1961 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election

September 13, 1961 1961 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election Flag of Atlanta.svg 1957 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1957 1965 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election 1965 All 8 wards on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen The 1961 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election was held on September 13, 1961. It was held alongside the 1961 mayoral election. Incumbents William Sims Jr (6th Ward Position 2) and Jesse Draper (8th Ward Position 1) did not run for re-election.Georgia Digital Library of The Atlanta inquirer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1960-current, September 11, 1961, Image 12 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88063050/1961-09-11/ed-1/seq-12/ 2574-867X Board President/Vice Mayor Sam Massell, realtor, member of the Atlanta City Executive Committee Lee Evans (i) Franklin Rogers 1st Ward Position 1 Joe Maloof James E. "Jim" Jackson (i) Charlie Smith 2nd Ward Position 1 Wendell C. Lindsey Ed A. Gilliam (i) Jack Dorsey 3rd Ward Position 1 W. T. (Bill) Knight (i) J. C. Daugherty Stanley Herndon 3rd Ward, Position 2 Q. V. Williamson, businessperson, co-chair of the Atlanta Negro Voters LeagueMoore Charles 18 August 1961 Candidates Assail Negro Police Curb https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50509351/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta ConstitutionWalker Jack Winter 1963 Negro Voting in Atlanta: 1953-1961 http://www.jstor.org/stable/273379 Phylon 24 4 379387 10.2307/273379 273379 subscriptionGeorgia Digital Library of The Atlanta inquirer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1960-current, September 11, 1961, Image 4 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88063050/1961-09-11/ed-1/seq-4/ 2574-867X Jimmy Vickers (i) 4th Ward Position 1 Guy R. Dunn, lawyer Douglas Wood (i) 4th Ward Position 2 Charlie Leftwich (i) Lester Hardy 5th Ward Position 1 Mac Johnston John A. White (i) 5th Ward Position 2 G. Everett Millican (i) Ed Garrard 6th Ward Position 1 T. Wayne Blanchard, lawyer (i) Richard C. Freeman F. H. "Pug" King Phillip Slotin James P. Wesberry Jr 6th Ward Position 2 Cecil Turner L. Carl Plunkett Comer Hawkins 7th Ward Position 1 Jack Summers (i) Dan W. Blanton 7th Ward Position 2 Pat (Alley Pat) Patrick Milton G. Farris (i) W. L. "Bill" Martin 8th Ward Position 1 Rodney Mims Cook Joe SalemGeorgia Digital Library of The Atlanta inquirer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1960-current, September 11, 1961, Image 3 https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88063050/1961-09-11/ed-1/seq-3/ 2574-867X R. M. "Bob" Clark Jim Finley Forrest "Duck" Smith 8th Ward Position 2 Goodwyn "Shag" Cates (i) Buddy Fowlkes References Category:1961 United States local elections Category:Atlanta City Council elections Category:1961 Georgia (U.S. state) elections