2021 Jackson mayoral election

2021 Jackson mayoral election

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Candidate Chokwe Antar Lumumba Les Tannehill Charlotte Reeves Party Democratic Independent Independent Popular vote 13,220 2,541 1,705 Percentage 69.1% 13.3% 8.9%

Mayor before election Chokwe Antar Lumumba Democratic Elected mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Democratic

The 2021 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 8, 2021, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Primary elections took place on April 6, and the primary runoff was scheduled on April 27. Incumbent mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was re-elected to a second term in office with 69.1% of the vote. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Qualified

• Chokwe Antar Lumumba, incumbent mayor ^[2]
• Patty Patterson, candidate for the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2015 ^{[1] [2]}
• Kenneth Wilson, former firefighter ^[3]

Endorsements

Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont (2007–present); U.S. representative from VT-AL (1991–2007); mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989); chair of the Senate Budget Committee (2021–present); candidate for president in 2016 and 2020 ^[4] ( Independent )

Results

Democratic primary ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)	13,735	69.23
	Democratic	Kenneth Wilson	3,689	18.59
	Democratic	Patty Patterson	2,417	12.81
Total votes			19,841	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Qualified

• Ponto Downing, activist and perennial candidate ^{[6] [7]}
• Jason Wells, police officer, fireman, and nominee for mayor in 2017 ^{[8] [9]}

Results

Republican primary ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Wells	293	73.62
	Republican	Ponto Downing	105	26.38
Total votes			398	100.00

Independents

Qualified

• Shafeqah BigMama Lodree, businesswoman ^{[10] [2]}
• Charlotte Reeves, businesswoman and perennial candidate ^{[11] [2]}
• Les Tannehill, former Hinds County sheriff's deputy and candidate for Hinds County sheriff in 2015 ^{[12] [2]}

General election

Results

General election results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)	13,220	69.1
	Independent	Les Tannehill	2,541	13.3
	Independent	Charlotte Reeves	1,705	8.9
	Independent	Shafeqah BigMama Lodree	805	4.2
	Republican	Jason Wells	790	4.1
Total votes			19,134	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2021)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
2. Crown, Kayode (February 12, 2021). "Mayor, Jackson City Council Leaders Face Primary Challengers on April 6". Jackson Free Press .
3. "Ken Wilson announces run for Jackson mayor". WJTV . January 10, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
4. "Sen. Sanders endorses Mayor Lumumba for reelection". WJTV . March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
5. "Election Results". www.wlbt.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
6. Cleveland, Tyler (May 29, 2013). "Downing: The Man With the Answers". Jackson Free Press . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
7. Hannibal, Cecil (April 1, 2021). "Mayoral candidate Ponto Downing campaigns to 'Reopen Jackson'". WAPT . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
8. Simmons, Scott (March 31, 2021). "Republican Jason D. Wells wants to be Jackson's next mayor". WAPT . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
9. Wolfe, Anna (June 27, 2016). "2017 scene-setter: The other Jackson mayoral candidates". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
10. Ballou, Howard (December 10, 2019). "School custodian who relied on JATRAN to get to work given new car for Christmas". WLBT . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
11. Cleveland, Tyler (May 1, 2013). "Reeves: A Woman with a Vision". Jackson Free Press . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
12. Nave, R. L. (September 16, 2015). "Tannehill: 'You Deserve to Feel Safe'". Jackson Free Press . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
13. "Official Summary Report-June 8, 2021 General Election". City of Jackson. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Shafeqah BigMama Lodree (I) for Mayor Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) for Mayor
• Les Tannehill (I) for Mayor