Tupelo council incumbents ousted in primary runoffs Someone in Okolona voting in the April 27, 2021 municipal party primary runoffs (Alvin Ivy) Two members of the Tupelo City Council lost their bids for re-election Tuesday in municipal primary runoffs. Posted: Apr 27, 2021 9:38 PM Posted By: Craig Ford TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Two members of the Tupelo City Council lost their bids for re-election Tuesday in municipal primary runoffs. Republican Janet Gaston defeated Ward 6 Councilman Mike Bryan with 60 percent of the vote. She will face Democrat Rasheeda Iyanda in the June general election. Democrat Rosie Jones beat Ward 7 Councilman Willie Jennings with 55 percent of the vote. Jones will replace Jennings on the City Council since all the candidates in that race ran as Democrats.