Nancy Denson is an American politician who served as mayor of U.S. city of Athens, Georgia, from 2011 to 2019. First elected mayor in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, Denson has been in public service since 1980 starting as an Athens City Council member.
Denson was elected as a council member for the Athens City Council in 1980, becoming the first woman to hold this position. She served as the president of the 10th District and was a member of all council committees.
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The nonpartisan 2010 General Election was held on November 2, 2010, and Nancy Denson beat both 20-year-old UGA student Glenn Stegall and former mayor of Athens Gwen O'Looney to be elected mayor of Athens-Clarke County. On May 22, 2018, county commissioner Kelly Girtz was elected to replace Denson as mayor of Athens-Clarke County. Denson was ineligible to seek a third term due to term limits.
Athens-Clarke County mayoral election, 2010
Candidate
Votes
%
Nancy Denson
8,929
34.0
Gwen O'Looney
6,091
23.2
Spencer Frye
5,498
21.0
Charlie M. Maddox
4,741
18.1
Glenn Stegall
967
3.7
Source: Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections[3]
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