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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.
The incumbent mayor nabbed just over 69% of the total vote, or 13,773 of the 19,887 votes cast for the three mayoral candidates.
Wilson finished with 3,691 votes and Patterson secured 2,423 votes.
In the Republican primary, Wells defeated Downing with a winning margin of 69%. Wells received 297 votes to Downing s 105 votes.
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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