The 2001 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2001. Incumbent mayor
Bill Campbell, a member of the
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who had been in office since 1994, was ineligible to run for reelection due to
term limit
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s.
Since Franklin received a
majority
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runoff election
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was held.
Results
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