Atlanta May Need Recount to Settle Mayor's Race

The Atlanta mayor's race remains too close to call. Kasim Reed led Mary Norwood by 758 votes out of 83,000 cast in yesterday's runoff election, a razor-thin margin of .92%. Only about 700 provisional ballots remain to be counted, but the race is so tight that Norwood isn't conceding. “I think a recount, when you’re this close is appropriate, absolutely appropriate,” she said today.

Reed has declared victory but promised to "respect the process" if Norwood requests a recount when the vote is certified later this week, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She can do so if the margin remains under 1%. Norwood is vying to become the city's first white mayor in more than three decades.
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