Editing Mableton, Georgia (section)

===2023 mayoral election===
The 2023 Mableton mayoral election took place on March 21, 2023, in Mableton, with a runoff held on April 18, 2023, as no candidate got 50% of the vote in the general election. Aaron Carman gained the most votes in the first round but lost the runoff to former [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] Democratic Committee chair [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]] who became the first [[List of mayors of Mableton, Georgia|mayor of Mableton, Georgia]] in over 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wabe.org/mableton-first-ever-mayor-talks-his-top-proprieties-for-cobb-countys-largest-city/|title=Mableton first-ever mayor talks his top priorities for Cobb County's largest city|date=June 13, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223204319/https://www.wabe.org/mableton-first-ever-mayor-talks-his-top-proprieties-for-cobb-countys-largest-city/|archive-date=December 23, 2023|url-status=live|website=WABE}}</ref> Despite the runoff election being described as historic, only 6,113 votes were cast and [[voter turnout]] remained low at 12.9% of 47,200 registered voters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-owens-elected-mayor-mableton-035900737.html|title=Michael Owens elected mayor of Mableton|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231225133525/https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-owens-elected-mayor-mableton-035900737.html?guccounter=1|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlantaciviccircle.org/2023/04/19/turnout-enthusiasm-remained-low-for-mabletons-historic-runoff-elections/|title=Turnout, enthusiasm remained low for Mableton's historic runoff elections|first=Ryan|last=Zickgraf|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225133625/https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2023/04/19/turnout-enthusiasm-remained-low-for-mabletons-historic-runoff-elections/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Atlanta Civic Circle}}</ref>

====Candidates====
* Aaron Carman, sales manager and IT salesman<ref name="Candidates">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mableton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mableton-Candidate-List_January-20-2023-revised-2-06-23.pdf|title=Mableton City Candidates|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225011531/https://www.mableton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mableton-Candidate-List_January-20-2023-revised-2-06-23.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=www.mableton.org}}</ref>
* LaTonia Long, public policy manager and former chief of staff to state senator [[Gloria Butler]]<ref name="Fundraising">{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/latonia-long-leads-fundraising-race-223900421.html|title=LaTonia Long leads fundraising race among Mableton mayoral candidates|date=March 15, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231225005430/https://news.yahoo.com/latonia-long-leads-fundraising-race-223900421.html?guccounter=1|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo News}}</ref> ''(eliminated in the first round, endorsed Owens in runoff)''<ref name="Former candidates">{{Cite web|url=https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/mableton-mayoral-candidate-michael-owens-endorsed-by-former-mayoral-candidates/|title=Mableton Mayoral Candidate Michael Owens endorsed by former mayoral candidates|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225112824/https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/mableton-mayoral-candidate-michael-owens-endorsed-by-former-mayoral-candidates/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=spotlightsouthcobbnews.com}}</ref>
* Michael Murphy, business owner, chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council and former aide to Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mableton-mayoral-candidates-offer-plans-035900891.html|title=Mableton mayoral candidates offer their plans for trash service|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225004200/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mableton-mayoral-candidates-offer-plans-035900891.html|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiablackrepublicancouncil.org/team/michael-murphy|title=Michael Murphy|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225013138/https://www.georgiablackrepublicancouncil.org/team/michael-murphy|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Georgia Black Republican Council}}</ref> ''(eliminated in the first round, endorsed Owens in runoff)''<ref name="Former candidates"/>
* [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]], former chair of the [[Cobb County]] Democratic Committee (2016–2019), candidate for [[Georgia Secretary of State]] in [[2022 Georgia Secretary of State election|2022]], and candidate for {{ushr|GA|13}} in [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia#District 13|2014]] and [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia#District 13|2020]]<ref name="Candidates"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/cobb-county-democrat-dr-michael-owens-enters-race-for-georgia-secretary-of-state/|title=Cobb County Democrat Dr. Michael Owens enters race for Georgia Secretary of State|date=September 26, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224085034/https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/cobb-county-democrat-dr-michael-owens-enters-race-for-georgia-secretary-of-state/|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=spotlightsouthcobbnews.com}}</ref>

