2020 Macon County mayoral election|
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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[1]
- Larry Schlesinger, Bibb County Commissioner[2]
- Blake Sullivan, businessman[3]
- Clifford Whitby, former Chairman of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority[4]
- Marc B. Whitfield, retired banker[5]
Runoff election
Results
2020 Macon mayoral election runoff[7]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Nonpartisan |
Lester Miller |
22,846 |
59.18% |
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Nonpartisan |
Cliffard Whitby |
15,716 |
40.82% |
| Total votes |
38,602 |
100.00% |
References
- Eason, Jenna (August 12, 2020). "Lester Miller defeats Cliffard Whitby, elected next Macon-Bibb County mayor". Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- Savage, Randall (May 13, 2020). "Larry Schlesinger: Meet the Macon mayoral candidate who wants to bring the city's 'family' together". WMAZ-TV. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- Savage, Randall (May 13, 2020). "Blake Sullivan: Meet the Macon mayoral candidate who wants to stop county infighting". WMAZ-TV. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- Savage, Randall (May 13, 2020). "Cliffard Whitby: Meet the Macon mayoral candidate who wants to fight causes of crime and blight". WMAZ-TV. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- Savage, Randall (April 5, 2020). "Cliffard Whitby: Meet the Macon mayoral candidate who wants to fight causes of crime and blight". Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- Eason, Jenna (July 20, 2020). "State releases official election results. Here are final vote counts for Bibb County". Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections (August 14, 2020). "Election Summary Report - Closed Primary - BIBB - August 11, 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
