Harold Hardnett
Harold Hardnett ran for election to the Atlanta City Council to represent District 11 in Georgia. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 11
Wayne Martin defeated Nate Jester in the general runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 11 on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Martin (Nonpartisan) | 57.9 | 2,188 | |
 | Nate Jester (Nonpartisan)  | 42.1 | 1,588 | |
| Total votes: 3,776 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta City Council District 11
The following candidates ran in the general election for Atlanta City Council District 11 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Martin (Nonpartisan) | 33.2 | 3,028 | |
| ✔ | | Nate Jester (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 1,885 |
 | Toni Belin-Ingram (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 1,447 | |
 | Harold Hardnett (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 931 | |
 | Andre Burgin (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 572 | |
| Reginald Rushin (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 550 | ||
| Curt Collier (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 385 | ||
| Steven Dingle (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 313 | ||
| Total votes: 9,111 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keith Lewis (Nonpartisan)
- Sherry Williams (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Hardnett received the following endorsements.
2017
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, held a runoff election for any race where no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the general election votes cast in the general election the month prior.[1] Marci Collier Overstreet defeated Harold Hardnett in the runoff election for District 11 seat on the city council.
| Atlanta City Council District 11, Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marci Collier Overstreet |
52.63% | 4,246 |
| Harold Hardnett | 47.37% | 3,821 |
| Total Votes | 8,067 | |
| Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017 | ||
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, held a general election for mayor, city council president, three at large council members, 13 by district council members, and two city judges on November 7, 2017.[1] The following candidates ran in the general election for District 11 seat on the city council.[2]
| Atlanta City Council District 11, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Harold Hardnett |
18.61% | 1,455 |
| Marci Collier Overstreet |
15.99% | 1,250 |
| Debra Harris | 14.82% | 1,159 |
| Brionte McCorkle | 13.64% | 1,066 |
| LaTarsha Holden | 10.62% | 830 |
| Georgianne Thomas | 10.12% | 791 |
| Anthony Johnson | 9.12% | 713 |
| Edith Ladipo | 7.09% | 554 |
| Total Votes | 7,818 | |
| Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "November 7, 2017 Municipal General and Special Elections," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2017
Hardnett's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:
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Fighting Crime Ending Blight Creating Jobs |
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| —Harold Hardnett (2017) | ||
Recent news
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "2017 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, "2017 General Municipal Election," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ Harold Hardnett 2017 campaign website, "Home," accessed October 13, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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