2009 Atlanta City Council election

The 2009 Atlanta City Council election was held on November 3, 2009 for all 16 seats on the Atlanta City Council, with a runoff for several seats on December 1, 2009. It was held concurrently with the 2009 Atlanta mayoral election.

Council President

Declared candidates

Ceasar C. Mitchell
Clair McLeod Muller
Dave Gregory Walker.^[1]

2009 Atlanta City Council election, Council President^[2]
Candidate	Votes	%
Caesar Mitchell	33,453	48.67
Clair Muller	28,737	41.81
Dave Walker	6,326	9.20
Write-in votes	222	0.32
Total votes	68,738	100.00

Runoff candidates

Ceasar C. Mitchell
Clair McLeod Muller

2009 Atlanta City Council election, Council President^[3]
Candidate		Votes	%
Caesar Mitchell		39,233	55.05
Clair Muller		32,031	44.95

At-Large Post 1

Declared candidates

Michael Julian Bond, won
Adam Brackman
Dwanda Farmer
Chris Vaughan^[4]

At-Large Post 2

Declared candidates

Amir Farokhi
Weslee Knapp
Aaron Watson, won

At-Large Post 3

Declared candidates

Shelitha Robertson
H. Lamar Willis, won

District 1

Declared candidates

Carla Smith (unopposed), won

District 2

Declared candidates

Kwanza Hall (unopposed), won

District 3

Declared candidates

Ivory Lee Young Jr., won
Darrion Fletcher

District 4

Declared candidates

Cleta Winslow, won
Lashawn M. Hoffman
Deborah Williams
Sidney Wood

District 5

Declared candidates

Natalyn Mosby Archibong (i, unopposed), won

District 6

Declared candidates

Bahareh Azizi
Steve Brodie
Tad Christian
Liz Coyle
Miguel Gallegos
Alex Wan, won

District 7

Declared candidates

Howard Shook (unopposed), won

District 8

Declared candidates

Yolanda Adrean, won
Richard Coleman Jr

District 9

Declared candidates

Felicia Moore (unopposed), won

District 10

Declared candidates

C. T. Martin (unopposed), won

District 11

Declared candidates

Keisha Lance Bottoms, won
Ray Abram
Johnny Dixon
A. Reginald Eaves
Morris Finley
Silas G. Kevil
Edith Ladipo
Alvelyn Sanders
Juanita M. Smith

District 12

Declared candidates

Joyce Sheperd, won
Curtis Davis Jr.
Keisha Waites

References

↑ Hunt, April (September 14, 2009). "Candidates run for city posts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
↑ "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011.
↑ "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 Dec 2025.
↑ "Wayback Machine". www.fultoncountyga.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-12-14. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[1] Hunt, April (September 14, 2009). "Candidates run for city posts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2009-11-03.

[auto-2] "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011.

[3] "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 Dec 2025.

[4] "Wayback Machine". www.fultoncountyga.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-12-14. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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