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| next_election = 2027 Mableton mayoral election |
| next_election = 2027 Mableton mayoral election |
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| next_year = 2027 |
| next_year = 2027 |
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| 1blank = First |
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| 3blank = Second-round vote |
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| election_date = March 21, 2023 (first round)<br>April 18, 2023 (runoff) |
| election_date = March 21, 2023 (first round)<br>April 18, 2023 (runoff) |
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| image1 = Dr. Michael Owens Wants to Strengthen Democracy Using Technology.jpg |
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| candidate1 = [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]] |
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| 4data1 = '''55.68%''' |
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| candidate2 = Aaron Carman |
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| candidate4 = LaTonia Long |
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| candidate5 = Michael Murphy |
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The '''2023 Mableton mayoral election''' took place on March 21, 2023 with a runoff held on April 18, 2023 as no candidate got 50% of the vote in the general election. Aaron Carman gained the most votes in the first round but lost the runoff to former |
The '''2023 Mableton mayoral election''' took place on March 21, 2023 in the [[Atlanta]] suburb of [[Mableton, Georgia]], with a runoff held on April 18, 2023 as no candidate got 50% of the vote in the general election. Aaron Carman gained the most votes in the first round but lost the runoff to former [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] Democratic Committee chair [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]] who became the first [[List of mayors of Mableton, Georgia|mayor of Mableton, Georgia]] in over 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wabe.org/mableton-first-ever-mayor-talks-his-top-proprieties-for-cobb-countys-largest-city/|title=Mableton first-ever mayor talks his top priorities for Cobb County's largest city|date=June 13, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223204319/https://www.wabe.org/mableton-first-ever-mayor-talks-his-top-proprieties-for-cobb-countys-largest-city/|archive-date=December 23, 2023|url-status=live|website=WABE}}</ref> Despite the runoff election being described as historic, only 6,113 votes were cast and [[voter turnout]] remained low at 12.9% of 47,200 registered voters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-owens-elected-mayor-mableton-035900737.html|title=Michael Owens elected mayor of Mableton|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231225133525/https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-owens-elected-mayor-mableton-035900737.html?guccounter=1|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlantaciviccircle.org/2023/04/19/turnout-enthusiasm-remained-low-for-mabletons-historic-runoff-elections/|title=Turnout, enthusiasm remained low for Mableton's historic runoff elections|first=Ryan|last=Zickgraf|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225133625/https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2023/04/19/turnout-enthusiasm-remained-low-for-mabletons-historic-runoff-elections/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Atlanta Civic Circle}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Mableton had previously been incorporated as a city on August 19, 1912 but was disincorporated four years later when a flood overwhelmed its sewer system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/08/mableton-city/|title=When Mableton first was (and shortly thereafter wasn't) a city|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=August 20, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223195049/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/08/mableton-city/|archive-date=December 23, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref><ref name="Different"/> Mableton was the last of four new cities |
Mableton had previously been incorporated as a city on August 19, 1912 but was disincorporated four years later when a flood overwhelmed its sewer system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/08/mableton-city/|title=When Mableton first was (and shortly thereafter wasn't) a city|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=August 20, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223195049/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/08/mableton-city/|archive-date=December 23, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref><ref name="Different"/> The nonprofit organization South Cobb Alliance started the campaign for Mableton to be incorporated.<ref name="Different"/> Mableton was the last of four proposed new cities in [[Metro Atlanta]] to be approved; the other three, [[East Cobb, Georgia|East Cobb]], [[Lost Mountain, Georgia|Lost Mountain]] and [[Vinings, Georgia|Vinings]], all failed to be incorporated as municipalities in referendums.<ref name="Defeated">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-25/the-cityhood-movement-is-defeated-in-metro-atlanta|title=The Cityhood Movement Is Defeated in Metro Atlanta|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=May 25, 2022|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225163321/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-25/the-cityhood-movement-is-defeated-in-metro-atlanta?sref=A1Z2GUXp|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> In May 2022, Brentin Mock of [[Bloomberg News]] described the city movement in Metro Atlanta as being "defeated".<ref name="Defeated"/> Though Mock reported that Mableton was different as it was the only one out of the four to have a majority non-white population and is assembling around "principles of diversity, affordability and inclusive voting rights".<ref name="Different">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-26/how-to-create-an-inclusive-city?|title=A Different Kind of Cityhood Movement in Metro Atlanta|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=May 26, 2022|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225163448/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-26/how-to-create-an-inclusive-city?sref=A1Z2GUXp|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> Politically, Mableton is in [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] whose [[County commission|board of commissioners]] was majority white and Republican for most of its history, until 2020 when it became majority black and Democrat.<ref name="Different"/> According to a preliminary analysis from Cobb County, the incorporation of Mableton would result in a net annual loss of $8 million from the city's budget after accounting for the services that the county would no longer provide for it.<ref name="Different"/> |
