FAMU alumna declares victory in Atlanta mayoral race

Keisha Lance Bottoms with former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who endorsed her candidacy

With the results in from 100 percent of the 171 precincts, Florida A&M University alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms finished with 46,464 votes (50.41 percent) to opponent Mary Norwood’s 45,705 (49.54 percent) in the Atlanta mayoral race.

Bottoms declared victory with her 759 vote margin.

“Atlanta, I'm so honored to be your 60th mayor,” she told a crowd of supporters.

But Norwood hasn’t conceded. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “she says she's waiting for absentee ballots from the military and provisional ballots that won't be tabulated until Thursday. Norwood is asking for a recount.”