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Marcus Cheatham
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 |
| Bethany Williams-Sherif (R) | 6.3 | 275 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 17 | ||
| 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 |
| Marcus Cheatham | 35.2 | 1,645 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 17 | ||
| 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.
Endorsements
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 |
| 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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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cheatham in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Marcus Cheatham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Marcus Cheatham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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