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In November |
In November 2022, the city was reincorporated in an election with 53% of the vote and a margin of just over 1,700 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/voters-choose-to-incorporate-mableton-making-it-georgias-newest-city|title=Voters choose to incorporate Mableton, making it Georgia's newest city|first=Denise|last=Dillon|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224183303/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/voters-choose-to-incorporate-mableton-making-it-georgias-newest-city|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}</ref> The majority of no votes were concentrated in the north of Mableton, where household income is higher.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> Human resources director Mark Sette said it was a "power grab" to annex unincorporated areas of north Mableton to "pay for all of the projects that they want down there [in south Mableton]".<ref name="Bloomberg"/> Thousands of people signed a petition to [[Municipal deannexation in the United States|de-annex areas]] that voted no from the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/push-to-de-annex-from-mableton|title=Some residents push to de-annex from newly-formed Mableton|first=Denise|last=Dillon|date=January 18, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225003414/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/push-to-de-annex-from-mableton|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}</ref> Mableton was different in that the supporters of de-annexation were multi-racial and multi-generational while organizers of similar secession movements tended to be mainly older white residents.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-24/atlanta-suburbs-residents-want-to-secede-from-new-city-of-mableton|title=Residents of Suburban Atlanta's Newest City Are Already Trying to Secede|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=January 24, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225145419/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-24/atlanta-suburbs-residents-want-to-secede-from-new-city-of-mableton|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> |
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Michael Owens stated that he was not against de-annexation but that his focus was on the majority of Mableton residents who wish to be in the city.<ref name="Q&A"/> LaTonia Long and Michael Murphy both opposed de-annexation.<ref name="Q&A"/> Mayoral candidate Aaron Carman said that he supported the people involved in the de-annexation effort but stated that if the de-annexation efforts do not pass, Mableton needed someone that could "bring the city together".<ref name="Q&A">{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/q-mableton-mayoral-candidates-233600472.html|title=Q&A with Mableton mayoral candidates|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225004027/https://news.yahoo.com/q-mableton-mayoral-candidates-233600472.html|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo News}}</ref> State representative [[David Wilkerson (politician)|David Wilkerson]] submitted two de-annexation bills that would have allowed some areas to de-annex from Mableton but both failed in the [[Georgia General Assembly]].<ref name="Bill"/> A compromise bill in response to the bills submitted by Wilkerson was drafted by state representatives [[Terry Cummings (politician)|Terry Cummings]] and [[Michael Smith (Georgia politician)|Michael Smith]] but this also failed as it was not published in time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mableton-mayor-city-council-election|title=Polls open Tuesday to decide Mableton's first mayor, city council|first=Denise|last=Dillon|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225003345/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mableton-mayor-city-council-election|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}</ref><ref name="Bill">{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mableton-annexation-fails-under-gold-223500792.html|title=Mableton de-annexation fails under the Gold Dome|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231225150705/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mableton-annexation-fails-under-gold-223500792.html?guccounter=1|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref> |
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==Candidates== |
==Candidates== |
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* Aaron Carman, sales manager and IT salesman<ref name="Candidates">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mableton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mableton-Candidate-List_January-20-2023-revised-2-06-23.pdf|title=Mableton City Candidates|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225011531/https://www.mableton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mableton-Candidate-List_January-20-2023-revised-2-06-23.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=www.mableton.org}}</ref> |
* Aaron Carman, sales manager and IT salesman<ref name="Candidates">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mableton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mableton-Candidate-List_January-20-2023-revised-2-06-23.pdf|title=Mableton City Candidates|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225011531/https://www.mableton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mableton-Candidate-List_January-20-2023-revised-2-06-23.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=www.mableton.org}}</ref> |
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* LaTonia Long |
