ATLANTA — Voters will need to head back to the polls in December to cast ballots for the Atlanta City Council District 11 seat.

Candidate Wayne Martin, along with seven other contenders, appeared on the ballot. He received 33.23% of the vote while his opponent, Nate Jester, received 20.69%.

It made him the top vote-getter Tuesday night, but without clearing the 50% + 1 majority threshold for an outright win, he and Jester will have to go head-to-head in a runoff.

Martin, an Atlanta native, spoke with 11Alive's Jonathan Martin the day after Election Day about his strategy for getting his message out to the community, about revitalizing the Westside. Martin said he and his campaign knocked on a lot of doors, utilized direct mailing and direct contact, letting voters know his vision for th

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