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The 1989 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on October 3, 1989. Former mayor Maynard Jackson won a third non-consecutive term in a landslide victory.
Incumbent mayor Andrew Young was barred from seeking reelection due to term limits. [1]
Since Jackson received a majority in the general election, no runoff election needed to be held.
In early August, Jackson's prime competitor, Michael Lomax, withdrew from the race. [2] Later that month, right before the qualifying deadline to enter the race, Hosea Williams entered the race, claiming that he wanted to prevent the election from becoming, "a coronation of Maynard". [1]
The race drew little interest, and saw what was considered to be low turnout. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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nonpartisan candidate | Maynard Jackson | 55,811 | 79.37 | |
nonpartisan candidate | Hosea Williams | 11,261 | 16.01 | |
nonpartisan candidate | Jerry Farber | 2,101 | 2.99 | |
nonpartisan candidate | Mark Teal | 732 | 1.04 | |
nonpartisan candidate | Mitchell Williams | 273 | 0.39 | |
nonpartisan candidate | Lafayette Parry | 141 | 0.20 | |
Turnout | 70,319 | 36.53 |