2025 Atlanta City Council election

The 2025 Atlanta City Council election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect all sixteen members of the Atlanta City Council, the lawmaking body of Atlanta, Georgia. The election was held concurrently with those for mayor and school board, as well as the special election for the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Council president

Rohit Malhotra and Marci Collier Overstreet ran to be city council president. Overstreet won the election.

At-large post 1

Candidates

Declared

Michael Julian Bond, incumbent councilmember^[1]
Juan Mendoza, banker^[2]
Matt Rinker, candidate for the 5th district in 2013^[1]

Endorsements

Michael Julian Bond

U.S. Representatives

Nikema Williams, GA-05 (2021–present)

Organizations

Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council

Juan Mendoza

Organizations

New American Leaders Action Fund^[3]

Juan Mendoza

Organizations

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 1^[4]^[5]
Candidate	Votes	%
Michael Julian Bond (incumbent)	57,947	58.49
Juan Mendoza	20,803	21.00
Matt Rinker	20,322	20.51
Total votes	99,072	100.00

At-large post 2

Candidates

Declared

Matt Westmoreland, incumbent councilmember^[6]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 2^[7]^[8]
Candidate	Votes	%
Matt Westmoreland (incumbent)	89,900	100.00
Total votes	89,900	100.00

At-large post 3

Candidates

Declared

Eshé Collins, incumbent councilmember^[6]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, at-large post 3^[9]^[10]
Candidate	Votes	%
Eshé Collins (incumbent)	88,787	100.00
Total votes	88,787	100.00

District 1

Candidates

Declared

Jason Winston, incumbent councilmember^[11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 1^[12]^[13]
Candidate	Votes	%
Jason Winston (incumbent)	8,071	100.00
Total votes	8,071	100.00

District 2

Candidates

Declared

Kelsea Bond, community organizer^[14]
Jacob Chambers, software engineer^[1]
Alex Bevel Jones, entrepreneur^[11]
Courtney Smith, local neighborhood organization leader^[15]
James White, prosecutor^[11]

Disqualified

Rod Mack^[11]

Declined

Amir Farokhi, incumbent councilmember (resigned)^[16]

Endorsements

Kelsea Bond

U.S. Representatives

Nikema Williams, GA-05 (2021–present)

Organizations

Democratic Socialists of America Atlanta chapter^[3]
Georgia Conservation Voters^[3]
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 77^[3]
LGBTQ Victory Fund^[3]
Run for Something^[3]
Teamsters Local 528^[3]
IATSE Local 161^[3]

Political parties

Georgia Working Families Party^[17]

Courtney Smith

Organizations

Atlanta Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 134^[3]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 2^[18]
Candidate	Votes	%
Kelsea Bond	6,715	64.00
Courtney Smith	2,154	20.53
Alex Bevel Jones	934	8.90
Jacob Chambers	421	4.01
James White	268	2.55
Total votes	10,492	100.00

District 3

Candidates

Declared

Byron Amos, incumbent councilmember^[19]
Perrin Bostic, former outreach representative for U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock^[20]

Endorsements

Perrin Bostic

Political parties

Georgia Working Families Party^[17]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 3^[21]
Candidate	Votes	%
Byron Amos (incumbent)	2,773	59.25
Perrin Bostic	1,907	40.75
Total votes	4,680	100.00

District 4

Candidates

Declared

Jason Dozier, incumbent councilmember^[11]
DeBorah Williams, nonprofit founder^[11]

Endorsements

Jason Dozier

Political parties

Georgia Working Families Party^[17]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 4^[22]
Candidate	Votes	%
Jason Dozier (incumbent)	3,781	68.96
DeBorah Williams	1,702	31.04
Total votes	5,483	100.00

District 5

Candidates

Declared

Liliana Bakhtiari, incumbent councilmember^[11]

Endorsements

Liliana Bakhtiari

Political parties

Georgia Working Families Party^[17]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 5^[23]^[24]
Candidate	Votes	%
Liliana Bakhtiari (incumbent)	13,369	100.00
Total votes	13,369	100.00

District 6

Candidates

Declared

Alex Wan, incumbent councilmember^[11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 6^[25]^[26]
Candidate	Votes	%
Alex Wan (incumbent)	8,610	100.00
Total votes	8,610	100.00