* LaTonia Long, public policy manager and former chief of staff to state senator [[Gloria Butler]]<ref name="Fundraising">{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/latonia-long-leads-fundraising-race-223900421.html|title=LaTonia Long leads fundraising race among Mableton mayoral candidates|date=March 15, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231225005430/https://news.yahoo.com/latonia-long-leads-fundraising-race-223900421.html?guccounter=1|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo News}}</ref> ''(eliminated in the first round, endorsed Owens in runoff)''<ref name="Former candidates">{{Cite web|url=https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/mableton-mayoral-candidate-michael-owens-endorsed-by-former-mayoral-candidates/|title=Mableton Mayoral Candidate Michael Owens endorsed by former mayoral candidates|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225112824/https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/mableton-mayoral-candidate-michael-owens-endorsed-by-former-mayoral-candidates/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=spotlightsouthcobbnews.com}}</ref> |
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* Michael Murphy |
* Michael Murphy, business owner, chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council and former aide to Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mableton-mayoral-candidates-offer-plans-035900891.html|title=Mableton mayoral candidates offer their plans for trash service|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225004200/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mableton-mayoral-candidates-offer-plans-035900891.html|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiablackrepublicancouncil.org/team/michael-murphy|title=Michael Murphy|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225013138/https://www.georgiablackrepublicancouncil.org/team/michael-murphy|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Georgia Black Republican Council}}</ref> ''(eliminated in the first round, endorsed Owens in runoff)''<ref name="Former candidates"/> |
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* [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]], former |
* [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]], former chair of the [[Cobb County]] Democratic Committee (2016–2019), candidate for [[Georgia Secretary of State]] in [[2022 Georgia Secretary of State election|2022]], and candidate for {{ushr|GA|13}} in [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia#District 13|2014]] and [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia#District 13|2020]]<ref name="Candidates"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/cobb-county-democrat-dr-michael-owens-enters-race-for-georgia-secretary-of-state/|title=Cobb County Democrat Dr. Michael Owens enters race for Georgia Secretary of State|date=September 26, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224085034/https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/cobb-county-democrat-dr-michael-owens-enters-race-for-georgia-secretary-of-state/|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=spotlightsouthcobbnews.com}}</ref> |
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==General election== |
==General election== |
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===Endorsements=== |
===Endorsements=== |
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{{Endorsements box|title=Michael Owens|list= |
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⚫ | * Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://owensformableton.com/endorsements/f/atlanta-north-georgia-labor-council-supports-owens-for-mayor|title=Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council Supports Owens for Mayor|first=Michael Owens for Mayor of|last=Mableton|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225004410/https://owensformableton.com/endorsements/f/atlanta-north-georgia-labor-council-supports-owens-for-mayor|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Michael Owens for Mayor of Mableton}}</ref> |
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* [[Roy Barnes]], former governor of Georgia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/03/roy-barnes-endorses-michael-owens-in-mableton-mayoral-race/|title=Roy Barnes Endorses Michael Owens In Mableton Mayoral Race|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224102015/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/03/roy-barnes-endorses-michael-owens-in-mableton-mayoral-race/|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref> |
* [[Roy Barnes]], former governor of Georgia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/03/roy-barnes-endorses-michael-owens-in-mableton-mayoral-race/|title=Roy Barnes Endorses Michael Owens In Mableton Mayoral Race|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224102015/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/03/roy-barnes-endorses-michael-owens-in-mableton-mayoral-race/|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * Ron Davis, |
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⚫ | * [[Erick Allen]], former state representative from the 40th District<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/news-leading-up-to-the-election-of-mableton-mayor-and-council/|title=News leading up to the election of Mableton mayor and council|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005441/https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/news-leading-up-to-the-election-of-mableton-mayor-and-council/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=spotlightsouthcobbnews.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * Ron Davis, Mableton city councilor-elect for District 1<ref name="Endorsements">{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/04/owens-receives-endorsement-from-sheriff-craig-owens-district-1-councilman-elect-ron-davis-in-his-mayoral-bid-for-mableton/|title=Owens receives endorsement from Sheriff Craig Owens, District 1 Councilman-elect Ron Davis in his mayoral bid for Mableton|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005340/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/04/owens-receives-endorsement-from-sheriff-craig-owens-district-1-councilman-elect-ron-davis-in-his-mayoral-bid-for-mableton/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://owensformableton.com/endorsements/f/atlanta-north-georgia-labor-council-supports-owens-for-mayor|title=Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council Supports Owens for Mayor|first=Michael Owens for Mayor of|last=Mableton|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225004410/https://owensformableton.com/endorsements/f/atlanta-north-georgia-labor-council-supports-owens-for-mayor|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Michael Owens for Mayor of Mableton}}</ref> |
