2025 Atlanta City Council presidential election
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The 2025 Atlanta City Council presidential election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the Atlanta City Council President. Incumbent president Doug Shipman retired after serving one four-year term. City councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet won the election.[1] The election was held concurrently with elections for city council, mayor, school board and the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Candidates
Declared
- Rohit Malhotra, founder of the Center for Civic Innovation[4]
- Marci Collier Overstreet, city councilmember from the 11th district (2018–present)[5]
Declined
- Doug Shipman, incumbent president[6]
General election
Malhotra was characterized as a progressive outsider, while Overstreet is generally considered an insider establishment candidate.[7] In a debate, Overstreet described Malhotra's nonprofit business a crumbling failure. Malhotra responded by claiming Overstreet did not take her job seriously, as she had spent time in city council meetings taking selfies with other councilmembers.[8]
Endorsements
Rohit Malhotra
- U.S. representatives
- Local officials
- Felicia Moore, former city council president (2018–2022)[10]
- Cathy Woolard, former city council president (2002–2004)[10]
- Labor unions
- Service Employees International Union Southern Region[10]
- Organizations
- Political parties
- Georgia Working Families Party[12]
Marci Collier Overstreet
- U.S. representatives
- Lucy McBath, GA-6 (2019–present)[10]
- State legislators
- Nan Orrock, state senator from the 36th district (2007–present)[10]
- Local officials
- Byron Amos, city councilmember from the 2nd district (2022–present)[10]
- Andre Dickens, mayor of Atlanta (2022–present)[10]
- Mary Norwood, city councilmember from the 8th district (2022–present)[a][10]
- Alex Wan, city councilmember from the 6th district (2010–2018, 2022–present)[10]
- Matt Westmoreland, city councilmember from the at-large district (2017–present)[10]
- Jason Winston, city councilmember from the 1st district (2022–present)[10]
- Labor unions
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marci Collier Overstreet | 52,389 | 51.36 | |
| Rohit Malhotra | 49,617 | 48.64 | |
| Total votes | 102,006 | 100.00 | |
Notes
- ↑ Norwood also served as city councilmember from the at-large district from 2002–2010 and 2014–2018
References
- ↑ Darnell, Tim (November 4, 2025). "Marci Collier Overstreet becomes new Atlanta City Council president". Atlanta News First. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ Lupiani, Joyce (February 13, 2025). "Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman will not seek re-election". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Murry, Kendall (February 12, 2025). "Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman announces decision not to run for reelection". WABE. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Saporta, Maria (May 8, 2025). "CCI's Rohit Malhotra announces run for Atlanta City Council president". SaportaReport. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Singleton, Isaiah (August 19, 2025). "Atlanta City Councilmember Overstreet announces plans to run for City Council presidency". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Umontuen, Itoro N. (February 12, 2025). "Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman will not run for re-election". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Bunch, Riley (September 2, 2025). "Insider vs. Outsider: The race for Atlanta City Council president". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Ripley, Joe (October 9, 2025). "Attacks fly in debate for Atlanta City Council president". 11Alive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Sassoon, Alessandro (August 19, 2025). "Ro Khanna's Atlanta rally attracts a bevy of anti-establishment progressives". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sassoon, Alessandro (September 17, 2025). "Endorsement Tracker: Who's endorsing who in Atlanta's municipal elections?". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ "Rohit Malhotra". Run for Something. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Kerr, Zak (August 25, 2025). "GA Working Families Party endorses six Atlanta candidates as "progressive champions"". Atlanta Community Press Collective. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ "Atlanta City Council President Results in Fulton County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "Atlanta City Council President Results in Dekalb County". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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