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Her win winds down a protracted campaign that culminated in a run-off election.
Democrat Bottoms faced independent Mary Norwood in Tuesday’s nonpartisan runoff to succeed Mayor Kasim Reed, who was term limited from seeking re-election.
Bottoms and Norwood earned about 26% and 21%, respectively, of the vote in the general election on November 6, emerging as the top two candidates from a field of 11.
The distance between the two candidates was razor thin on Tuesday night, with 100 percent of precincts reporting and the two candidates both at 50 percent.
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