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Wednesday
Dec092009

Kasim Reed was confirmed as the winner in Atlanta's mayor's race

According to:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Kasim Reed prevails in Atlanta mayor recount

Reed won 42,549 votes while Mary Norwood won 41,835 votes, Fulton County officials said Wednesday.

Norwood requested a recount Tuesday. State law allows a candidate who finished within 1 percent of the winning candidate to request a recount. The initial results showed Norwood finished within 0.84 percent of Reed.

Norwood is scheduled to discuss the results with reporters later Wednesday. Reed officials are scheduled to talk about the results afterward.

Atlanta mayor's race: recount results

in a recount Wednesday. Challenger Mary Norwood picked up one additional vote.

Recount results from Dec. 9
Candidate     Votes     %
Kasim Reed     42,549     50.4%
Mary Norwood     41,835     49.6%

Source: Fulton County Board of Elections.
Original results from Dec. 1 runoff
Candidate     Votes     %
Kasim Reed     42,549     50.4%
Mary Norwood     41,834     49.6%

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Reader Comments (1)

Hope she was happy... all that fuss for 1 vote, LOL

December 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEric Cummings

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