Election Day 2026: Operation Fulton County

Fulton County roundup: Ivory defeats Pitts in Democratic runoff for chair

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners will have a new chair next year after the incumbent lost in the Democratic primary – along with at least three more new faces on the dais. Chair Robb Pitts lost the June 16 Democratic primary runoff to former Commissioner Mo Ivory. While Pitts campaigned for Ivory during her 2024 election to the board of commissioners, the officials clashed throughout 2025 on a property tax hike, program funding, and poli…

Election Day 2026: Operation Fulton County

Fulton County District 4 Commissioner Mo Ivory. Photo by Tabius McCoy/The Atlanta Voice The next chairperson of the seven-member Fulton County Board of Commissioners will be chosen tonight. Election Day is back, and this time the runoff results are final. The Georgia primary election for the county’s Board of Commissioners chair is between the incumbent Robb Pitts and Fulton County District 4 Commissioner Mo Ivory. Both candidates have plans to …