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Boykin earns third term on Decatur City Commission

Fred Boykin won his third term on the Decatur City Commission, and three other incumbents won elections for board of education seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Boykin earned 1010 votes to 449 for James Radford for the District 1, Post A seat. In the Distri...

Norwood, Reed headed for run-off election for Atlanta mayor’s seat

Norwood, Reed headed for run-off election for Atlanta mayor’s seat
The battle’s not necessarily over yet. Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed appeared ready to face each other in a run-off election Dec. 1 to decide who becomes mayor of Atlanta after neither candidate was able to win enough votes in the city’s Nov. 3 ele...

Cities pick their leaders

Nationwide, statewide and countywide elections are typically held in even-numbered years. In odd-numbered years municipalities hold their elections, giving voters the opportunity to choose leaders likely to have the greatest impact on their day-to-da...

Election officials not surprised by small turnout

DeKalb County election officials said Tuesday’s small voter turnout was about what they expected since there were mostly small municipal races. The Atlanta mayoral race affected DeKalb’s nine Atlanta precincts. Officials knew what to expect befor...