Jackson mayoral race: Incumbent Chokwe Lumumba sails to victory in election primary Justin Vicory, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba sailed to victory in the citywide primary elections, easily securing nearly 70% of the total vote, according to unofficial results Tuesday evening.
The margin of victory means Lumumba will head straight to the general election on June 8.
He will now face Jason Wells, who won the Republican primary, and three Independent candidates Shafeqah BigMama Lodree, Charlotte Reeves and Les Tannehill.
Lumumba, who is seeking a second term, beat out fellow Democratic candidates Patty Patterson, a longtime community organizer and activist, and Ken Wilson, a former Jackson firefighter.
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Show Transcript ERIN PICKENS. HAPPENING TOMORROW MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI. VOTERS WILL BE DECIDING WHO WILL SERVE IN ROLES LIKE MAYOR AND ON CITY COUNCILS AND BOARDS OF ALDERMEN. IN JACKSON THERE ARE FIVE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET YOU HAVE CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA, PATTY PATTERSON, AND KENNETH WILSON. THERE ALSO TWO ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET PONTO DOWNING AND JASON WELLS. WE WILL BE WATCHING THE RACES NOT ONLY IN THE CAPITAL CITY BUT IN CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE METRO. REMEMBER TO GET YO
Women for Progress hosts virtual Jackson Mayoral Debate
Women for Progress hosts virtual Jackson Mayoral Debate
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Downing, Lumumba, Wilson
Women for Progress of MS, Inc., along with sponsoring partners, hosted a 2021 City of Jackson Mayoral Debate, Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 7 p.m. virtually at Mississippi College School of Law. Only three of the eight candidates running for mayor participated in the debate.
D’Andra Orey, professor of political science at Jackson State University and Donna Ladd, publisher,
Jackson Free Press served as moderators for the debate.
Incumbent Mayor of Jackson, Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Kenneth Wilson are the Democrats who participated in the debate along with Ponto “Ronnie” Downing, the only Republican that participated in the City of Jackson Mayoral Debate.