2025 Mississippi local elections

2025 Mississippi local elections

← 2021 April 1 — June 3, 2025 2029 →

Jackson Gulfport Southaven Biloxi Hattiesburg Olive Branch Tupelo Meridian Cities over 30,000 with municipal elections. Click on a city name to skip to that city's section.

For related races, see 2025 Mississippi elections and 2025 United States local elections.

Mississippi is scheduled to hold elections in its various municipalities throughout 2025. Municipal elections in Mississippi are partisan.

Election schedule

Source: Mississippi Secretary of State's office. ^[1]

• April 1: Primary election.
• April 22: Primary election runoffs.
• June 3: General election.

Jackson

2025 Jackson mayoral election

←  2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate John Horhn Kenny Gee Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Democratic

Main article: 2025 Jackson mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Jackson, Mississippi is Democrat Chokwe Antar Lumumba, serving since 2017. He won his last election in 2021 with 69.1% of the vote. In November 2024, Lumumba was indicted on federal bribery charges. ^[2] He finished with a distant second place in the Democratic primary, losing to John Horhn.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• John Horhn, member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 26th district (1993–present)

Eliminated in runoff

• Chokwe A. Lumumba, incumbent mayor (2017–present)

Eliminated in first round

• David Archie, former Hinds County supervisor
• James "Blue" Butler
• LaKeisha J. Crye
• Delano Funches
• Socrates Garrett, businessman
• Tim Henderson
• James E. Hopkins
• Kourtney Christopher Paige
• Keyshia E. Sanders, convicted felon
• Ali M. ShamsidDeen, candidate for the Seventh Judicial District in 2014
• Marcus Wallace, former mayor of Edwards, Mississippi (2013–2021)
• Albert Wilson, businessman and Democratic primary candidate for Governor of Mississippi in 2019

Results

2025 Jackson mayoral Democratic primary election

First round		Candidate	Primary Apr. 1, 2025 [3]		Runoff Apr. 22, 2025 (Unofficial) [4]
	Democratic	John Horhn	12,359	48.36%	17,729	74.90%
	Democratic	Chokwe A. Lumumba (incumbent)	4,285	16.77%	5,940	25.10%
	Democratic	Tim Henderson	3,499	13.69%	Eliminated
	Democratic	Delano Funches	2,118	8.29%
	Democratic	Marcus Wallace	1,041	4.07%
	Democratic	Socrates Garrett	684	2.68%
	Democratic	David Archie	552	2.16%
	Democratic	LaKeisha J. Crye	361	1.41%
	Democratic	Albert Wilson	281	1.10%
	Democratic	James E. Hopkins	264	1.03%
	Democratic	Kourtney Christopher Paige	85	0.33%
	Democratic	James "Blue" Butler	29	0.11%
Total			25,558	100.00%	23,669	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Kenny Gee

Eliminated in runoff

• Wilfred Beal

Eliminated in first round

• Ponto Downing, Republican primary candidate for Mayor of Jackson in 2021

Results

2025 Jackson mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results)

Party		Candidate	Primary (unofficial) Apr. 1, 2025		Runoff Apr. 22, 2025 Unofficial [4]
	Republican	Kenny Gee	129	40.82%	97	63.40%
	Republican	Wilfred Beal	117	37.03%	56	36.60%
	Republican	Ponto Ronnie Downing	70	22.15%	Eliminated
Total			316	100.00%	153	100.00%

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidates have filed to be on the general election ballot awaiting certification: ^[5]

• Rodney DePriest
• John Olver Emmerich III
• Zach Servis
• Lille Stewart-Robinson
• Kim Wade

General election

2025 Jackson mayoral election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Horhn	16,377	67.2%
	Independent	Rodney DePriest	6,736	27.6%
	Independent	Zach Servis	620	2.5%
	Republican	Kenny Gee	232	1%
	Independent	Lille Stewart-Robinson	202	0.8%
	Independent	Kim Wade	196	0.8%
Total votes

