2013 Macon mayoral election

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September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17) (first round)
October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15) (Runoff)

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Candidate	Robert Reichert	C. Jack Ellis
First round	17,810 49.58%	10,838 30.17%
Runoff	25,899 63.04%	15,182 36.96%


Candidate	Samuel F. Hart	Charles Bishop
First round	4,101 11.42%	2,452 6.83%
Runoff	Eliminated	Eliminated

Mayor before election

Robert Reichert (as Mayor of Macon)
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Robert Reichert
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The 2013 Macon mayoral election took place on October 15, 2013, following a primary election on September 17, 2013. The election followed the consolidation of the city of Macon and Bibb County, and was the first election for Mayor of the consolidated city-county. The election was originally scheduled for July 16, 2013, but because the state of Georgia required preclearance for voting changes under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Department of Justice was required to approve the change, which it did not do in time for the election to be held.^[1]

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert fell short of winning an absolute majority in the September 17 election, and advanced to a runoff election against former Mayor C. Jack Ellis. Reichert defeated Ellis in a landslide, winning 63 percent of the vote to Ellis's 37 percent.

Primary election

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Candidates

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Robert Reichert, Mayor of Macon^[2]
C. Jack Ellis, former Mayor of Macon^[3]
Samuel F. Hart, Chairman of the Bibb County Commission^[4]
Charles Bishop, former Chairman of the Bibb County Commission^[5]
Joe Allen, Bibb County Commissioner^[6]
David Cousino, security manager^[7]

Results

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2013 Macon mayoral primary election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Robert Reichert	17,810	49.58%
	Nonpartisan	C. Jack Ellis	10,838	30.17%
	Nonpartisan	Samuel F. Hart	4,101	11.42%
	Nonpartisan	Charles F. Bishop	2,452	9.57%
	Nonpartisan	Joe Allen	613	1.71%
	Nonpartisan	David Cousino	107	0.30%
Total votes			35,921	100.00%

General election

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Results

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2013 Macon mayoral general election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Robert Reichert	25,899	63.04%
	Nonpartisan	C. Jack Ellis	15,182	36.96%
Total votes			41,081	100.00%

References

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^ Ramati, Phillip (June 28, 2013). "Macon-Bibb elections set for Sept. 17". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Gaines, Jim (March 8, 2013). "Ellis, Reichert announce mayoral bids: Reichert: Roads projects among accomplishments". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Gaines, Jim (March 8, 2013). "Ellis, Reichert announce mayoral bids: Ellis: People must come together for merger to work". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Ramati, Phillip (February 28, 2013). "Hart to run for mayor". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Stucka, Mike (March 26, 2013). "Bishop announces Macon-Bibb mayor bid". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Ramati, Phillip (April 6, 2013). "Allen running for Macon-Bibb mayor". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Ramati, Phillip (April 25, 2013). "Three more qualify to run for new Macon-Bibb government". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ "SPECIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 - View Election Results". 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ "SPECIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION RUNOFF - OCTOBER 15, 2013 - View Election Results". 2013. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

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