Macon, Georgia municipal election, 2007

The 2007 municipal election was held on November 6, 2007 to elect a mayor and 15 council members to the City Council of Macon, Georgia; a run-off election on December 14 was unnecessary. Party primaries were held on July 17; Democrat Richard Reichert and Republican David Cousino won their respective parties' mayoral candidacies, with no need for a scheduled run-off election on August 14; Reichert won the mayoral election, and will take office on December 4th. He will replace Hakim Mansour Ellis, who was constitutionally barred from seeking re-election to a third term.

Declared Candidates

Mayor

(italics indicate primary winners)

Democratic

  • Thelma Dillard
  • Henry Ficklin
  • Anita Ponder
  • Lance Randall
  • Robert Reichert (Winner of the election)

Republican

  • David Cousino
  • Arlan Gibson

City Council

Ward I

Post 1 (citywide)
  • Rick Hutto (D)
  • Keith Moffett (D)
  • Benda Youmas (D)
Post 2
  • Lonnie Miley (D)
Post 3
  • Victor Hunt (D)
  • Elaine Lucas (D)

Ward II

Post 1 (citywide)
  • James Timley (D)
Post 2
  • Mike Cranford (D)
  • Al Tillman (D)
Post 3
  • David Booker (D)
  • Ed DeFore (D)

Ward III

Post 1 (citywide)
  • Cartese Dillard (D)
  • Larry Schlesinger (D)
Post 2
  • Alveno Ross (D)
Post 3
  • Marshall Burkett, Jr. (D)
  • Thomas Ellington (D)
  • DeArious Rhodes (D)

Ward IV

Post 1 (citywide)
  • Regina Davis (D)
  • Willette Hill-Chambliss (D)
  • Miriam Lucas Paris (D)
Post 2
  • Charles Jones (D)
Post 3
  • Harold Franklin (I)
  • Gerald Harvey (D)
  • Virgil Watkins, Jr. (D)

Ward V

Post 1 (citywide)
  • Lauren Benedict (D)
Post 2
  • Nancy White (R)
Post 3
  • Erick Erickson (R)