Heidi Davison

See also: List of mayors of Athens, Georgia

In 2002, Davison was elected to a 4-year term as Mayor of Athens, Georgia. As mayor, Davison pushed for stronger natural resource protection, more public safety officers, stronger neighborhood protection, and citizen participation. ^{[9] [10]}

Davison was elected to a second term in 2006. ^[11] On January 2, 2007, Mayor Davison was sworn in for her second term as the Mayor or Athens. ^[12]

As mayor, Davison presided over the largest increase in overall poverty rates in Athens history. ^[13]

Mayor Davison was term-limited under the Unified Government's charter, and therefore prohibited from running for reelection in 2010. When her term expired on January 4, 2011, she was succeeded by Nancy Denson, the former Clarke County Tax Commissioner.

Personal life

Heidi Davison is married to Al Davison. ^[14]

Electoral history

Mayor of Athens Democratic Primary, 2002 Threshold > 50%

First Ballot, August 20, 2002 ^[15]

Honorable Heidi Davison
Mayor of Athens, Georgia
In office January 7, 2003 –January 4, 2011

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Heidi Davison	Democrat	≈45%	Runoff
Doc Eldridge	Democrat	≈41%	Runoff
Richard DeRose	Democrat	≈10%	Defeated
Eric Krasle	Democrat	≈4%	Defeated
Others	n/a	1%	Defeated

Second Ballot, September 10, 2002 ^[16]

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Heidi Davison	Democrat	57%	Elected
Doc Eldridge	Democrat	43%	Defeated

Mayor of Athens, 2002

Threshold > 50%

First Ballot, November 5, 2002 ^[17]

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Heidi Davison	Democrat	100%	Elected

Mayor of Athens, 2006

Threshold > 50%

First Ballot, November 8, 2006 ^[18]

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Heidi Davison	Democrat	≈48%	Runoff
Charlie M. Maddox	Unavailable	≈30%	Runoff
Tom Chasteen	Unavailable	≈24%	Defeated
Richard DeRose	Democrat	≈1%	Defeated
Others	n/a	1%	Defeated

Second Ballot, December 5, 2006 ^[19]

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Heidi Davison	Democrat	55%	Elected
Charlie M. Maddox	Unavailable	45%	Defeated

See also

• Biography portal
• Georgia (U.S. state) portal

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