====Endorsements====
{{Endorsements box|title=Michael Owens|list=
'''Statewide officials'''
* [[Roy Barnes]], former governor of Georgia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/03/roy-barnes-endorses-michael-owens-in-mableton-mayoral-race/|title=Roy Barnes Endorses Michael Owens In Mableton Mayoral Race|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224102015/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/03/roy-barnes-endorses-michael-owens-in-mableton-mayoral-race/|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref>
'''State legislators'''
* [[Erick Allen]], former state representative from the 40th District<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/news-leading-up-to-the-election-of-mableton-mayor-and-council/|title=News leading up to the election of Mableton mayor and council|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005441/https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/news-leading-up-to-the-election-of-mableton-mayor-and-council/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=spotlightsouthcobbnews.com}}</ref>
'''Local officials'''
* Ron Davis, Mableton city councilor-elect for District 1<ref name="Endorsements">{{Cite web|url=https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/04/owens-receives-endorsement-from-sheriff-craig-owens-district-1-councilman-elect-ron-davis-in-his-mayoral-bid-for-mableton/|title=Owens receives endorsement from Sheriff Craig Owens, District 1 Councilman-elect Ron Davis in his mayoral bid for Mableton|first=Larry Felton|last=Johnson|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005340/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/04/owens-receives-endorsement-from-sheriff-craig-owens-district-1-councilman-elect-ron-davis-in-his-mayoral-bid-for-mableton/|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Cobb County Courier}}</ref>
* Craig Owens, [[Cobb County]] Sheriff<ref name="Endorsements"/>
'''Labor unions'''
* Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://owensformableton.com/endorsements/f/atlanta-north-georgia-labor-council-supports-owens-for-mayor|title=Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council Supports Owens for Mayor|first=Michael Owens for Mayor of|last=Mableton|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225004410/https://owensformableton.com/endorsements/f/atlanta-north-georgia-labor-council-supports-owens-for-mayor|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=Michael Owens for Mayor of Mableton}}</ref>
}}

====Fundraising====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan=4 |Campaign finance reports as of March 15, 2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Candidate
!Total raised
!Cash on hand
|-
| Aaron Carman
| align="center"|$9,600
| align="center"|Not disclosed
|-
| LaTonia Long
| align="center"|$21,940{{efn|Long and her husband loaned her campaign $3,500.}}
| align="center"|$7,775
|-
| Michael Murphy
| align="center"|$6,750
| align="center"|Not disclosed
|-
| Michael Owens
| align="center"|Not disclosed
| align="center"|Not disclosed
|-
! colspan="4" |<ref name="Fundraising"/>
|}

====First round====
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=First round results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-results-city-of-mableton-clayton-county-special-elections|title=Election Results: City of Mableton, Clayton County special elections|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=December 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225142341/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-results-city-of-mableton-clayton-county-special-elections|archive-date=December 25, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Aaron Carman
|votes = 2,162
|percentage = 36%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]]
|votes = 1,846
|percentage = 31%
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = LaTonia Long
|votes = 1,472
|percentage = 24%
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Michael Murphy
|votes = 561
|percentage = 9%
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = ''Write-in''
|votes = 43
|percentage = 0.7
}}
{{Election box total no party no change
| votes = 6,084
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Runoff====
{{Election box begin no party no change | title= Second round results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/city-mableton-elects-first-mayor-city-council/Z2J4W5XSL5BQHCOB3VICNR4EC4/|title=City of Mableton elects first mayor, city council|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223204907/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/city-mableton-elects-first-mayor-city-council/Z2J4W5XSL5BQHCOB3VICNR4EC4/|archive-date=December 23, 2023|url-status=live|website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]]
|votes = 3,396
|percentage = 55.68%
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Aaron Carman
|votes = 2,703
|percentage = 44.32%
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = ''Write-in''
|votes = 14
|percentage = 0.22%
}}
{{Election box total no party no change
| votes = 6,113
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}