Official campaign websites

• Rodney DePriest (I)
• Delano Funches (D, eliminated)
• Socrates Garrett (D, eliminated)
• Tim Henderson (D, eliminated)
• John Horhn (D)
• Chokwe A. Lumumba (D, eliminated)
• Kim Wade (I)
• Marcus Wallace (D, eliminated)
• Albert Wilson (D, eliminated)

Biloxi

2025 Biloxi mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Andrew "FoFo" Gilich Farren Santibanez Andy Linville Party Republican Libertarian Independent

Incumbent Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich Republican

Main article: 2025 Biloxi mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi is Republican Andrew "FoFo" Gilich, first elected in a special election in May 2015. ^[7] He is running for a third full term in office. Gilich won the 2021 general election unopposed with 5% turnout.

Republican primary

The following candidates have filed to be on the Republican primary election ballot awaiting certification: ^[8]

Nominee

• Andrew "FoFo" Gilich, incumbent mayor

Eliminated in primary

• Jordan N. Gollub, segregationist and former KKK member ^[9]

Results

2025 Biloxi mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results) ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew "FoFo" Gilich (incumbent)	2,422	89.17%
	Republican	Jordan N. Gollub	294	10.83%
Total votes			2,716	100.00%

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidates have filed to be on the general election ballot awaiting certification: ^[8]

• Andy Linville (Independent)
• Farren Santibanez (Libertarian)

General election

2025 Biloxi mayoral election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew "FoFo" Gilich (incumbent)	2,630	80.2%
	Libertarian	Farren Santibanez	187	5.7%
	Independent	Andy Linville	461	14.1%
Total votes

Gulfport

2025 Gulfport mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Hugh Keating Sonya Williams-Barnes Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Mayor Billy Hewes Republican

Main article: 2025 Gulfport mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi is Republican Billy Hewes, serving since 2013. He declined to run for re-election to a fourth term. ^[12] He was last elected in 2021 with 63.5% of the vote.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Hugh Keating, attorney

Declined

• Billy Hewes, incumbent mayor (2013–present)

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Sonya Williams-Barnes, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 119th district (2012–2022)

Eliminated in primary

• Ronnie Henderson, former professional basketball player for the Washington Bullets

Results

2025 Gulfport mayoral Democratic primary election (unofficial results) ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sonya Williams-Barnes	3,280	84.27%
	Democratic	Ronnie Henderson	612	15.73%
Total votes			3,892	100.00%

General election

2025 Gulfport mayoral election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Keating	6,902	53.2%
	Democratic	Sonya Williams-Barnes	6,073	46.8%
Total votes			12,975	100.00%

Official campaign websites

• Hugh Keating (R)
• Sonya Williams-Barnes (D)
• Ronnie Henderson (D, eliminated)

Hattiesburg

2025 Hattiesburg mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Toby Barker Party Independent

Incumbent Mayor Toby Barker Independent

Main article: 2025 Hattiesburg mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi is independent Toby Barker, serving since 2017. He is running completely unopposed. He won his last election in 2021 with 85% of the vote. ^[15]

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidate has filed to be on the election ballot awaiting certification: ^[16]

• Toby Barker, incumbent mayor (2017–present) and Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 102nd district (2008–2017)

General election

2025 Hattiesburg mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Toby Barker
Total votes

Official campaign websites

• Toby Barker (I)

Meridian

2025 Meridian mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Percy Bland Derik Boler Jimmy Copeland Party Democratic Republican Independent

Incumbent Mayor Jimmie Smith Democratic

Main article: 2025 Meridian mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Meridian, Mississippi is Democrat Jimmie Smith, serving since 2021. He was last elected in 2021 with 62.6% of the vote. Smith ran for re-election but was defeated in the Democratic primary by former two-term mayor Percy Bland.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Percy Bland, former mayor (2013–2021)

Eliminated in primary

• Ty Bell, incumbent city council member
• Rita Jack, former police officer
• Jimmie Smith, incumbent mayor (2021–present)

Results

2025 Meridian mayoral Democratic primary election (unofficial results) ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Percy Bland	2,673	67.21%
	Democratic	Jimmie Smith	822	20.67%
	Democratic	Rita Jack	295	7.42%
	Democratic	Ty Bell	187	4.70%
Total votes			3,977	100.00%

