Macon, Georgia municipal election, 2007
- Macon, Georgia municipal election, 2007
The 2007 municipal election was held on November 6, 2007 to elect a mayor and 15 council members to the City Council of Macon, Georgia; a run-off election on December 14 was unnecessary. Party primaries were held on July 17; Democrat Richard Reichert and Republican David Cousino won their respective parties' mayoral candidacies, with no need for a scheduled run-off election on August 14; Reichert won the mayoral election, and will take office on December 4th. He will replace Hakim Mansour Ellis, who was constitutionally barred from seeking re-election to a third term.
Declared Candidates
Mayor
("italics" indicate primary winners)
Democratic
* Thelma Dillard
* Henry Ficklin
* Anita Ponder
* Lance Randall
* "Robert Reichert" (Winner of the election)
Republican
* "David Cousino"
* Arlan Gibson
City Council
Ward I
Post 1 (citywide)
* Rick Hutto (D)
* Keith Moffett (D)
* Benda Youmas (D)
Post 2
* Lonnie Miley (D)
Post 3
* Victor Hunt (D)
* Elaine Lucas (D)
Ward II
Post 1 (citywide)
* James Timley (D)
Post 2
* Mike Cranford (D)
* Al Tillman (D)
Post 3
* David Booker (D)
* Ed DeFore (D)
Ward III
Post 1 (citywide)
* Cartese Dillard (D)
* Larry Schlesinger (D)
Post 2
* Alveno Ross (D)
Post 3
* Marshall Burkett, Jr. (D)
* Thomas Ellington (D)
* DeArious Rhodes (D)
Ward IV
Post 1 (citywide)
* Regina Davis (D)
* Willette Hill-Chambliss (D)
* Miriam Lucas Paris (D)
Post 2
* Charles Jones (D)
Post 3
* Harold Franklin (I)
* Gerald Harvey (D)
* Virgil Watkins, Jr. (D)
Ward V
Post 1 (citywide)
* Lauren Benedict (D)
Post 2
* Nancy White (R)
Post 3
* Erick Erickson (R)
External links
* [http://www.macon.com/415/index.html Macon Telegraph coverage of the elections]
* [http://www.13wmaz.com/news/elections/index.aspx 13WMAZ coverage of primaries]
* [http://www.cityofmacon.net/CityDept/council/wardmap.htm Map of Wards]
* [http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/BOE/BOE.asp Bibb County Board of Elections]
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