Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 31, 2025 |
| Primary election: April 1, 2025 Primary runoff: April 22, 2025 General election: June 3, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Jackson, Mississippi, held a general election for mayor on June 3, 2025. A primary was scheduled for April 1, 2025. A primary runoff was scheduled for April 22, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was January 31, 2025.
As of 2025, Jackson does not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors serve a four-year term.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2025
April 1, 2025
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June 3, 2025
November 4, 2025
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Mayoral partisanship
Jackson has a Democratic mayor. As of November 2025, the mayors of 35 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven are Republicans, one is independent, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of five state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.
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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.[1]
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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