District 7

Candidates

Declared

Jamie Christy, attorney^[11]
Allen Daly^[11]
Thad Flowers, former city council district chief of staff^[11]
Rebecca King, advocate^[11]
Thomas Worthy, Piedmont Healthcare's Chief Public Policy Officer^[11]

Declined

Howard Shook, incumbent councilmember^[27]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 7^[28]^[29]
Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas Worthy	1,913	27.18
Thad Flowers	1,857	26.39
Jamie Christy	1,357	19.28
Rebecca King	1,181	16.78
Allen Daly	729	10.36
Total votes	7,037	100.00

Runoff results

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between Thomas Worthy and Thad Flowers took place on December 2.^[30]

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 7 runoff^[31]
Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas Worthy	1,569	59.32%
Thad Flowers	1,076	40.68%
Total votes	2,645	100.00

District 8

Candidates

Declared

Mary Norwood, incumbent councilmember^[11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 8^[32]
Candidate	Votes	%
Mary Norwood (incumbent)	7,611	100.00
Total votes	7,611	100.00

District 9

Candidates

Declared

Charles Bourgeois, advocate^[33]
Dustin Hillis, incumbent councilmember^[11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 9^[34]
Candidate	Votes	%
Dustin Hillis (incumbent)	4,819	59.33
Charles Bourgeois	3,304	40.67
Total votes	8,123	100.00

District 10

Candidates

Declared

Andrea Boone, incumbent councilmember^[11]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 10^[35]
Candidate	Votes	%
Andrea Boone (incumbent)	8,390	100.00
Total votes	8,390	100.00

District 11

Candidates

Declared

Toni Belin-Ingram, church leader^[11]
Andre Burgin, park resident association co-chair^[11]
Curt Collier, educator^[11]
Steven Dingle, teacher^[11]
Harold Hardnett, entrepreneur^[11]
Nate Jester, attorney^[11]
Wayne Martin, corporate executive^[11]
Reginald Rushin, businessman^[11]

Disqualified

Keith Lewis^[36]
Sherry Williams^[36]

Declined

Marci Collier Overstreet, incumbent councilmember (running for council president)^[37]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 11^[38]
Candidate	Votes	%
Wayne Martin	3,028	33.23
Nate Jester	1,885	20.69
Toni Belin-Ingram	1,447	15.88
Harold Hardnett	931	10.22
Andre Burgin	572	6.28
Reginald Rushin	550	6.04
Curt Collier	385	4.23
Steven Dingle	313	3.44
Total votes	9,111	100.00

Runoff results

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between Wayne Martin and Nate Jester took place on December 2.^[30]

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 11 runoff^[39]
Candidate	Votes	%
Wayne Martin	2,189	57.96%
Nate Jester	1,588	42.04%
Total votes	3,777	100.00

District 12

Candidates

Declared

Delvin Davis, resident^[1]
Stephanie Flowers, community organizer^[11]
Antonio Lewis, incumbent councilmember^[1]

Results

2025 Atlanta City Council election, district 12^[40]
Candidate	Votes	%
Antonio Lewis (incumbent)	4,234	57.97
Stephanie Flowers	2,270	31.08
Delvin Davis	800	10.95
Total votes	7,304	100.00

