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Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (Democratic Party) was the Mayor of Jackson in Mississippi. He assumed office on July 3, 2017. He left office on July 1, 2025.
Antar Lumumba (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Jackson in Mississippi. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on April 22, 2025.
Biography
Lumumba received a B.A. from Tuskegee University in 2005 and a J.D. with a certificate in sports and entertainment law from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2008. After graduating, Lumumba worked at his father's law firm. He started his own firm, Lumumba and Associates, in 2013.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Jackson
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Jackson on June 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Horhn (D) | 67.0 | 16,402 |
| Rodney DePriest (Independent) | 27.6 | 6,747 | ||
 | Zach Servis (Independent) | 2.5 | 621 | |
| Kenneth Gee (R) | 0.9 | 232 | ||
| Lille Stewart-Robinson (Independent) | 0.8 | 203 | ||
| Kim Wade (Independent) | 0.8 | 197 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 24,464 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Emmerich (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Mayor of Jackson
John Horhn defeated incumbent Chokwe Antar Lumumba in the Democratic primary runoff for Mayor of Jackson on April 22, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Horhn | 74.5 | 18,593 |
 | Chokwe Antar Lumumba | 25.1 | 6,275 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 103 | ||
| Total votes: 24,971 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Mayor of Jackson
Kenneth Gee defeated Wilfred Beal in the Republican primary runoff for Mayor of Jackson on April 22, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Gee | 59.2 | 100 | |
 | Wilfred Beal | 34.9 | 59 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.9 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 169 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Jackson
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Jackson on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Horhn | 48.1 | 12,359 |
| ✔ | | Chokwe Antar Lumumba | 16.7 | 4,285 |
| Tim Henderson | 13.6 | 3,499 | ||
| Delano Funches | 8.2 | 2,118 | ||
| Marcus Wallace | 4.1 | 1,041 | ||
| Socrates Garrett | 2.7 | 684 | ||
| David Archie | 2.1 | 552 | ||
| LaKeisha Crye | 1.4 | 361 | ||
 | Albert Wilson | 1.1 | 281 | |
| James Hopkins | 1.0 | 264 | ||
| Kourtney Page | 0.3 | 85 | ||
| James Butler | 0.1 | 29 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 133 | ||
| Total votes: 25,691 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keyshia Sanders (D)
- Ali ShamsidDeen (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Jackson
Kenneth Gee and Wilfred Beal advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ponto Downing in the Republican primary for Mayor of Jackson on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Gee | 37.7 | 134 | |
| ✔ | | Wilfred Beal | 34.4 | 122 |
| Ponto Downing | 20.6 | 73 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.3 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 355 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Antar Lumumba in this election.
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Jackson
Incumbent Chokwe Antar Lumumba defeated Les Tannehill, Charlotte Reeves, Shafeqah Lodree, and Jason Wells in the general election for Mayor of Jackson on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) | 69.4 | 13,220 |
| Les Tannehill (Independent) | 13.3 | 2,541 | ||
| Charlotte Reeves (Independent) | 8.9 | 1,705 | ||
| Shafeqah Lodree (Independent) | 4.2 | 805 | ||
| Jason Wells (R) | 4.1 | 790 | ||
| Total votes: 19,061 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Jackson
Incumbent Chokwe Antar Lumumba defeated Kenneth Wilson and Patty Patterson in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Jackson on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chokwe Antar Lumumba | 69.2 | 13,804 |
| Kenneth Wilson | 18.6 | 3,702 | ||
 | Patty Patterson | 12.2 | 2,431 | |
| Total votes: 19,937 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Jackson
Jason Wells defeated Ponto Downing in the Republican primary for Mayor of Jackson on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Wells | 73.9 | 298 | |
| Ponto Downing | 26.1 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 403 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chokwe Antar Lumumba did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Chokwe Antar Lumumba did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
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Lumumba announced on December 21, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[3]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The City of Jackson Mississippi, "The Honorable Chokwe Antar Lumumba," accessed December 19, 2021
- ↑ The City of Jackson Mississippi, "Chokwe Antar Lumumba," accessed December 19, 2021
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Jackson city officials: Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba tests positive for COVID-19," December 21, 2021
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