Republican primary

Nomine

• Derik Boler

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidate has filed to be on the general election ballot awaiting certification: ^[18]

• Jimmy Copeland (Independent)

General election

2025 Meridian mayoral election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Percy Bland	3,174	50.78%
	Independent	Jimmy Copeland	3,076	49.22%
Total votes			6,250	100.00

Official campaign websites

• Ty Bell (D, eliminated)
• Rita Jack (D, eliminated)

Olive Branch

2025 Olive Branch mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Ken Adams Party Republican

Incumbent Mayor Ken Adams Republican

Main article: 2025 Olive Branch mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Olive Branch, Mississippi is Republican Ken Adams, serving since 2021. He is running completely unopposed for a second term. He won his last election in 2021 with 67.2% of the vote.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ken Adams, incumbent mayor (2021–present)

General election

2025 Olive Branch mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Adams (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes

Southaven

2025 Southaven mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Darren Musselwhite Party Republican

Incumbent Mayor Darren Musselwhite Republican

Main article: 2025 Southaven mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Southaven, Mississippi is Republican Darren Musselwhite, serving since 2013. He is running for a fourth term. He won his last election in 2021 with 64.5 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

The following candidates have filed to be on the Republican primary election ballot awaiting certification: ^[20]

• Tommy Henley, independent candidate for mayor in 2021
• Darren Musselwhite, incumbent mayor (2013–present)

Results

2025 Southaven mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darren Musselwhite (incumbent)	1,865	80.23%
	Republican	Tommy Henley	460	19.79%
Total votes			2,325	100.00%

General election

2025 Southaven mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darren Musselwhite (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes

Official campaign websites

• Darren Musselwhite (R)

Tupelo

2025 Tupelo mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Candidate Todd Jordan Party Republican

Incumbent Mayor Todd Jordan Republican

Main article: 2025 Tupelo mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Tupelo, Mississippi is Republican Todd Jordan, serving since 2021. He is running for a second term. He won his last election in 2021 with 62.3 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Todd Jordan, incumbent mayor (2021–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Rob Chambers, executive director of the Conservative Coalition of Mississippi

Results

2025 Tupelo mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results) ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Jordan (incumbent)	3,065	83.77%
	Republican	Rob Chambers	594	16.23%
Total votes			3,659	100.00%

General election

2025 Tupelo mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Jordan (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes

Philadelphia

2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral election

← 2021 June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) 2029 →

Nominee Jim Fulton Leroy Clemmons Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Mayor James Young Democratic

Main article: 2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi is Democrat James Young, serving since 2009.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Leroy Clemmons

Eliminated in runoff

• Cassie Henson Hickman

Eliminated in primary

• James Young, incumbent mayor (2009–present) ^{[22] [23]}

Results

2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Primary Apr. 1, 2025 [24]		Runoff (unofficial) Apr. 22, 2025 [25]
	Democratic	Leroy Clemmons	249	33.7%	379	52.3%
	Democratic	Cassie Henson Hickman	247	33.4%	345	47.7%
	Democratic	James Young (incumbent)	233	32.9%	Eliminated
Total			739	100.00%	724	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jim Fulton, Ward 2 alderman (2013-present) ^[26]

General election

2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Fulton	942	51.48%
	Democratic	Leroy Clemmons	888	48.52%
Total votes			1,830	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Official campaign websites

• Leroy Clemons for Mayor (D)

• Cassie Henson Hickman for Mayor (D, eliminated)

Madison

2025 Madison, Mississippi mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)

Candidate Mary Hawkins Butler Party Republican

Incumbent Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler Republican

Main article: 2025 Madison, Mississippi mayoral election

The incumbent mayor of Madison, Mississippi is Republican Mary Hawkins Butler, serving since 1981. She is running for a twelfth term.

Republican primary

• Mary Hawkins Butler, incumbent mayor (2021–present) ^{[27] [28]}

Results

2025 Tupelo mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Hawkins Butler (incumbent)
Total votes

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