Reed Declared Winner

Published Dec. 5, 2009 at 10:25 p.m.

(WSB Radio) - Former state Sen. Kasim Reed has been certified as Atlanta's mayor-elect.

Fulton County Elections director Barry Garner says the board certified the election results Saturday afternoon.  Even though the certification was official, Reed's challenger in the runoff election, Mary Norwood, has said she will formally ask on Monday for a recount of the ballots.

Out of 84,383 votes cast, Reed received 715 votes more than Norwood, or 0.84 percent more. Under state law, a candidate who loses by less than 1 percent of the votes cast has the right to request a recount.

If Reed's numbers hold, he will succeed Mayor Shirley Franklin on Jan. 4.

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