Atlanta City Council member Andre Dickens has clinched the second spot in a Nov. 30 runoff in Georgia’s largest city, narrowly edging out former Mayor Kasim Reed, who was seeking a third term after leaving office in 2018.
Dickens will face off against clear front-runner and 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.
“I am confident that people have heard our message for change and agree with us that Atlanta deserves more,” Moore told supporters Tuesday night.
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