2001 Atlanta mayoral election

2001 Atlanta mayoral election

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Turnout40.68%
 
Candidate Shirley Franklin Robb Pitts Gloria Bromell Tinubu
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 40,715 26,844 12,968
Percentage 50.17% 33.08% 15.98%

Mayor before election

Bill Campbell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Shirley Franklin
Democratic

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The 2001 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2001. Incumbent mayor Bill Campbell, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 1994, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.[1]

Since Franklin received a majority in the general election, no runoff election was held.

Results

Atlanta mayoral general election, 2001[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
nonpartisan candidate Shirley Franklin 40,715 50.17
nonpartisan candidate Robert "Rob" L. Pitts 26,844 33.08
nonpartisan candidate Gloria Bromell Tinubu 12,968 15.98
nonpartisan candidate Trudy Jane Kitchin 294 0.36
nonpartisan candidate G. B. Osborne 225 0.28
Turnout 81,146 40.68

References

  1. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (March 22, 2001). "Successes Aside, Atlanta Mayor's Back Is Firmly Against Wall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "FULTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF ATLANTA NOVEMBER 6, 2001 STATEMENT OF VOTE". Fulton County, Georgia. November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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