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Michael Sterling was a candidate for mayor ofAtlanta, Georgia. Sterling withdrew from the race on October 24, 2017, and endorsed City CouncilmanCeasar Mitchell.[1] He still appeared on the ballot and lost in the general election onNovember 7, 2017.

Elections

2017

See also:Municipal elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2017)

The city ofAtlanta, Georgia, held a general election for mayor, city council president, threeat large council members, 13by district council members, and two city judges on November 7, 2017.[2] The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor.[3]

Mayor of Atlanta, General Election, 2017
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKeisha Bottoms26.19%25,347
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Norwood20.81%20,144
Cathy Woolard16.67%16,134
Peter Aman11.29%10,924
Vincent Fort9.62%9,310
Ceasar Mitchell9.43%9,124
Kwanza Hall4.33%4,192
John Eaves1.24%1,202
Rohit Ammanamanchi0.20%196
Michael Sterling0.11%104
Glenn Wrightson0.10%100
Laban King0.00%0
Write-in votes0.01%7
Total Votes96,784
Source:DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report, November 7, 2017, Unofficial and Incomplete," November 7, 2017 andFulton County, Georgia, "November 7, 2017 Municipal General and Special Elections," accessed November 7, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Campaign themes

2017

Sterling's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:

“

PUBLIC SAFETY
Michael will draw on his years of experience as a federal prosecutor to work with law enforcement on smarter ways to tackle crime. He'll look at developing a larger public safety team that includes essential services and programs that have proven to reduce crime and increase neighborhood safety. He'll tackle crime from a broader perspective with a keen understanding rooted from his years working in and with state, federal and local law enforcement.

TRAFFIC + TRANSPORTATION
Michael will conduct a street by street study to re-engineer areas of severe choke points so that in-city traffic on our most congested areas during our most congested times can move more rapidly. He will call upon our research institutions like Georgia Tech to help develop methodologies that allow for easier flow of inner city traffic. He will work with the development community to create more walkable urban areas throughout the City of Atlanta. Michael will add a traffic response team that can immediately react to high volume backups and incidents in the city that cause traffic congestion.

SMALL BUSINESS
Michael will invest in small businesses and start-ups through Invest Atlanta. He will develop a venture capital fund utilizing the city’s economic development arm that provides access to capital and necessary resources for tech start-ups and other new small businesses. Incentives for businesses that are grown and committed to staying in Atlanta will also be created as well as investing in technology and innovation.[4][5]

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—Michael Sterling (2017)

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