Mableton’s early voting turnout increases ahead of runoff Election Day

June 21, 2022 Atlanta: With a light morning voter turnout, C. Harper (left) turns in her ballot to poll worker, Michael Bacon (right) at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church at 435 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The city of Mableton's runoff Election Day is April 18. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

By Taylor Croft

April 17, 2023

In Mableton, voters are electing the new city’s first mayor and council in five runoff election races on Tuesday.

Special elections generally have low turnout, and runoffs tend to be even lower. However, during the one week of advanced voting, over 2,700 people cast ballots — up slightly from the 2,500 who voted during the three weeks of early voting before the March election.

In March, 6,084 people voted in total, about 13% turnout. Two council members won their races outright — Debora Herndon in District 6 ran unopposed, and Ron Davis won the District 1 race.

Voting precincts throughout the city will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, go to cobbcounty.org/elections.

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