By Madhuri Dey
Atlanta, Nov. 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The mayoral race of Atlanta has ended in much the same way as that in Houston, without any clear majority. None of the candidates could secure a lead and are headed for a runoff. The runoffs are scheduled to be held on the 1st of December. The candidates for the Mayoral elections are Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed. This is not the first time that the mayoral race in Atlanta is heading for a runoff. In fact, there have been many such instances in the history of mayoral races in Atlanta.

Along with Reed and Norwood, Aaron Westwood and Amir Farokhi are also headed for a runoff for the Atlanta City Council Post 2 At Large. Lisa Borders had dropped out of the race, saying that she had taken the decision after much calculation. She said that she considered herself too behind the the others in the race to make it to the top, and feels that dropping out is a wise decision, as she would not be able to close the gap. When Norwood heard that Borders would not be participating in the elections any further this year, Norwood said that she would extend an olive branch to the supporters of Lisa.

Norwood said that the fight wasn’t yet over. She sounded quite optimistic as she met with her supporters at the Varsity. If she gets 50% votes, there would be no need for a runoff. However, she still seems to be on pretty thin ground as of now, as the results haven’t yet come from southwest Atlanta, which is Lisa’s strongest vote base. However, early results do show that the public are in her favor.