2025 South Fulton mayoral election

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2025 South Fulton mayoral election
← 2021November 4, 2025 (general)
December 2, 2025 (runoff)		2029 →
 
CandidateCarmalitha GumbsMark BakerBill Edwards
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round10,533
39.3%		5,179
19.3%		4,446
16.6%
Runoff TBDTBDEliminated
 
CandidateJoseph AdeyemiRay Mills
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round1,780
6.6%		1,342
5.0%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated
Mayor before election

Khalid Kamau

Elected mayor

TBD

The 2025 South Fulton mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of South Fulton, Georgia. Incumbent mayor Khalid Kamau ran for re-election to a second consecutive term, but placed sixth in the general election.

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Background

Kamau was first elected in 2021 with 59% of the vote in a runoff election on August 30. [1] He was arrested in 2023 for trespassing, and appeared in court on September 23, 2025. [2] An audit in July 2025 revealed that Kamau had spent nearly $70,000 in "questionable expenses," including Apple Music subscriptions, car washes, and food purchases. Kamau offered to pay the money back and called the audit politically motivated. [3] He originally announced in April that he would not run for re-election. [4] Despite this, he launched his re-election bid in August. [5]

Candidates

Declared

Debates and forums

2025 South Fulton mayoral election debates and forums
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   I Invited   N Not invited  NYD Not yet declared   W Withdrawn 
AdeyemiEdwardsGumbsKamau
1 [13] September 18, 2025Georgia Men for Democracy NowUnknownN/APPPN

Results

2025 South Fulton mayoral election [14]
CandidateVotes%
Carmalitha Gumbs10,53939.30
Mark Baker5,17919.31
Bill Edwards4,44616.58
Joseph Adeyemi1,7806.64
Ray Mills1,3425.00
Khalid Kamau (incumbent)1,2704.74
Jewel Johnson1,1464.27
Kelvin Davis7712.87
Ryan Olson3461.29
Total votes26,819 100.00

Runoff

Results

2025 South Fulton mayoral election runoff
CandidateVotes%
Carmalitha Gumbs
Mark Baker
Total votes100.00

References

  1. ↑ "November 30, 2021 Municipal Runoff Election". Clarity Elections. Fulton County, Georgia. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Proctor, Aungelique; Lupiani, Joyce (September 23, 2025). "South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau pleads not guilty to trespassing". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Henok, Sefenech; Richards, Makayla (July 23, 2025). "Audit: South Fulton mayor spent nearly $70K on travel, streaming and food without approval". 11Alive. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Raby, Dan; Proctor, Aungelique (April 24, 2025). "South Fulton mayor announces he will not seek re-election". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Reeves, Jackson (August 18, 2025). "Embattled South Fulton mayor says he will run for reelection, months after saying he wouldn't run again". 11Alive. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Proctor, Aungelique (May 27, 2025). "Joseph Adeyemi enters South Fulton mayoral race as political outsider focused on economic growth". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Williams, Reed (October 3, 2025). "Controversial South Fulton mayor faces 8 challengers in election". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ Edwards, Kandiss (May 2, 2025). "Georgia Mayor Khalid Kamau Says Farewell To South Fulton After A Slew Of Controversies". Black Enterprise. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ Rayam, Lisa (April 17, 2025). "'Let's restore some honor and some integrity': Former South Fulton Mayor Bill Edwards is running again". WABE. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Murchison, Adrianne (March 3, 2025). "South Fulton councilwoman launches campaign for controversial mayor's seat". SaportaReport. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Alston, Jasmina (August 18, 2025). "Embattled South Fulton mayor announces he will run for reelection". Atlanta News First. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ Perry, Eric (July 21, 2025). "Ray Mills, self-identified South Fulton native, enters mayoral race". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ Salcedo, Angelina (September 19, 2025). "Top fundraising candidates for South Fulton mayoral race face off in debate without incumbent". 11Alive. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "South Fulton Mayor". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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