Four candidates want to lead Atlanta for the next four years, but one has held the job before.

What’s Happening: Atlanta voters will choose their mayor on Tuesday, November 4. Mayor Andre Dickens faces three challengers who have never held elected office.

What’s Important: The race will decide who runs the city until 2030. The winner must get more than half the votes, or the top two will face off in a December 2 runoff.

The Candidates:

Andre Dickens is the current mayor seeking a second term. He won his first race in 2021 after serving eight years on City Council. The 51-year-old Atlanta native earned degrees in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech and public administration from Georgia State. Before becoming mayor, he worked for a tech nonprofit.

Dickens points to several cha

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