Live election updates: Dickens clinches runoff spot in Atlanta mayor’s race

WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali interviews Andre Dickens after he declares he will advance to the Nov. 30 runoff for mayor of Atlanta.

Dawn Montgomery / The Atlanta Voice

Nov. 4, 1:00 p.m. – Atlanta City Council member Andre Dickens has clinched the second spot in a Nov. 30 runoff in Georgia’s largest city, the Associated Press projects.

Dickens narrowly edged out former Mayor Kasim Reed, who was seeking a third term after leaving office in 2018.

Dickens will face off against current City Council President Felicia Moore who won about 40% of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Dickens secured about 23% of the vote, less than 1% more than Reed did.