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The 2021 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 8, 2021, alongside other Jackson municipal races. [1] [2] [3] [4] Incumbent mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was re-elected to a second term in office. Primary elections took place on April 6. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The deadline to register to vote in the party primaries was March 8. [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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Wells | 293 | 73.62 | |
| Republican | Ponto Downing | 105 | 26.38 | |
| Total votes | 398 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent) | 13,160 | 69.3 | ||
| Independent | Les Tannehill | 2,536 | 13.4 | ||
| Independent | Charlotte Reeves | 1,697 | 8.9 | ||
| Independent | Shafeqah BigMama Lodree | 801 | 4.2 | ||
| Republican | Jason Wells | 786 | 4.1 | ||
| Total votes | 18,980 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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