ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta has a pretty solid track record of reelecting its mayors.

That’s a trend the city’s current mayor, Andre Dickens, is counting on come Nov. 4, 2025, as he hopes to continue his administration as Atlanta’s 61st chief executive in what has been a remarkably quiet municipal election season.

Since 1962, six out of the past eight mayors of Atlanta have served at least two terms. Sam Massell was the last incumbent mayor to have lost a reelection with Maynard Jackson’s 1973 victory. Maynard Jackson elected Atlanta mayor 50 years ago, Oct. 16, 1973

The last mayor to serve only one term, Keisha Lance Bottoms , chose not to run for reelection in 2021. Now, she’s one of seven Democrats who hope to become their party’s first elected Georgia governor thi

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