31]
CandidateVotes%
Mary Norwood (incumbent)7,611100.00
Total votes7,611 100.00

District 9

Candidates

Declared

  • Charles Bourgeois, advocate [32]
  • Dustin Hillis, incumbent councilmember [11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 9 [33]
CandidateVotes%
Dustin Hillis (incumbent)4,81959.33
Charles Bourgeois3,30440.67
Total votes8,123 100.00

District 10

Candidates

Declared

  • Andrea Boone, incumbent councilmember [11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 10 [34]
CandidateVotes%
Andrea Boone (incumbent)8,390100.00
Total votes8,390 100.00

District 11

Candidates

Declared

  • Toni Belin-Ingram, church leader [11]
  • Andre Burgin, park resident association co-chair [11]
  • Curt Collier, educator [11]
  • Steven Dingle, teacher [11]
  • Harold Hardnett, entrepreneur [11]
  • Nate Jester, attorney [11]
  • Wayne Martin, corporate executive [11]
  • Reginald Rushin, businessman [11]

Disqualified

Declined

  • Marci Collier Overstreet, incumbent councilmember (running for council president) [36]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 11 [37]
CandidateVotes%
Wayne Martin3,02833.23
Nate Jester1,88520.69
Toni Belin-Ingram1,44715.88
Harold Hardnett93110.22
Andre Burgin5726.28
Reginald Rushin5506.04
Curt Collier3854.23
Steven Dingle3133.44
Total votes9,111 100.00

Runoff results

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between Wayne Martin and Nate Jester took place on December 2. [30]

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 11 runoff
CandidateVotes%
Wayne Martin
Nate Jester
Total votes100.00

District 12

Candidates

Declared

  • Delvin Davis, resident [1]
  • Stephanie Flowers, community organizer [11]
  • Antonio Lewis, incumbent councilmember [1]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 12 [38]
CandidateVotes%
Antonio Lewis (incumbent)4,23457.97
Stephanie Flowers2,27031.08
Delvin Davis80010.95
Total votes7,304 100.00

References

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  2. ↑ Kelley, Collin (April 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Norwood to seek re-election; Mendoza joins Post 1 At-Large pool; Flowers for Dist. 12". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sassoon, Alessandro (September 17, 2025). "Endorsement Tracker: Who's endorsing who in Atlanta's municipal elections?". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta City Council P1 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta City Council P1 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Tarr, Delaney (June 25, 2025). "Atlanta kicks off election season with candidate forum". SaportaReport. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta City Council P2 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Atlanta City Council P2 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta City Council P3 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta City Council P3 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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  12. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ Kerr, Zak (August 4, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Kelsea Bond for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  15. ↑ Kerr, Zak (August 12, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Courtney Smith for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  16. ↑ Rashli, Haris (June 3, 2025). "Atlanta City Council to Appoint New Interim District 2 Representative". Technique. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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  18. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 2 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  19. ↑ Sassoon, Alessandro (October 8, 2025). "In a tight District 3 race, Perrin Bostic leans into good governance to challenge Byron Amos". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  20. ↑ Kelley, Collin (May 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Malhotra bids for president; Bostic joins Dist. 3 contest". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 3 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 4 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  27. ↑ Winters, Akilah (March 4, 2025). "These Atlanta council members are leaving their seats". 11Alive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  30. 1 2 "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Announces Candidates for General Election Runoff". Atlanta City Council. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 8 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Charles Bourgeois Officially Launches Campaign for Atlanta City Council District 9". Atlanta Daily World. May 6, 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  33. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 9 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 10 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  35. 1 2 "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Declares Two City Council District 11 Candidates Ineligible". Atlanta City Council. September 22, 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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  37. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 11 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Atlanta City Council District 12 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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