ATLANTA — It’s Election Day in Georgia as voters will go to the polls to decide who will become Atlanta’s next mayor, and vote on other important races in the state.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will stay open until 7 or 8 p.m. depending on your location. Find out your polling place here.
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Most of the attention is focused on Andre Dickens and Felicia Moore, who are vying to lead the city of Atlanta for the next four years.
Dickens, former Atlanta City Councilman, has a slight edge over Moore, former Atlanta City President, in a Channel 2 Action News / Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll from last week. But the poll also showed a large percentage of undecided voters.
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Both Moore and Dickens said everything will depend on voter turnout today.
“I feel excited,” Moore said on Monday. “I couldn’t wait to wake up this morning.”
Dickens echoed that sentiment.
“I’m feeling excited,” Dickens said. “I’m energized and anticipating good results tomorrow.”
Dickens will do some last-minute canvassing later today, then visit polls throughout the day. Moore also said she has every moment scheduled today in an effort to get out her voters.
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Both Dickens and Moore agree that crime remains the number one concern among Atlanta residents, but the new mayor will also have to deal with other issues, including potential Buckhead cityhood and infrastructure problems.
Other Races in Georgia
While a lot of eyes are on the Atlanta mayoral race, it isn’t the only mayoral runoff. Here are the other races that will be decided.
- Fairburn mayor: Incumbent Elizabeth Carr-Hurst versus. former mayor Mario Avery
- Forest Park mayor: Incumbent Angelyne Butler versus. former councilman Thomas Smith
- Peachtree City mayor: Kim Learnard versus. Eric Imker
- South Fulton mayor: Incumbent Bill Edwards versus. councilman Khalid Kamau
There are also city council seats up for grabs.
- Duluth Council Post 4: Manfred Graeder versus Brandon Odum
- Marietta Council Ward 5: Reginald Copeland versus Carlyle Kent
- Milton Council District 1, Post 1: Jami Tucker versus Andrea Verhoff
- Peachtree City Council Post 4: Phil Crane versus Frank Destadio
- Roswell Council Post 5: Michael Dal Cerro versus Will Morthland
- South Fulton Council District 4: Naeema Gilyard versus Jaceey Sebastian
- Stonecrest Council District 1: Jimmy Clanton versus Tara Graves
- Suwanee Council Post 5: Pete Charpentier versus David Martinez
- Tucker Council District 2, Post 1: Imani Barnes versus Cara Schroeder
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