This year’s general election in Fairburn will determine three council seats. Each council member is considered at large, instead of representing a particular district. Incumbent city council members Ronald Alderman, Elizabeth Hurst and Marian Johnson are the three who will run in this year’s election.

Interested prospective candidates are required to pay a qualifying fee of $90, must be at least 21 years old, and a resident and qualified voter of Fairburn for 12 months immediately before the election.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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