2013 Macon mayoral election

2013 Macon mayoral election
September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17) (first round)
October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15) (Runoff)
 
Candidate Robert Reichert C. Jack Ellis
First round 17,810
49.58% 		10,838
30.17%
Runoff 25,899
63.04% 		15,182
36.96%
 
Candidate Samuel F. Hart Charles Bishop
First round 4,101
11.42% 		2,452
6.83%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Robert Reichert (as Mayor of Macon)
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Robert Reichert
Nonpartisan

The 2013 Macon mayoral election took place on October 15, 2013, following a primary election on September 17, 2013. The election followed the consolidation of the city of Macon and Bibb County, and was the first election for Mayor of the consolidated city-county. The election was originally scheduled for July 16, 2013, but because the state of Georgia required preclearance for voting changes under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Department of Justice was required to approve the change, which it did not do in time for the election to be held.

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert fell short of winning an absolute majority in the September 17 election, and advanced to a runoff election against former Mayor C. Jack Ellis. Reichert defeated Ellis in a landslide, winning 63 percent of the vote to Ellis's 37 percent.

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