Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is trying to return for a third term and City Council President Felicia Moore is seeking to move up to the top spot as voting concludes Tuesday in the city’s mayoral race.
The race has been focused on fears of crime, although candidates have also addressed concerns about affordable housing, bolstering struggling city services and keeping the wealthy Buckhead neighborhood from seceding. Attacks on Reed over corruption in his administration have been a major subplot, although Reed says federal officials closed their investigation without charging him.
With a total of 14 candidates in the nonpartisan race, a Nov. 30 runoff is likely. Besides Reed and Moore, top candidates include attorney Sharon Gay and council members Andre Dickens and Antonio Brown. Polling has shown Reed and Moore as the leading candidates, but there have been large numbers of undecided voters.
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