2020 Macon mayoral election

2020 Macon County mayoral election

May 19, 2020 (primary) August 11, 2020 (runoff)

Candidate Lester Miller Cliffard Whitby Blake Sullivan Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 17,011 42.36% 11,015 27.43% 5,457 13.59% Runoff 22,846 59.18% 15,756 40.82% Eliminated   Candidate Larry Schlesinger Marc B. Whitfield Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 4,769 11.88% 1,868 4.65% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election Robert Reichert Elected mayor Lester Miller

The 2020 Macon mayoral election took place on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, with a runoff election held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Incumbent Mayor Robert Reichert, the first mayor following the consolidation of Macon and Bibb County, was term-limited and could not run for re-election. After no candidate received a majority of the vote in the election, a runoff election was held, and County School Board President Lester Miller defeated Clifford Whitby, the former Chairman of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority.

General election

Candidates

• Lester Miller, President of the Bibb County School Board
• Larry Schlesinger, Bibb County Commissioner
• Blake Sullivan, businessman
• Clifford Whitby, former Chairman of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority
• Marc B. Whitfield, retired banker

Results

2020 Macon mayoral primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lester Miller	17,011	42.36%
	Nonpartisan	Cliffard Whitby	11,015	27.43%
	Nonpartisan	Blake Sullivan	5,457	13.59%
	Nonpartisan	Larry Schlesinger	4,769	11.88%
	Nonpartisan	Marc B. Whitfield	1,868	4.65%
	Write-in		34	0.08%
Total votes			40,154	100.00%

Runoff election

Results

2020 Macon mayoral election runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lester Miller	22,846	59.18%
	Nonpartisan	Cliffard Whitby	15,716	40.82%
Total votes			38,602	100.00%