TUPELO â¢Â Chad Mims on Tuesday night won the Republican nomination in the Ward 1 runoff election, bringing an end to a hotly contested GOP primary. Mims, a 43-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative, defeated Amanda Angle, an accountant. Uncertified but complete election day results gathered from local polling precincts and absentee ballots show that Mims received 51.1% of the votes to 48.9% for Angle. Mims campaigned on looking at potential ideas to improve public safety in neighborhoods, working to improve the golf course at the Bel Air Center and exploring quality of life projects in the ward. âYou also want to make it where itâs a safe area to live and exercise,â Mims said in a previous interview with the Daily Journal. âIt helps the property values in the area as well as makes it safer. People that are moving into Tupelo especially are looking for somewhere to move to, thatâs one of the big areas that they look at.â