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Liliana Bakhtiari
Liliana Bakhtiari is a member of the Atlanta City Council in Georgia, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 3, 2022.
Bakhtiari ran for re-election to the Atlanta City Council to represent District 5 in Georgia. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2025)
General election
General election for Atlanta City Council District 5
Incumbent Liliana Bakhtiari won election in the general election for Atlanta City Council District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Liliana Bakhtiari (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 13,369 |
| Total votes: 13,369 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bakhtiari in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 5
Liliana Bakhtiari defeated Mandy Mahoney in the general runoff election for Atlanta City Council District 5 on November 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liliana Bakhtiari (Nonpartisan) | 68.4 | 5,963 |
 | Mandy Mahoney (Nonpartisan) | 31.6 | 2,758 | |
| Total votes: 8,721 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta City Council District 5
Liliana Bakhtiari and Mandy Mahoney advanced to a runoff. They defeated Samuel Bacote, Katrina Kissel, and Doug Williams in the general election for Atlanta City Council District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liliana Bakhtiari (Nonpartisan) | 49.5 | 5,170 |
| ✔ | | Mandy Mahoney (Nonpartisan) | 18.2 | 1,903 |
| Samuel Bacote (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 1,868 | ||
| Katrina Kissel (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 855 | ||
 | Doug Williams (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 646 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 10,447 | |||
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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] Incumbent Natalyn Mosby Archibong defeated Liliana Bakhtiari in the general election for District 5 seat on the city council.[2]
| Atlanta City Council District 5, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Natalyn Mosby Archibong Incumbent |
51.25% | 5,003 |
| Liliana Bakhtiari | 48.67% | 4,751 |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 7 |
| Total Votes | 9,761 | |
| Source: DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report, November 7, 2017, Unofficial and Incomplete," November 7, 2017 and 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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Liliana Bakhtiari did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Liliana Bakhtiari did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Bakhtiari's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:
| “ |
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY BUILDING BETTER > BUILDING MORE ECONOMIC EQUALITY FOR ALL HUMANS |
” |
| —Liliana Bakhtiari (2017) | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Atlanta City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Atlanta City Council District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Liliana Bakhtiari 2017 campaign website, "Home," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Natalyn Mosby Archibong |
Atlanta City Council, District 5 2022 - Present |
Succeeded by NA |
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