1953 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election

May 13, 1953 1953 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election Flag of Atlanta.svg 1949 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1949 1957 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1957 All 8 wards on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen The Democratic primary for the 1953 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election was held on May 13, 1953.Georgia Digital Library of Atlanta daily world. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1932-current, May 12, 1953, City Edition, Image 4 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82015425/1953-05-12/ed-1/seq-4/#words=ALDERMAN+ELECT 1528-6142Georgia Digital Library of Atlanta daily world. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1932-current, May 14, 1953, City Edition, Image 6 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82015425/1953-05-14/ed-1/seq-6/ 1528-6142 It was held concurrently with the 1953 primaries for mayor and school board. All nominees won election on December 2 except for Joe Allen (2nd Ward Position 2), who was defeated by independent candidate Robert E. Lee Field.Georgia Digital Library of Atlanta daily world. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1932-current, December 03, 1953, City Edition, Image 1 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82015425/1953-12-03/ed-1/seq-1/ 1528-6142 The position of Board President, an at-large elected position, was created for the ballot. Board President Lee Evans 1st Ward Position 1 Joe Salem* James E. "Jim" Jackson* Herchel "Sparky" Coile 1st Ward Position 2 L. O. Moseley Robert Dennis 2nd Ward Position 1 Ed A. Gilliam 2nd Ward Position 2 Joe Allen Robert E. Lee Field 3rd Ward Position 1 W. T. "Bill" Knight T. J. "Tom" Couch 3rd Ward Position 2 Clarence Welch Colie B. Whitaker 4th Ward Position 1 Lester Hardy* Roy Bell Douglas Wood* 4th Ward Position 2 Jess H. Watson Dean Callaway Charlie Leftwich 5th Ward Position 1 John A. White 5th Ward Position 2 Jimmy Walker Hamilton Douglas Jr* Jimmy Vickers* Lee Watson George H. Kasper Jr 6th Ward position 1 T. Wayne Blanchard 6th Ward Position 2 Jack Summers John T. Marler 7th Ward Position 2 Milton Farris E. E. "Buster" Cooper 8th Ward Position 2 R. M. "Bob" Clark* Sam Jones Cobb C. Torrance* References Category:Atlanta City Council elections Category:1953 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:1953 United States local elections