The 1981 Atlanta City Council took place on October 6, 1981, to elect the Atlanta City Council, with a runoff held on October 27, 1981. The election took place concurrently with the 1981 Atlanta mayoral election.
Council President
Declared candidates
Marvin S. Arrington Sr. (won) Arthur Langford Jr. Harold Williams
District 1
Wilma Denise Jackson Debby McCarty
District 2
Charles Allen Bill Campbell (won) Carrie Copeland Grace Davis Mercedes King
District 3
Declared candidates
Charles Bennett James Howard David Reeves
Withdrawn candidates
M. G. Amos
District 4
James Bond Thomas Cuffie Robert "Tree" Reese Hildred Shumake Jr
District 5
Jerome Carithers Morris Finley Amos Moore Johnny Williams
Disqualified candidates
J. Jackson
District 6
Mary Davis Louis Foster
District 7
Buddy Fowlkes
District 8
Richard Guthman Jr
District 9
Larkin Bell Archie Byron (won) Fredrick Gilbert Robert "Bob" Lane Verdree Lockhart Benny T. Smith Ernest Lee Wheeler
District 10
Ira Jackson Larry E. Moss
District 11
Jim Maddox Jacob C. Maxey Sylvester Stinson Vangie Watkins
District 12
Dozier Smith Fred Steeple
At-Large Post 13
Marion L. Green Sidney Hunter Robb Pitts (won) John Sweet
At-Large Post 14
Carolyn Long Banks (won) Ben Perry
At-Large Post 15
Sherman Barge Elaine Wiggins Lester
At-Large Post 16
Barbara Miller Asher
At-Large Post 17
Myrtle R. Davis (won) John H. Lewis Sr. Q. V. Williamson (incumbent)
At-Large Post 18
Jack Summers John Lewis
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