Atlanta voters went to the polls on Tuesday and decided that Andre Dickens will get a second term as the city's mayor, the Associated Press projects.

Dickens won the office outright with more than 50% of the vote, preventing a runoff.

The mayor defeated three challengers: Former police officer Kalema Jackson, progressive Eddie Meredith, and Republican Helmut "Love" Domagalski.

While Dickens was an underdog in his previous election, he had a much more favorable position this year. Atlanta has a long history of awarding mayors a second term if they seek reelection. Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was an exception, but she didn't seek a second term.

Dickens, who was elected in a runoff election in 2021 by defeating former City Council President Felicia Moore, touted the city's advancements in public safety and increased affordable housing as well as infrastructure improvements in his reelection campaign.

The mayor was the only candidate to spend money on television ads the week before election day. According to a firm that tracks advertising, Dickens spent $350,000 on ads. 

Speaking after the race was called, Dickens said he was "proud and humbled to be standing here to serve the greatest city in the whole world," while noting there was "a lot of work left to be done."

"Our future is bright, Atlanta, one city with one bright future, and thank you for putting your faith in me for the next four years," he said. 

Atlanta City Council election results

Atlanta City Hall will see some new faces on the City Council after Tuesday's election. 

City Council President

Voters chose District 11 Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet to lead the City Council. She beat Rohit Malhotra, the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation. 

Post 1 At-Large

Longtime incumbent Councilmember Michael Julian Bond defeated two challengers: banker Juan Mendoza and Peoplestown Neighborhood Association president Matthew Rinker.

Post 2 At-Large

Matt Westmoreland ran unopposed.

Post 3 At-Large

Eshe Collins ran unopposed after her victory in the 2024 special election for the seat.

District 1

Jason Winston ran unopposed.

District 2

Organizer Kelsea Bond garnered the most votes, defeating engineer William Jacob Chambers, entrepreneur Alex Bevel Jones, Midtown Neighbors' Association board member Courtney Smith, and prosecutor James White II.

District 3

Councilmember Byron D. Amos defeated Perrin Bostic, Sen. Raphael Warnock's former northwest Georgia outreach representative, for the seat.

District 4

Councilmember Jason Dozier overcame his challenger, R.E.D.E.E.M. Community Outreach Inc. founder DeBorah "Sister" Williams, to win the District 4 seat. 

District 5

Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari ran unopposed.

District 6

Councilmember Alex Wan ran unopposed.

District 7 

Piedmont Healthcare's Chief Public Policy Officer Thomas Worthy and former Atlanta City Council District Chief of Staff Thad Flowers received the most votes, leading to a runoff.

District 8

Councilmember Mary Norwood ran unopposed.

District 9

Councilmember Dustin Hills defeated beverage industry executive Charles Bourgeois to represent District 9. 

District 10

Councilmember Andrea Boone ran unopposed.

District 11

With Overstreet's decision to run for City Council president, 10 candidates filed paperwork to appear on the ballot for the open seat. On Tuesday night, Corporate executive Wayne Martin and attorney Nate Jester are heading to a runoff in December. 

District 12

Councilmember Antonio Lewis was elected to a second term representing parts of South Atlanta. He garnered more votes than his two challengers, political consultant Delvin D. Davis and community organizer Stephanie Flowers.

Atlanta Board of Education election results

Four sets on the Atlanta Board of Education were also on the ballot: District 2, 4, 6, and At-Large Seat 8. Only District 4 has a winner on Tuesday night. The rest will go to runoffs.

District 2

Earlier this year, Board Member Aretta Baldon announced she would not seek reelection, telling the Atlanta Civic Circle that she felt it was "time to pass the baton to fresh energy to carry the work forward." Flight attendant Marlissa Crawford and Tony Mitchell, the director of state government affairs for Gilead Sciences, received the most votes and will go to a runoff.

District 4

Jennifer McDonald, the incumbent vice chair of the board, was reelected Tuesday night, defeating business owner Sanjay Mendonca. McDonald has been on the board since 2022 after her election in 2021.

District 6

While incumbent Tolton R. Pace received the most votes, he did not receive more than 50% of the total cast, leading to a runoff. He'll face Patreece Hustinson, school counselor for the Douglas County School System, in December.

Pace was appointed to the board in January after Eshe Collins was elected to the Atlanta City Council.

District 8 At-Large

After 12 years of service, Cynthia Briscoe Brown announced that she would not run for a fourth term. The seat is the only one that all Atlanta voters had on their ballots. The race is now between educator and former teacher Dr. Kaycee Brock and education advocate Royce Mann.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.