ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Longtime Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul gets to keep his job for another four years, thanks to voters in one of metro Atlanta’s largest cities.

On Tuesday, Paul - who has been in office since 2013 and is only the city’s second mayor - defeated Dontaye Carter in the city’s municipal runoff election.

With 98% of precincts reporting as of 10:15 p.m., Paul garnered 10,298 votes and Carter got 4,568 votes.

This is the second time Carter has run for Sandy Springs, having first come up short in 2021. Carter is a small business owner and a communications and public relations professional.

Paul has been in public service for decades, having first been elected to the Stone Mountain city council in the late 1970s. He served as assistant secretary for congressio

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