1969 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election
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The 1969 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election was held on October 7, 1969, for the president and other seats on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen, with a runoff held on October 21. It was held concurrently with the 1969 Atlanta mayoral election. Maynard Jackson became the first Black president of the Board, while incumbent Board President Sam Massell won election as mayor. It was the last election for the Board prior to its renaming as the Atlanta City Council by 1973.
Board President/Vice Mayor
- H. J. Jack Carson
- Jacob Boyd Davis Jr.
- Milton Farris
- Maynard Jackson, lawyer[1]
1st Ward, Position 1
- Lewis Frank Beeks
- Robert S. Dennis, incumbent[2]
- H. D. Dodson
1st Ward, Position 2
2nd Ward, Position 1
- Morris "Friendly" Finley
- Chris Monti
- R. A. "Pete" Petree[2]
2nd Ward, Position 2
- Emmett Doe
- John M. Flanigen[4]
3rd Ward, Position 1
- Elder L. S. Follette
- Willie Hunter
- Q. V. Williamson, incumbent[2]
3rd Ward, Position 2
- Joel Stokes
4th Ward Position 1
- Hugh Pierce[4]
5th Ward Position 1
5th Ward, Position 2
6th Ward
- Cecil Turner, incumbent[2]
7th Ward Position 1
- Jack Summers, incumbent[2]
7th Ward Position 2
- Ira Jackson, won
- Charles L. Mundy
- Douglas Wood[4]
8th Ward Position 1
- Gerald Reed[3]
8th Ward Position 2
- Buddy Fowlkes, incumbent, won[2]
9th Ward Position 1
References
- ^ "October 7 1969 Election Summary Report Atlanta" (PDF). Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jewish Candidates Offer in Atlanta on October 1". The Southern Israelite. Vol. XLIV, no. 40. October 3, 1969.
- ^ a b c Georgia, Digital Library of. "The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, October 03, 1969, Image 18". ISSN 0038-4224.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d e Georgia, Digital Library of. "The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, October 02, 1969, Image 5".
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