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Jackson mayoral race appears to be heading toward a runoff between two Democrats

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – It appears the Jackson mayoral race will proceed to a runoff between two Democratic candidates. With 80 out of 81 precincts reporting, State Sen. John Horhn is leading the race with 11,909 votes. Incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba has the second highest amount of votes at 4,124. Horhn and Lumumba are expected to advance to the Democratic Primary Runoff on April 22. Whoever wins the runoff will advance to the General El…

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Mayor Lumumba reacts to primary election results in Jackson mayoral race

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks to the press after initial results are released on Election Day, April 1, 2025.

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Jackson mayoral runoff between Lumumba and Horhn

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is facing the fight of his political life.

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Horhn Leads Lumumba in Democratic Primary for Jackson Mayor

Mississippi Sen. John Horhn holds a commanding lead over incumbent Chokwe A. Lumumba in the Democratic primary for Jackson mayor with the vast majority of votes counted from Tuesday's election. The post Horhn Holds Commanding Lead Over Incumbent Lumumba in Democratic Primary for Jackson Mayor appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

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Jackson mayoral race appears to be heading toward a runoff between two Democrats

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – It appears the Jackson mayoral race will proceed to a runoff between two Democratic candidates. With 80 out of 81 precincts reporting, State Sen. John Horhn is leading the race with 11,909 votes. Incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba has the second highest amount of votes at 4,124. Horhn and Lumumba are expected to advance to the Democratic Primary Runoff on April 22. Whoever wins the runoff will advance to the General El…

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Top stories from Mississippi’s Municipal Primary Elections

Over 80 percent of capital city Democrats choose someone other than Lumumba, Republican voters in Ocean Springs clean house, and more headlines from Tuesday’s primary elections.

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Municipal primaries: Jackson Democrats head to runoff as suburbs gets answers - SuperTalk Mississippi

When polls across Mississippi closed Tuesday evening after a day full of municipal races, eyes statewide turned to see if voters in the capital city were going to stick with or move away from embattled Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. While no candidate in the Democratic primary broke the required 50% threshold, a tough task with 12 candidates on the ballot, it quickly became apparent that Lumumba had lost support since his last bid for mayor in 2021…

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WJTV broke the news in Jackson, United States on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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