1993 Atlanta mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1993 Atlanta mayoral election Flag of Atlanta.svg presidential no 1989 Atlanta mayoral election 1989 1997 Atlanta mayoral election 1997 November 2, 1993 (general)November 23, 1993 (runoff) First-round vote First-round percentage Second-round vote Second-round percentage x150px Bill Campbell Nonpartisan 39,997 48.98% 48,600 72.80% x150px Michael Lomax Nonpartisan 18,900 23.15% 18,155 27.20% Myrtle Davis Nonpartisan 12,779 15.65% Nancy Schaefer Nonpartisan 9,057 11.09% 44.52% (general)36.40% (runoff) Mayor Maynard Jackson Democratic Bill Campbell Democratic The 1993 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 2, 1993, with a runoff election held on November 23, 1993. Incumbent mayor Maynard Jackson declined to seek reelection to what would have been a fourth overall (and second consecutive) term, citing family and personal reasons.Suggs Ernie From 2003: Maynard Jackson, 1938-2003: 'A lion of a man' https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/maynard-jackson-1938-2003-lion-man/s5LIVTYs5K3E87AOmDU3OJ/ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 9 May 2021 English 19 August 2019 Since no candidate received a majority in the general election, a runoff election was held between the top-two finishers. Bill Campbell won election in the runoff. Candidates Advanced to runoff Bill Campbell, Atlanta city councilorCampbell defeats Lomax in Atlanta mayor's race https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/24/Campbell-defeats-Lomax-in-Atlanta-mayors-race/7322754117200/ UPI 9 May 2021 en 24 November 1993 Michael Lomax, former chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and 1989 mayoral candidateApplebome Peter Mayor's Race Shows Soaring Atlanta Is Not Above Urban Ills https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/15/us/mayor-s-race-shows-soaring-atlanta-is-not-above-urban-ills.html The New York Times 9 May 2021 15 October 1993 Eliminated in general election A. Amenra Bob Braxton James A. Coleman Myrtle Davis, Atlanta city councilor John Genins David Librace Lafayette Perry Nancy Smith Schaefer, activist Mark Teal Mitchell Williams Campaign General election The election would determine who would, expectedly, serve as mayor during the upcoming 1996 Summer Olympics in the city. Among the issues that the individual elected mayor would inherit would be an Olympics that were considered significantly behind-schedule in regards to planning. Peter Applebome of The New York Times, on October 15, 1993, characterized the races being largely between Campbell, Davis, and Lomax, in which Campbell was leading, and Lomax was likely to place second. Applebome wrote, "the three have mounted a civilized, relatively low-key race in which polls show Mr. Campbell with a healthy lead" Applebome also wrote that the candidates had waged an "issue-oriented race". Crime was a major topic of the campaign. Campbell proposed reorganizing the city's police department, placing more officers in the city's neighborhoods, and rehiring retired officers to give more staffing flexibility (while costing less to train then new officers). Lomax proposed hiring 400 new police officers. Davis focused more on addressing the social causes behind crime. Outgoing mayor Maynard Jackson endorsed Campbell. Lomax had high name-recognition, but also had high disapproval in opinion polling. Runoff Observers considered the runoff campaign between Campbell and Lomax as having been ugly. Instead of being issues-focused, the campaign became focused on questions that Lomax made regarding Campbell's ties to a federal corruption probe and questionable expenditures at Hartsfield International Airport. Results General election (November 2) Atlanta mayoral general election, 1993CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 02, 1993 FINAL REPORT FINAL RESULTS REPORT NUMBER 11 https://fultoncountyga.gov/-/media/Project/FultonCountyGa/remos/elections/November-1993-City-of-Atlanta-General.ashx Fulton County 9 May 2021 3 Nov 1993 Bill Campbell Nonpartisan election 39,997 48.98 Michael L. Lomax Nonpartisan election 18,900 23.15 Myrtle Davis Nonpartisan election 12,779 15.65 Nancy Smith Schaefer Nonpartisan election 9,057 11.09 A. Amenra Nonpartisan election 230 0.28 James A. Coleman Nonpartisan election 216 0.27 Bob Braxton Nonpartisan election 124 0.15 David Librace Nonpartisan election 83 0.10 Mark Teal Nonpartisan election 72 0.09 John Genins Nonpartisan election 69 0.09 Lafayette Perry Nonpartisan election 66 0.08 Mitchell Williams Nonpartisan election 62 0.08 81,655 44.52 Runoff (November 23) Atlanta mayoral runoff election, 1993CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL ELECTION RUNOFF NOVEMBER 23, 1993 FINAL REPORT FINAL RESULTS REPORT NUMBER 3 https://fultoncountyga.gov/-/media/Project/FultonCountyGa/remos/elections/November-1993-General-Election-Runoff-City-of-Atlanta.ashx Fulton County 9 May 2021 23 Nov 1993 Bill Campbell Nonpartisan election 48,600 72.80 Michael L. Lomax Nonpartisan election 18,155 27.20 66,755 36.40 References Category:1993 in Atlanta Category:1993 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:1993 United States mayoral elections 1993