Bolton and Massiah win DeKalb County Commissioner seats; Eshé Collins projected to win Atlanta City Council runoff election

Eshé P. Collins is currently as the immediate past Chair of the Atlanta Board of Education. (Photo: Atlanta Public Schools)Tuesday saw the runoff elections for many local races around the Metro Atlanta area. Surprisingly, Eshé Collins was not declared of the vacant citywide seat in the Atlanta City Council, defeating Nicole Evans Jones. Consequently, Collins is carrying 60% of the vote with 96% of the precincts reporting. Previously, Nicole Evans Jones led November’s race with 40% of the vote and Eshé Collins with 25%, respectively.& Collins is a current member of the Atlanta School Board. She was elected to the Atlanta Board of Education in 2013 and reelected in 2017 and 2021.& Consequently, Jones took to social media to voice her thoughts:“ATLANTA STRONGER is…the power of the vote,” Evans Jones said. “What a wonderful journey the last 9 months have been. I am eternally grateful and unbelievably exhausted. Thank you Atlanta.”& The Atlanta School Board will hold an election on Nov. 4, 2025, for Districts 2, 4, 6, and Seat 8 At-Large. Meanwhile, Collins will have to run again if she wants to remain on the Atlanta City Council. All seats are up for election on Nov. 4, 2025. DeKalb...