2001 Atlanta mayoral election

2001 Atlanta mayoral election

← 1997 November 6, 2001 2005 →
Turnout40.68%
 
Candidate Shirley Franklin Robb Pitts Gloria Bromell Tinubu
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 40,715 26,844 12,968
Percentage 50.17% 33.08% 15.98%

Mayor before election

Bill Campbell
Democratic

Elected mayor

Shirley Franklin
Democratic

The 2001 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2001. Incumbent mayor Bill Campbell, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 1994, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.[1]

Since Franklin received a majority in the general election, no runoff election was held.

  1. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (March 22, 2001). "Successes Aside, Atlanta Mayor's Back Is Firmly Against Wall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2021.