Atlanta City Council’s Felicia Moore moves to mayoral runoff

Felicia Moore, Atlanta City Council president and mayoral candidate, talks with journalists at her election night party Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Updated Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. 

Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore emerged Tuesday as the clear leader in the mayor’s race in Georgia’s largest city, advancing to a Nov. 30 runoff with about 40% of the vote in the nonpartisan race.

Moore’s opponent remained unclear early Wednesday, as City Council member Andre Dickens sought to deny former Mayor Kasim Reed the second runoff spot.