The final Election Day of the year in metro Atlanta was marked by a slew of incumbents being ousted across the area, plus Brookhaven residents picked a new mayor to succeed its term-limited one.
In the only citywide race in Atlanta on Tuesday, Alfred “Shivy” Brooks appeared to beat the incumbent Tamara Jones by nearly 30 points in the Atlanta School Board At-Large Seat 7 race. Brooks will be the first active teacher to serve on the board.
John Park outlasted Lauren Kiefer in the race to decide who will become Brookhaven’s new mayor. Park beat Kiefer by about 17 points and will succeed John Ernst, who was term-limited and therefore not eligible to run again.
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