2021 Jackson mayoral election
June 8, 2021 (2021-06-08)
 
Candidate Chokwe Antar Lumumba Les Tannehill Charlotte Reeves
Party Democratic Independent Independent
Popular vote 13,160 2,536 1,697
Percentage 69.3% 13.4% 8.9%
Mayor before election

Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Democratic

The 2021 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 8, 2021, alongside other Jackson municipal races.[1][2][3][4] Incumbent mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was re-elected to a second term in office. Primary elections took place on April 6.[1][2][3][4][5] The deadline to register to vote in the party primaries was March 8.[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Qualified

Disqualified

  • Gwen Ward Chapman, Independent candidate for mayor in 2017[1][5][8]

Endorsements

Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)
U.S. Senators

Results

Democratic Primary[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent) 13,735 69.23
Democratic Kenneth Wilson 3,689 18.59
Democratic Patty Patterson 2,417 12.81
Total votes 19,841 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Qualified

Results

Republican Primary[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Wells 293 73.62
Republican Ponto Downing 105 26.38
Total votes 398 100.00

Independents

Qualified

General election

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent) 13,160 69.3
Independent Les Tannehill 2,536 13.4
Independent Charlotte Reeves 1,697 8.9
Independent Shafeqah BigMama Lodree 801 4.2
Republican Jason Wells 786 4.1
Total votes 18,980 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2021)". Ballotpedia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Crown, Kayode. "Mayor, Jackson City Council Leaders Face Primary Challengers on April 6". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Crown, Kayode. "So Far, Six Candidates Running for Jackson Mayor, 12 For City Council Seats". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vicory, Justin. "Jackson election: Here's a list of who is running for mayor, city council". The Clarion-Ledger.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Warren, Anthony. "Stacked races for Jackson mayor, council posts". www.wlbt.com.
  6. ↑ "Patty Patterson - Community volunteer Jackson, Mississippi". Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Ken Wilson announces run for Jackson mayor". January 10, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Election Certification". Unofficial Result. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sen. Sanders endorses Mayor Lumumba for reelection". WJTV. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Election Results". www.wlbt.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  11. ↑ Clevel, Tyler. "Downing: The Man With the Answers". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
  12. ↑ "Jason Wells". www.facebook.com.
  13. ↑ Ballou, Howard. "School custodian who relied on JATRAN to get to work given new car for Christmas". www.wlbt.com.
  14. ↑ Clevel, Tyler. "Reeves: A Woman with a Vision". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
  15. ↑ Nave, R. L. "Tannehill: 'You Deserve to Feel Safe'". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
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