Cobb County

City of Mableton elects first mayor, city council

MABLETON, Ga. — The newly formed City of Mableton now has its first mayor and city council.

Voters on Tuesday participated in runoff elections to select a mayor and four councilors.

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In March, voters picked city council members for districts one and six.

Michael Owens appears to have won the mayor’s seat with 55.68% of the votes, according to the Cobb County Elections Office.

Mayor

CandidatePercentageVotes
Michael Owens55.68%3,396
Aaron Carman44.32%2,703

Owens told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that he wants to preserve home values and fight for affordable home ownership, among other things.

Carman, who appears to have lost the runoff election, voted against the cityhood last November and supported the de-annexation from the Mableton movement.

Voters chose to fill the remaining council seats with Dami Oladapo, Keisha Jeffcoat, Patricia J. Auch and TJ Ferguson.

City Council - District 2

CandidatePercentageVotes
Dami Oladapo52.88%303
Monica Evette Delancy47.12%270

City Council - District 3

CandidatePercentageVotes
Keisha Jeffcoat56.98%637
Yashica Marshall43.02%481

City Council - District 4

CandidatePercentageVotes
Patricia J. Auch56.93%1,269
Cassandra Lynn Brown43.07%960

City Council - District 5

CandidatePercentageVotes
TJ Ferguson52.43%583
Cheryl Davis47.57%529

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