After leading Atlanta out of the COVID-19 pandemic and a coinciding crime spike, Mayor Andre Dickens believes he deserves a second term as the city soon hosts its most high-profile event since the 1996 Olympics.
Dickens recently launched his reelection campaign with $1.4 million in the bank and support from Atlanta’s business and political elite, including civil rights hero and former Mayor Andrew Young and Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter’s grandson.
Atlanta’s next mayor will preside as visitors flood the city for eight matches of the 2026 World Cup. No prominent challengers have emerged for the fall election. If that holds through candidate qualifying in August, Dickens’ second mayoral bid could forgo the drama of 2021, when the then-city councilman won a surprise victory over two better-known rivals.
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