AJC Election Results: Nov. 7 Atlanta Mayor and Metro Atlanta Elections

The election of a new Atlanta mayor, expected to require a runoff, is just one of many elections across metro Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Voters were also choosing a new chairman for the Fulton County Commission and several replacements for the Georgia Legislature. The city of Roswell vote will determine the successor to Mayor Jere Wood, who was first elected in 1997.

UPDATED: How every neighborhood in Atlanta voted for mayor

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