1969 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election

October 7, 1969October 21, 1969 (runoff) 1969 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election Flag of Atlanta.svg 1965 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1965 1973 Atlanta City Council election 1973 All 8 wards on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen The 1969 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election was held on October 7, 1969, for the president and other seats on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen, with a runoff held on October 21. It was held concurrently with the 1969 Atlanta mayoral election. Maynard Jackson became the first Black president of the Board, while incumbent Board President Sam Massell won election as mayor. It was the last election for the Board prior to its renaming as the Atlanta City Council by 1973. Board President/Vice Mayor H. J. Jack Carson Jacob Boyd Davis Jr. Milton Farris Maynard Jackson, lawyerOctober 7 1969 Election Summary Report Atlanta https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/-/media/Project/FultonCountyGa/remos/elections/October-1969-Election-Summary-Report-Atlanta.pdf Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections 1st Ward, Position 1 Lewis Frank Beeks Robert S. Dennis, incumbentJewish Candidates Offer in Atlanta on October 1 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn78003973/1969-10-03/ed-1/seq-1/ The Southern Israelite XLIV 40 October 3, 1969 H. D. Dodson 1st Ward, Position 2 Norris Curington E. Gregory Griggs, incumbentGeorgia Digital Library of The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, October 03, 1969, Image 18 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn78003973/1969-10-03/ed-1/seq-18/#words=ALDERMEN+Aldermen+Atlanta+ATLANTA+Atlanta's 0038-4224 Jimmie L. Kinnebrew Jr Ethel M. Mathews 2nd Ward, Position 1 Morris "Friendly" Finley Chris Monti R. A. "Pete" Petree 2nd Ward, Position 2 Emmett Doe John M. FlanigenGeorgia Digital Library of The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, October 02, 1969, Image 5 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn22193774/1969-10-02/ed-1/seq-5/#words=ALDERMEN+ATLANTA 3rd Ward, Position 1 Elder L. S. Follette Willie Hunter Q. V. Williamson, incumbent 3rd Ward, Position 2 Joel Stokes 4th Ward Position 1 Hugh Pierce 5th Ward Position 1 George Cotsakis, incumbent 5th Ward, Position 2 Wyche Fowler 6th Ward Cecil Turner, incumbent 7th Ward Position 1 Jack Summers, incumbent 7th Ward Position 2 Ira Jackson, won Charles L. Mundy Douglas Wood 8th Ward Position 1 Gerald Reed 8th Ward Position 2 Buddy Fowlkes, incumbent, won 9th Ward Position 1 William T. "Bill" Knight, incumbent Benny L. "Ben" Irvin References Category:Atlanta City Council elections Category:1969 United States local elections Category:1969 Georgia (U.S. state) elections