1965 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election

September 8, 1965September 16, 1965 (runoff) 1965 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election Flag of Atlanta.svg 1961 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1961 1969 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1969 All 8 wards on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen The 1965 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election was held on September 8, 1965, with a runoff for some seats held on September16, 1965. Sam Massell won re-election as Vice Mayor and board president against five other candidates. Q. V. Williamson became the first Black member of the board since Reconstruction. Board President/Vice Mayor Sam Massell (inc.)McNair Charles Visionary leader Sam Massell ushered in new eras in Atlanta politics and commerce http://specials.myajc.com/massell 2025-12-13 specials.myajc.com Saul BlauGeorgia Digital Library of The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, September 03, 1965, Image 14 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn78003973/1965-09-03/ed-1/seq-14/#words=Alderman+Atlanta 0038-4224 1st Ward Position 1 Robert S. Dennis 1st Ward Position 2 Robert Sharpton 2nd Ward Position ? John M. FlanigenGeorgia Digital Library of The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, September 02, 1965, Image 10 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn22193774/1965-09-02/ed-1/seq-10/ 3rd Ward Position 2 Q. V. Williamson11 September 1965 Q.V. and Tate Face Run-off Opponents The Atlanta Inquirer 5 36 Jimmy Vickers (i) Stanley Herndon 4th Ward Position 1 Douglas WoodGeorgia Digital Library of The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, August 27, 1965, Image 5 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn78003973/1965-08-27/ed-1/seq-5/#words=ALDERMAN+ATLANTA 0038-4224 Jack L. Wilkerson Dozier Smith 4th Ward Position 2 William S. "Bill" Stephens 5th Ward Position ? G. Everett Millican George Cotsakis 6th Ward Position 1 Jack Sells Alfred Friedman 6th Ward Position 2 Cecil TurnerGeorgia Digital Library of The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, September 17, 1965, Image 5 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn78003973/1965-09-17/ed-1/seq-5/#words=Alderman+Atlanta 0038-4224 Larry Lewis Beverly H. Nash 7th Ward Position 1 Buddy Fowlkes Nick BellusoGeorgia Digital Library of The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, September 02, 1965, Image 3 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn22193774/1965-09-02/ed-1/seq-3/#words=ALDERMAN+ATLANTA+Atlanta 8th Ward Ian F. Stalker Rodney Mims Cook Buddy Fowlkes E. Earl Patton JrGeorgia Digital Library of The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, September 03, 1965, Image 13 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn78003973/1965-09-03/ed-1/seq-13/ 0038-4224 References Category:Atlanta City Council elections Category:1965 United States local elections Category:1965 Georgia (U.S. state) elections