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Could Atlanta be on track to elect a white mayor?

  • Written by Andra Gillespie, Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University
imageAtlanta mayoral candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Mary Norwood will face off in December.AP Photo/David Goldman

On Nov. 7, none of the 12 candidates for mayor of Atlanta received more than 50 percent of the vote.

That means the two candidates with the most votes, Councilwomen Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood, will face off in a Dec. 5...

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