1981 Atlanta mayoral election

1981 Atlanta mayoral election
October 6, 1981 (general)
October 27, 1981 (runoff)
Turnout61.26% (general)
64.04% (runoff)
 
Candidate Andrew Young Sidney Marcus A. Reginald Eaves
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 44,808 42,593 17,457
First-round percentage 40.92% 38.89% 15.94%
Second-round vote 65,798 53,549
Second-round percentage 55.13% 44.87%
Mayor before election

Maynard Jackson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Andrew Young
Democratic

The 1981 Atlanta Mayoral Election took place on October 6, 1981, with the runoff held on October 27. Mayor Maynard Jackson was ineligible to run due to term limits. The runoff featured two prominent Atlanta politicians: former Congressman and United States in United Nations Ambassador [Andrew Young as well as State Representative Sidney Marcus. Young won in the October 27th runoff by double digits. It became the first time an African American mayor of a major city (Jackson) handed over the office to an African American successor.

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