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===First round=== |
===First round=== |
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{{Election box begin no change | title=First round results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-results-city-of-mableton-clayton-county-special-elections|title=Election Results: City of Mableton, Clayton County special elections|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225142341/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-results-city-of-mableton-clayton-county-special-elections|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}</ref> |
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=First round results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-results-city-of-mableton-clayton-county-special-elections|title=Election Results: City of Mableton, Clayton County special elections|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225142341/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-results-city-of-mableton-clayton-county-special-elections|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}</ref> |
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{{Election box winning candidate |
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|party = Nonpartisan politician |
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|candidate = Aaron Carman |
|candidate = Aaron Carman |
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|votes = 2,162 |
|votes = 2,162 |
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|percentage = 36% |
|percentage = 36% |
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{{Election box winning candidate |
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan politician |
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|candidate = [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]] |
|candidate = [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]] |
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|votes = 1,846 |
|votes = 1,846 |
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|percentage = 31% |
|percentage = 31% |
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{{Election box candidate |
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|party = Nonpartisan politician |
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|candidate = LaTonia Long |
|candidate = LaTonia Long |
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|votes = 1,472 |
|votes = 1,472 |
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|percentage = 24% |
|percentage = 24% |
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{{Election box candidate |
{{Election box candidate no party no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan politician |
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|candidate = Michael Murphy |
|candidate = Michael Murphy |
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|votes = 561 |
|votes = 561 |
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|percentage = 9% |
|percentage = 9% |
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{{Election box candidate |
{{Election box candidate no party no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan politician |
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|candidate = ''Write-in'' |
|candidate = ''Write-in'' |
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|votes = 43 |
|votes = 43 |
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|percentage = 0.7 |
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{{Election box total no change |
{{Election box total no party no change |
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| votes = 6,084 |
| votes = 6,084 |
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The 2023 Mableton mayoral election took place on March 21, 2023 in the Atlanta suburb of Mableton, Georgia, with a runoff held on April 18, 2023 as no candidate got 50% of the vote in the general election. Aaron Carman gained the most votes in the first round but lost the runoff to former Cobb County Democratic Committee chair Michael Owens who became the first mayor of Mableton, Georgia in over 100 years.[1] Despite the runoff election being described as historic, only 6,113 votes were cast and voter turnout remained low at 12.9% of 47,200 registered voters.[2][3]
Background
Mableton had previously been incorporated as a city on August 19, 1912 but was disincorporated four years later when a flood overwhelmed its sewer system.[4][5] The nonprofit organization South Cobb Alliance started the campaign for Mableton to be incorporated.[5] Mableton was the last of four proposed new cities in Metro Atlanta to be approved; the other three, East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings, all failed to be incorporated as municipalities in referendums.[6] In May 2022, Brentin Mock of Bloomberg News described the city movement in Metro Atlanta as being "defeated".[6] Though Mock reported that Mableton was different as it was the only one out of the four to have a majority non-white population and is assembling around "principles of diversity, affordability and inclusive voting rights".[5] Politically, Mableton is in Cobb County whose board of commissioners was majority white and Republican for most of its history, until 2020 when it became majority black and Democrat.[5] According to a preliminary analysis from Cobb County, the incorporation of Mableton would result in a net annual loss of $8 million from the city's budget after accounting for the services that the county would no longer provide for it.[5]
In November 2022, the city was reincorporated in an election with 53% of the vote and a margin of just over 1,700 votes.[7] The majority of no votes were concentrated in the north of Mableton, where household income is higher.[8] Human resources director Mark Sette said it was a "power grab" to annex unincorporated areas of north Mableton to "pay for all of the projects that they want down there [in south Mableton]".[8] Thousands of people signed a petition to de-annex areas that voted no from the city.[9] Mableton was different in that the supporters of de-annexation were multi-racial and multi-generational while organizers of similar secession movements tended to be mainly older white residents.[8]
