Contenders Approved for the 2025 Atlanta City Council Elections
The 2025 Atlanta City Council elections are shaping up to be a lively contest, with a total of 59 candidates vying for various seats. Among them are incumbents and newcomers, each hoping to make a difference in their respective districts.
In the race for the District 7 seat, Jamie Anne Christy, Thomas Worthy, Allen Daly, Thad Flowers, and Rebecca King are running. Jason Dozier, the incumbent for District 4, is also seeking re-election.
District 1 is seeing a change, with Jason Winston running for the seat, although the incumbent is not specified. In District 3, Byron D. Amos, the current representative, is running for re-election, while Perrin Bostic is challenging him.
The District 5 seat is being contested by Liliana Bakhtiari, the incumbent, and other candidates yet to be identified. Alex Wan is running for re-election in District 6, where he currently serves.
In District 8, Mary Norwood, the incumbent, is seeking another term. The District 9 seat, currently held by Dustin Hillis, has Charles Bourgeois and an unspecified number of other candidates vying for the position.
Andrea Boone, the incumbent for District 10, is running for re-election. In District 11, Marci Collier Overstreet, the current representative, is running for the city council president post. The city council president's position, however, has no search results providing information about candidates as of now.
The District 12 seat has three candidates: Stephanie Flowers, Antonio Lewis, and Delvin D. Davis.
Notable candidates for the mayor's seat include Andre Dickens, the incumbent city council president, who is facing competition from Helmut Domagalski, Kalema Jackson, and Eddie Andrew Meredith. Rohit Malhotra and Eshé Collins are also in the running for the city council president post.
Michael Julian Bond is a candidate for Post 1 At-Large seat, where he currently serves. Juan Mendoza and Matthew Rinker are also running for this position. Matt Westmoreland is the incumbent for Post 2 At-Large seat, and there are no announced challengers as of now.
Kelsea Bond, William Jacob Chambers, Alex Bevel Jones, Rod Mack, Courtney Smith, and James White III are candidates for District 2 seat. More information about these candidates will be available as the election approaches.
As the election date nears, voters will have the opportunity to learn more about these candidates and make informed decisions about who will represent them in the Atlanta City Council.
