<P> The election was first certified on December 11 , 2017 , and showed Bottoms remain in the lead with 46,667 , or 50.45 percent , and Norwood had 45,835 , or 49.55 percent thus increasing her lead to 832 while still remaining below the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a recount . The recount , which occurred on December 14 , 2017 , showed that Norwood picked up five votes and Bottoms lost six in Fulton County , while DeKalb County remained the same . The election was re-certified on December 17 , 2017 after Fulton County accepted the new results . Norwood officially conceded the race to Lance Bottoms on December 21 , 2017 . Lance Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta , GA on January 2 , 2018 . </P>
<P> The election was first certified on December 11 , 2017 , and showed Bottoms remain in the lead with 46,667 , or 50.45 percent , and Norwood had 45,835 , or 49.55 percent thus increasing her lead to 832 while still remaining below the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a recount . The recount , which occurred on December 14 , 2017 , showed that Norwood picked up five votes and Bottoms lost six in Fulton County , while DeKalb County remained the same . The election was re-certified on December 17 , 2017 after Fulton County accepted the new results . Norwood officially conceded the race to Lance Bottoms on December 21 , 2017 . Lance Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta , GA on January 2 , 2018 . </P>
who is the newly elected mayor of atlanta
who is the newly elected mayor of atlanta
Lance Bottoms
Lance Bottoms