Michael Owens stated that he was not against de-annexation but that his focus was on the majority of Mableton residents who wish to be in the city.[10] LaTonia Long and Michael Murphy both opposed de-annexation.[10] Mayoral candidate Aaron Carman said that he supported the people involved in the de-annexation effort but stated that if the de-annexation efforts do not pass, Mableton needed someone that could "bring the city together".[10] State representative David Wilkerson submitted two de-annexation bills that would have allowed some areas to de-annex from Mableton but both failed in the Georgia General Assembly.[11] A compromise bill in response to the bills submitted by Wilkerson was drafted by state representatives Terry Cummings and Michael Smith but this also failed as it was not published in time.[12][11]
Candidates
- Aaron Carman, sales manager and IT salesman[13]
- LaTonia Long, public policy manager and former chief of staff to state senator Gloria Butler[14] (eliminated in the first round, endorsed Owens in runoff)[15]
- Michael Murphy, business owner, chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council and former aide to Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce[16][17] (eliminated in the first round, endorsed Owens in runoff)[15]
- Michael Owens, former chair of the Cobb County Democratic Committee (2016–2019), candidate for Georgia Secretary of State in 2022, and candidate for Georgia's 13th congressional district in 2014 and 2020[13][18]
General election
Endorsements
- Statewide officials
- Roy Barnes, former governor of Georgia[19]
- State legislators
- Erick Allen, former state representative from the 40th District[20]
- Local officials
- Ron Davis, Mableton city councilor-elect for District 1[21]
- Craig Owens, Cobb County Sheriff[21]
- Labor unions
- Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council[22]
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 15, 2023 | |||
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Candidate | Total raised | Cash on hand | |
Aaron Carman | $9,600 | Not disclosed | |
LaTonia Long | $21,940[a] | $7,775 | |
Michael Murphy | $6,750 | Not disclosed | |
Michael Owens | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
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First round
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Aaron Carman | 2,162 | 36% | |
Michael Owens | 1,846 | 31% | |
LaTonia Long | 1,472 | 24% | |
Michael Murphy | 561 | 9% | |
Write-in | 43 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 6,084 | 100% |
Runoff
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Michael Owens | 3,396 | 55.68% | |
Aaron Carman | 2,703 | 44.32% | |
Write-in | 14 | 0.22% | |
Total votes | 6,113 | 100% |
Notes
- ^ Long and her husband loaned her campaign $3,500.
References
- ^ "Mableton first-ever mayor talks his top priorities for Cobb County's largest city". WABE. June 13, 2023. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Michael Owens elected mayor of Mableton". Yahoo Sports. April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Zickgraf, Ryan (April 19, 2023). "Turnout, enthusiasm remained low for Mableton's historic runoff elections". Atlanta Civic Circle. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Larry Felton (August 20, 2023). "When Mableton first was (and shortly thereafter wasn't) a city". Cobb County Courier. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "A Different Kind of Cityhood Movement in Metro Atlanta". Bloomberg. May 26, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ a b "The Cityhood Movement Is Defeated in Metro Atlanta". Bloomberg. May 25, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ Dillon, Denise (November 9, 2022). "Voters choose to incorporate Mableton, making it Georgia's newest city". FOX 5 Atlanta. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Residents of Suburban Atlanta's Newest City Are Already Trying to Secede". Bloomberg. January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ Dillon, Denise (January 18, 2023). "Some residents push to de-annex from newly-formed Mableton". FOX 5 Atlanta. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Q&A with Mableton mayoral candidates". Yahoo News. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mableton de-annexation fails under the Gold Dome". Yahoo Finance. March 20, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Dillon, Denise (March 20, 2023). "Polls open Tuesday to decide Mableton's first mayor, city council". FOX 5 Atlanta. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mableton City Candidates" (PDF). www.mableton.org. March 21, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "LaTonia Long leads fundraising race among Mableton mayoral candidates". Yahoo News. March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mableton Mayoral Candidate Michael Owens endorsed by former mayoral candidates". spotlightsouthcobbnews.com. April 3, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Mableton mayoral candidates offer their plans for trash service". Yahoo Finance. March 16, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Michael Murphy". Georgia Black Republican Council. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Cobb County Democrat Dr. Michael Owens enters race for Georgia Secretary of State". spotlightsouthcobbnews.com. September 26, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Larry Felton (March 3, 2023). "Roy Barnes Endorses Michael Owens In Mableton Mayoral Race". Cobb County Courier. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "News leading up to the election of Mableton mayor and council". spotlightsouthcobbnews.com. March 20, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Johnson, Larry Felton (April 12, 2023). "Owens receives endorsement from Sheriff Craig Owens, District 1 Councilman-elect Ron Davis in his mayoral bid for Mableton". Cobb County Courier. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Mableton, Michael Owens for Mayor of. "Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council Supports Owens for Mayor". Michael Owens for Mayor of Mableton. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Election Results: City of Mableton, Clayton County special elections". FOX 5 Atlanta. March 21, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "City of Mableton elects first mayor, city council". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.