By Andrian Putra
Atlanta, November 9, 2026 – A year after falling just short in the race for Atlanta City Council president, Rohit Malhotra is headed to the Fulton County Commission.
The Indian American founder of the Center for Civic Innovation won the special election for District 4 with 46,103 votes, or 66.8%, according to unofficial results. That was more than enough to avoid a runoff.
FULTON COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 4 (SPECIAL ELECTION)
Rohit Malhotra – 46,103 (66.80%)
Aaron A. Sampson Jr. – 16,906 (24.50%)
Natalie Hall – 4,245 (6.15%)
Karen Rene’ – 1,762 (2.55%)
“Tonight is a historic night and when we said we were going to win up and down the ballot, we meant it,” Malhotra said in an election-night statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, crediting a “multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-generational coalition.”
The seat opened when Commissioner Mo Ivory resigned to run for commission chair, a race she also won. All four candidates were Democrats, including Hall, who held the seat until 2024. The district takes in East Atlanta, Hapeville and parts of East Point and College Park.
Source: Georgia’s Secretary of State
