Reed Declared New Atlanta Mayor
After a hotly contested November election and a month long run up to the runoff election in December, Kasim Reed has been declared the next mayor of Atlanta. Mary Norwood, although garnering significantly more votes in the initial election, failed to obtain the fifty percent plus one vote total needed to win outright. Thus, a [...]
Runoff Elections Today
Today is the day of the runoff elections for the positions of Atlanta Mayor and Atlanta City Council President. The mayoral race, between Mary Norwood, a white woman, and Kasim Reed, a black man, has drawn national attention as many view it as a being about race even though most seem afraid to say it. [...]
Mayor’s Race Goes to Runoff
It was no big surprise that there will be a runoff in the race between Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood to become the next mayor of Atlanta. However, there were some surprising facts about the voting last Tuesday. The voter turnout was poor in comparison to the last significant mayoral race. Eight years ago in [...]
