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City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2024)
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| 2024 Atlanta elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 27, 2024 |
| General election: November 5, 2024 Runoff election: December 3, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, held a special election for city council on November 5, 2024. A general runoff election was on December 3, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 27, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
At-large Post 3
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3
Eshé Collins defeated Nicole Evans Jones in the special general runoff election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3 on December 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eshé Collins (Nonpartisan) | 60.0 | 8,747 |
 | Nicole Evans Jones (Nonpartisan)  | 40.0 | 5,834 | |
| Total votes: 14,581 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3
Nicole Evans Jones and Eshé Collins advanced to a runoff. They defeated Amber Connor, Devin Barrington-Ward, and Duvwon Robinson in the special general election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Evans Jones (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 71,824 |
| ✔ | | Eshé Collins (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 43,910 |
 | Amber Connor (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 27,416 | |
 | Devin Barrington-Ward (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 24,112 | |
| Duvwon Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 12,152 | ||
| Total votes: 179,414 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2024
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- Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2024
- Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
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- Georgia Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
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- Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2024
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- Cobb County School District, Georgia, elections (2024)
December 3, 2024
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About the city
- See also: Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is a city in Fulton County, Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 498,715.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Atlanta uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Atlanta, Georgia | ||
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| Atlanta | Georgia | |
| Population | 498,715 | 10,711,908 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 135 | 57,716 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 40.4% | 57.2% |
| Black/African American | 49.8% | 31.6% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 2.9% |
| Multiple | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.9% | 9.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.7% | 87.9% |
| College graduation rate | 53.4% | 32.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $64,179 | $61,224 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.2% | 14.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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