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City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2024)

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2025
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2024 Jackson elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: September 11, 2024
General election: October 1, 2024
Runoff election: October 22, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Jackson, Mississippi, held a special general election for city council on October 1, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for October 22, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was September 11, 2024. While city council offices in Jackson are normally elected via partisan elections, all candidates file as unaffiliated for special elections.[1]

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Elections

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Candidates and results

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Jackson City Council Ward 2

Montyne Clay defeated Marcus Cheatham in the special general runoff election for Jackson City Council Ward 2 on October 22, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Montyne Clay
Montyne Clay (Unaffiliated)
 
62.2
 
1,544
Marcus Cheatham (Unaffiliated)
 
37.8
 
939

Total votes: 2,483
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General election

Special general election for Jackson City Council Ward 2

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Jackson City Council Ward 2 on October 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Montyne Clay
Montyne Clay (Unaffiliated)
 
43.5
 
1,143
Marcus Cheatham (Unaffiliated)
 
21.0
 
552
Image of Celestial Gordon-Griffin
Celestial Gordon-Griffin (Unaffiliated)
 
17.0
 
447
Image of Catherine Robinson
Catherine Robinson (Unaffiliated)
 
7.1
 
187
Brian Mozee (Unaffiliated)
 
6.8
 
180
Cheryl Matory (Unaffiliated)
 
4.6
 
120

Total votes: 2,629
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See also: Mississippi elections, 2024

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About the city

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Jackson is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi. As of 2020, its population was 153,701.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Jackson utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi
Population 153,701 2,961,279
Land area (sq mi) 111 46,924
Race and ethnicity**
White 16.2% 58%
Black/African American 82.5% 37.7%
Asian 0.3% 1%
Native American 0.1% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) N/A 1.1%
Multiple 0.7% 1.7%
Hispanic/Latino 1.3% 3.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.8% 85.3%
College graduation rate 28.4% 22.8%
Income
Median household income $40,064 $46,511
Persons below poverty level 24.5% 19.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia staff, "Phone communication with Jackson City Clerk," September 17, 2024
  2. City of Jackson, "Jackson City Council," accessed December 7, 2021