References

1 2 3 4 5 Wheatley, Thomas (March 12, 2025). "A guide to Atlanta's 2025 mayoral and City Council races". Axios. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ Kelley, Collin (April 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Norwood to seek re-election; Mendoza joins Post 1 At-Large pool; Flowers for Dist. 12". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sassoon, Alessandro (September 17, 2025). "Endorsement Tracker: Who's endorsing who in Atlanta's municipal elections?". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council P1 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council P1 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
1 2 Tarr, Delaney (June 25, 2025). "Atlanta kicks off election season with candidate forum". SaportaReport. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council P2 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council P2 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council P3 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council P3 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Raby, Dan (October 14, 2025). "Here's who's running in Atlanta's 2025 mayoral and City Council races". CBS News. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ Kerr, Zak (August 4, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Kelsea Bond for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ Kerr, Zak (August 12, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Courtney Smith for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ Rashli, Haris (June 3, 2025). "Atlanta City Council to Appoint New Interim District 2 Representative". Technique. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
1 2 3 4 Kerr, Zak (August 25, 2025). "GA Working Families Party endorses six Atlanta candidates as "progressive champions"". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 2 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ Sassoon, Alessandro (October 8, 2025). "In a tight District 3 race, Perrin Bostic leans into good governance to challenge Byron Amos". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ Kelley, Collin (May 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Malhotra bids for president; Bostic joins Dist. 3 contest". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 3 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 4 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ Winters, Akilah (March 4, 2025). "These Atlanta council members are leaving their seats". 11Alive. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
1 2 "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Announces Candidates for General Election Runoff". Atlanta City Council. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Fulton County, GA. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 8 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Charles Bourgeois Officially Launches Campaign for Atlanta City Council District 9". Atlanta Daily World. May 6, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 9 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 10 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
1 2 "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Declares Two City Council District 11 Candidates Ineligible". Atlanta City Council. September 22, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ Saporta, Maria (August 25, 2025). "Insider or outsider? Atlanta City Council president voters have clear choice". SaportaReport. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 11 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
↑ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Fulton County, GA. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
↑ "Atlanta City Council District 12 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[AxiosMarch-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Wheatley, Thomas (March 12, 2025). "A guide to Atlanta's 2025 mayoral and City Council races". Axios. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[2] Kelley, Collin (April 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Norwood to seek re-election; Mendoza joins Post 1 At-Large pool; Flowers for Dist. 12". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[Endorsements-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sassoon, Alessandro (September 17, 2025). "Endorsement Tracker: Who's endorsing who in Atlanta's municipal elections?". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[4] "Atlanta City Council P1 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[5] "Atlanta City Council P1 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[SaportaForum-6] 1 2 Tarr, Delaney (June 25, 2025). "Atlanta kicks off election season with candidate forum". SaportaReport. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[7] "Atlanta City Council P2 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[8] "Atlanta City Council P2 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[9] "Atlanta City Council P3 at-large results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[10] "Atlanta City Council P3 at-large results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[CBSOct-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Raby, Dan (October 14, 2025). "Here's who's running in Atlanta's 2025 mayoral and City Council races". CBS News. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[12] "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[13] "Atlanta City Council District 1 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[14] Kerr, Zak (August 4, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Kelsea Bond for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[15] Kerr, Zak (August 12, 2025). "Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Courtney Smith for District 2". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[16] Rashli, Haris (June 3, 2025). "Atlanta City Council to Appoint New Interim District 2 Representative". Technique. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[WFP-17] 1 2 3 4 Kerr, Zak (August 25, 2025). "GA Working Families Party endorses six Atlanta candidates as "progressive champions"". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[18] "Atlanta City Council District 2 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[19] Sassoon, Alessandro (October 8, 2025). "In a tight District 3 race, Perrin Bostic leans into good governance to challenge Byron Amos". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[20] Kelley, Collin (May 9, 2025). "Atlanta City Council race: Malhotra bids for president; Bostic joins Dist. 3 contest". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[21] "Atlanta City Council District 3 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[22] "Atlanta City Council District 4 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[23] "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[24] "Atlanta City Council District 5 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[25] "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[26] "Atlanta City Council District 6 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[27] Winters, Akilah (March 4, 2025). "These Atlanta council members are leaving their seats". 11Alive. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[28] "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[29] "Atlanta City Council District 7 results in DeKalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[runoff-30] 1 2 "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Announces Candidates for General Election Runoff". Atlanta City Council. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[31] "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Fulton County, GA. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

[32] "Atlanta City Council District 8 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[33] "Charles Bourgeois Officially Launches Campaign for Atlanta City Council District 9". Atlanta Daily World. May 6, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[34] "Atlanta City Council District 9 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[35] "Atlanta City Council District 10 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[DQ-36] 1 2 "City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk Declares Two City Council District 11 Candidates Ineligible". Atlanta City Council. September 22, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[37] Saporta, Maria (August 25, 2025). "Insider or outsider? Atlanta City Council president voters have clear choice". SaportaReport. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[38] "Atlanta City Council District 11 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[39] "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Fulton County, GA. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

[40] "Atlanta City Council District 12 results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

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