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City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2024)
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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 |
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| 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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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Montyne Clay (Unaffiliated) | 43.5 | 1,143 |
| ✔ | Marcus Cheatham (Unaffiliated) | 21.0 | 552 | |
 | Celestial Gordon-Griffin (Unaffiliated) | 17.0 | 447 | |
 | 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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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2024
March 12, 2024
- United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2024
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
April 2, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2024
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Mississippi Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Mississippi intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
November 26, 2024
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About the city
- See also: Jackson, Mississippi
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 | ||
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| 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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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone communication with Jackson City Clerk," September 17, 2024
- ↑ City of Jackson, "Jackson City Council," accessed December 7, 2021
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