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Byron Amos
Byron Amos is a member of the Atlanta City Council in Georgia, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 3, 2022.
Amos ran for re-election to the Atlanta City Council to represent District 3 in Georgia. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Amos has worked as the CEO of Capacity Builders, Inc. He has served as the Chairperson of Neighborhood Planning Unit L and as President of the Vine City Civic Association, Inc.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2025)
General election
General election for Atlanta City Council District 3
Incumbent Byron Amos defeated Perrin Bostic in the general election for Atlanta City Council District 3 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Amos (Nonpartisan) | 59.3 | 2,773 |
| Perrin Bostic (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 1,907 | ||
| Total votes: 4,680 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Amos in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 3
Byron Amos defeated Erika Estrada in the general runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 3 on November 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Amos (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 1,464 |
 | Erika Estrada (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 1,419 | |
| Total votes: 2,883 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta City Council District 3
The following candidates ran in the general election for Atlanta City Council District 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Amos (Nonpartisan) | 32.9 | 1,100 |
| ✔ | | Erika Estrada (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 844 |
 | Keona Jones (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 575 | |
| Elijah Porter (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 341 | ||
| Brandon Graham (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 335 | ||
| Ken Wainwright (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 140 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,347 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2019)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 3
Antonio Brown defeated Byron Amos in the special general runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 3 on April 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antonio Brown (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 670 |
| Byron Amos (Nonpartisan) | 46.7 | 588 | |
| Total votes: 1,258 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Atlanta City Council District 3
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Atlanta City Council District 3 on March 19, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Amos (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 359 |
| ✔ | | Antonio Brown (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 296 |
 | Greg Clay (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 293 | |
| Shalise Young (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 165 | ||
| Jabari Simama (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 152 | ||
 | Mesha Mainor (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 125 | |
| Matthew Charles Cardinale (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 72 | ||
| Erika Estrada (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 51 | |
 | Ricky Brown (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 18 | |
| Total votes: 1,531 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patricia Crayton (Nonpartisan)
2017
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[2][3][4]
District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[5][6]
In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[2][3][4]
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 2 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Byron Amos Incumbent |
50.49% | 3,725 |
| Keisha Carey | 49.51% | 3,653 |
| Total Votes | 7,378 | |
| Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017 | ||
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Byron Amos Incumbent |
48.09% | 3,529 |
| Keisha Carey |
35.96% | 2,639 |
| Tony Burks | 15.49% | 1,137 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 34 |
| Total Votes | 7,339 | |
| Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Amos reported $29,774.00 in contributions and $28,799.89 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left his campaign with $974.11 as of December 31, 2017.[7]
Endorsements
Amos was endorsed by the Buckhead Coalition.[8]
2013
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2013)
Amos ran unopposed for the District 2 seat on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Byron Amos Incumbent |
98.2% | 3,868 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 1.8% | 70 | |
| Total Votes | 3,938 | |||
| Source: Fulton County Board of Election, "Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Funding
Amos reported $6,379.12 in contributions and $2,348.70 in expenditures to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission , which left his campaign with $4,030.42 on hand.[9]
Endorsements
Byron Amos did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Byron Amos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Byron Amos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Byron Amos did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Atlanta Public Schools, "District 2: Byron D. Amos – Vice Chair," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlanta, Georgia, "City of Atlanta 2017 General Municipal Election: Candidates Who Have Completed Qualifying Process," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, GA, "December 5, 2017 General Municipal and Special Runoff - Unofficial results," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ DeKalb County, "Election Summary Report: Unofficial and Incomplete," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, GA - Easy File, "2017 Disclosure Reports," accessed January 24, 2017
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Buckhead Coalition announces Atlanta endorsements," October 6, 2017
- ↑ Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Amos, Byron," accessed December 23, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Antonio Brown |
Atlanta City Council, District 3 2022 - Present |
Succeeded by NA |
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