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Reed appears to take narrow victory in Atlanta mayor race

Sen. Kasim Reed votes at Ralph E. Bunche Middle School is southwest Atlanta on Dec. 1. Photo by Jonathan Cribbs
In a dramatically close battle to become Atlanta’s next mayor, Sen. Kasim Reed was the apparent winner as of press time Dec. 1, defeating City Councilwoman Mary Norwood in a runoff by a margin of less than 2 percent. Reed won 40,994 votes, which wa...

Runoff seals Tygrett win as Clarkston’s next mayor

Howard Tygrett thought he had been elected mayor of Clarkston Nov. 3, but a second look at the rules indicated a runoff was necessary. The Dec.1 runoff election, however, cemented Tygrett’s healthy lead over City Councilwoman Pat Davis-Morris in th...