Marcus Cheatham

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Marcus Cheatham

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Last election

April 1, 2025

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Marcus Cheatham (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Jackson City Council to represent Ward 2 in Mississippi. Cheatham lost in the Democratic primary on April 1, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2025)

General election

General election for Jackson City Council Ward 2

Incumbent Montyne Clay defeated Bethany Williams-Sherif in the general election for Jackson City Council Ward 2 on June 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Montyne Clay (D)	93.3	4,084
	Submit photo	Bethany Williams-Sherif (R)	6.3	275
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	17

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,376
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 2

Incumbent Montyne Clay defeated Marcus Cheatham in the Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 2 on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Montyne Clay	64.4	3,011
	Submit photo	Marcus Cheatham	35.2	1,645
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	17

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,673
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Bethany Williams-Sherif advanced from the Republican primary for Jackson City Council Ward 2.

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cheatham in this election.

2024

See also: City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2024)

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
	Submit photo	Marcus Cheatham (Unaffiliated)	37.8	939

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Marcus Cheatham (Unaffiliated)	21.0	552
		Celestial Gordon-Griffin (Unaffiliated)	17.0	447
		Catherine Robinson (Unaffiliated)	7.1	187
	Submit photo	Brian Mozee (Unaffiliated)	6.8	180
	Submit photo	Cheryl Matory (Unaffiliated)	4.6	120

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,629
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Endorsements

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2025

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2024

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