Down to two in Tupelo mayor race
On June 8th voters will go back to the polls and make their decision on who to vote for the new mayor of Tupelo.
Posted: Apr 7, 2021 6:41 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Brown
TUPELO, Miss (WTVA)- On June 8th voters will go back to the polls and make their decision on who to vote for the new mayor of Tupelo.
Victor Fleitas(D) and Todd Jordan(R) will both be in the general election in June.
Source: NBC News
Fleitas said Wednesday, I m certain we are going to have points of agreement, certainly there will be some points where we will have to agree to disagree
TUPELO â¢Â Todd Jordan, a Lee County supervisor and a realtor, on Tuesday night won the Republican primary for mayor, upending the local political status quo and cementing a rapid rise through the ranks of power.
In unofficial results, Jordan, 50, defeated Markel Whittington, 71, a three-term member of the Tupelo City Council, by capturing 54.9% of the Republican primary vote. Jordan held a 416-vote lead, before absentee ballots were counted. According to the municipal clerk, there are only 179 outstanding absentee ballots in the Republican primary.
Whittington ran as an experienced leader in city government who could lead Tupelo with a steady hand, but Jordan promised a fresh face and a new direction at City Hall, and didnât hesitate to criticize outgoing Mayor Jason Shelton.
TUPELO â¢Â Todd Jordan, a Lee County supervisor and a realtor, on Tuesday night won the Republican primary for mayor, upending the local political status quo and cementing a rapid rise through the ranks of power.
In unofficial results, Jordan, 50, defeated Markel Whittington, 71, a three-term member of the Tupelo City Council, by capturing 54.9% of the Republican primary vote. Jordan held a 416-vote lead, before absentee ballots were counted. According to the municipal clerk, there are only 179 outstanding absentee ballots in the Republican primary.
Whittington ran as an experienced leader in city government who could lead Tupelo with a steady hand, but Jordan promised a fresh face and a new direction at City Hall, and didnât hesitate to criticize outgoing Mayor Jason Shelton.
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