The Democratic primary for the 1953 Atlanta Board of Aldermen election was held on May 13, 1953. It was held concurrently with the 1953 primaries for mayor and school board. All nominees won election on December 2 except for Joe Allen (2nd Ward Position 2), who was defeated by independent candidate Robert E. Lee Field. The position of Board President, an at-large elected position, was created for the ballot.
Board President
Lee Evans
1st Ward Position 1
Joe Salem* James E. "Jim" Jackson* Herchel "Sparky" Coile
1st Ward Position 2
L. O. Moseley Robert Dennis
2nd Ward Position 1
Ed A. Gilliam
2nd Ward Position 2
Joe Allen Robert E. Lee Field
3rd Ward Position 1
W. T. "Bill" Knight T. J. "Tom" Couch
3rd Ward Position 2
Clarence Welch Colie B. Whitaker
4th Ward Position 1
Lester Hardy* Roy Bell Douglas Wood*
4th Ward Position 2
Jess H. Watson Dean Callaway Charlie Leftwich
5th Ward Position 1
John A. White
5th Ward Position 2
Jimmy Walker Hamilton Douglas Jr* Jimmy Vickers* Lee Watson George H. Kasper Jr
6th Ward position 1
T. Wayne Blanchard
6th Ward Position 2
Jack Summers John T. Marler
7th Ward Position 2
Milton Farris E. E. "Buster" Cooper
8th Ward Position 2
R. M. "Bob" Clark* Sam Jones Cobb C. Torrance*
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