Rosella Houston

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Rosella Houston

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Democratic Party

Rosella Houston (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Jackson City Council to represent Ward 7 in Mississippi. Houston did not appear on the ballot for 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 7

Kevin Parkinson defeated Ron Aldridge and Taylor Turcotte in the general election for Jackson City Council Ward 7 on June 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Parkinson (D)	56.6	1,702
	Submit photo	Ron Aldridge (Independent)	38.9	1,168
		Taylor Turcotte (R)	4.4	131
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,005
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Jackson City Council Ward 7

Kevin Parkinson defeated Quint Withers in the Democratic primary runoff for Jackson City Council Ward 7 on April 22, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Parkinson	52.7	1,582
		Quint Withers	46.3	1,392
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	30

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,004
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 7

Kevin Parkinson and Quint Withers advanced to a runoff. They defeated Corinthian Sanders, Turner Martin, and Bruce Burton in the Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 7 on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Parkinson	37.9	1,125
✔		Quint Withers	31.6	939
	Submit photo	Corinthian Sanders	10.3	305
	Submit photo	Turner Martin	10.2	302
		Bruce Burton	8.7	259
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,967
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rosella Houston (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Taylor Turcotte advanced from the Republican primary for Jackson City Council Ward 7.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Houston in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Rosella Houston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

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