Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2023)
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Five seats on the Atlanta Public Schools school board in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2023. A runoff election was scheduled for December 5, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was August 25, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Katie Howard won election in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katie Howard (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 4,263 | |
| Total votes: 4,263 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 3
Ken Zeff defeated incumbent Michelle Olympiadis in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Zeff (Nonpartisan) | 63.0 | 4,920 |
 | Michelle Olympiadis (Nonpartisan) | 37.0 | 2,895 | |
| Total votes: 7,815 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erika Yvette Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 70.0 | 3,129 |
 | Raynard Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 1,342 | |
| Total votes: 4,471 | |||
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At-Large Seat 7
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7
Alfred Brooks defeated incumbent Tamara Jones in the general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7 on December 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alfred Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 64.7 | 9,056 |
 | Tamara Jones (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 4,949 | |
| Total votes: 14,005 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7
Incumbent Tamara Jones and Alfred Brooks advanced to a runoff. They defeated William Sardin in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara Jones (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 13,101 |
| ✔ | | Alfred Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 12,852 |
| William Sardin (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 1,222 | ||
| Total votes: 27,175 | |||
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At-Large Seat 9
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 9
Incumbent Jessica Johnson defeated Nkoyo Effiong Lewis in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 9 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jessica Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 14,544 | |
 | Nkoyo Effiong Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 12,162 | |
| Total votes: 26,706 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2023
March 21, 2023
November 7, 2023
- Brookhaven, Georgia, Floating Homestead Exemption Measure (November 2023)
- Clayton County, Georgia, Question 1, Freeport Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Inventory and Raw Materials Measure (November 2023)
- Clayton County, Georgia, Question 2, Freeport Tax Exemption for In-State Manufactured Goods Measure (November 2023)
- Clayton County, Georgia, Question 3, Freeport Tax Exemption for Goods in Out-of-State Transit Measure (November 2023)
- Clayton County, Georgia, Question 4, Freeport Tax Exemption for Fulfillment Center Inventory Measure (November 2023)
- Decatur, Georgia, General Homestead Exemption Measure (November 2023)
- Decatur, Georgia, Homestead Exemption for Residents Aged 62+ Measure (November 2023)
- Decatur, Georgia, Homestead Exemption Senior Citizens Measure (November 2023)
- Decatur, Georgia, Leaseholder Homestead Exemption Measure (November 2023)
- Decatur, Georgia, School District Homestead Exemption for Seniors Measure (November 2023)
- DeKalb County, Georgia, 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Measure (November 2023)
- DeKalb County, Georgia, Equalized Homestead Option Sales Tax Credit Measure (November 2023)
- DeKalb County, Georgia, Homestead Exemption Income Cap Increase for Disabled Residents 65 Years of Age or Older Measure (November 2023)
- DeKalb County School District, Georgia, Homestead Exemption Income Cap Increase for Disabled Residents 62 Years of Age or Older Measure (November 2023)
- DeKalb County School District, Georgia, Homestead Exemption Income Cap Increase for Disabled Residents 65 Years of Age or Older Measure (November 2023)
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About the district
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia
The Atlanta Public Schools is located in Muscogee County, Georgia. The district served 50,325 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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