In the first-ever election for the post, incumbent Fulton County Chief Magistrate Cassandra Kirk overwhelmed challenger Louis Levenson, pulling in 73.6 percent of the 103,811 votes cast to Levenson’s 27,351.

Kirk has served as chief magistrate since 2015 after being appointed to the job by Gov. Nathan Deal as part of a reorganization of the Magistrate Court authorized by the General Assembly.