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Stephen Thompson (Mississippi)

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Stephen Thompson

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Elections and appointments
Last election

April 1, 2025

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Stephen Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Jackson City Council to represent Ward 1 in Mississippi. Thompson 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 1

Incumbent Ashby Foote defeated Grace Greene and Jasmine Barnes in the general election for Jackson City Council Ward 1 on June 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ashby Foote (Independent)
 
33.5
 
1,739
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Grace Greene (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
33.4
 
1,731
Jasmine Barnes (D)
 
33.1
 
1,716
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Total votes: 5,190
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 1

Jasmine Barnes defeated Stephen Thompson, Jessica Carter, and Rhoda Barnes in the Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 1 on April 1, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jasmine Barnes
 
59.1
 
2,535
Stephen Thompson
 
18.5
 
792
Jessica Carter Candidate Connection
 
11.2
 
481
Rhoda Barnes
 
5.7
 
243
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.6
 
240

Total votes: 4,291
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thompson in this election.

2015

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[1] Incumbent John Horhn defeated Stephen Thompson in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Horhn ran unchallenged in the District 26 general election.

Mississippi State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Horhn Incumbent 75.2% 6,008
Stephen Thompson 24.8% 1,981
Total Votes 7,989


Campaign themes

2025

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Footnotes


Current members of the Mississippi State Senate
Leadership
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
Hob Bryan (D)
District 8
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District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
Vacant
District 25
District 26
Vacant
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
Jeff Tate (R)
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
John Polk (R)
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Republican Party (36)
Democratic Party (14)
Vacancies (2)