1981 Atlanta mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1981 Atlanta mayoral election Flag of Atlanta.svg presidential no 1977 Atlanta mayoral election 1977 1985 Atlanta mayoral election 1985 October 6, 1981 (general)October 27, 1981 (runoff) First-round vote First-round percentage Second-round vote Second-round percentage Andrew Young 1984 (932-9363).jpg Andrew Young Nonpartisan 44,808 40.92% 65,798 55.13% File:Sidney J. Marcus circa 1975 (3x4).jpg Sidney Marcus Nonpartisan 42,593 38.89% 53,549 44.87% x150px A. Reginald Eaves Nonpartisan 17,457 15.94% 61.26% (general)64.04% (runoff) Mayor Maynard Jackson Democratic Andrew Young Democratic The 1981 Atlanta Mayoral Election took place on October 6, 1981, with the runoff held on October 27. Mayor Maynard Jackson was ineligible to run due to term limits. The runoff featured two prominent Atlanta politicians: former Congressman and United States in United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and State Representative Sidney Marcus. Young won in the October 27th runoff by double digits. It became the first time an African American mayor of a major city (Jackson) handed over the office to an African American successor.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/andrew-young-b-1932 Andrew Young (b. 1932) | New Georgia Encyclopedia Georgiaencyclopedia.org 2003-12-16 2019-07-19 Election results CandidateGeneral ElectionRunoffVotes%Votes%Andrew Young44,80840.965,79855.1Sidney Marcus42,59338.853,54944.9A. Reginald Eaves17,45715.9Warren Shulman3,6023.2John E. Thompson6180.5Mildred Glover2750.2Andree Kahlmorgan1510.1Total votes109,504100119,347100Blank/Overvotes7,607–3,080–Total ballots117,111100122,427100Registered voters/turnout191,16661.26191,16664.04Source: Fulton County Board of Elections References Atlanta 1981 Atlanta, Georgia