If elected, Norwood would become the city's first white mayor in a generation
(AP) -- Atlantans go to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor, choosing from among two candidates in a hotly contested runoff that apeared heavily focused on race.
City councilwoman Mary Norwood and former state Sen. Kasim Reed have spent a month battling each other in debates and TV ads in hopes of moving their supporters to the polls. While Norwood has been focused on her grassroots strategy, Reed took a more flashy approach, with a blitz of endorsements that included the Rev. Joseph Lowery and former mayoral candidate and city council President Lisa Borders.
Early voting showed whites outpacing blacks in a contest expected to focus heavily on race.
If elected, Norwood would become the city's first white mayor in a generation.
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