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Vernon Hartley
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2021 - Present
2029
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Vernon Hartley (Democratic Party) is a member of the Jackson City Council in Mississippi, representing Ward 5. Hartley assumed office on July 1, 2021. Hartley's current term ends on July 2, 2029.
Hartley (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Jackson City Council to represent Ward 5 in Mississippi. Hartley won in the general election on June 3, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2025)
General election
General election for Jackson City Council Ward 5
Incumbent Vernon Hartley defeated Ray McCants in the general election for Jackson City Council Ward 5 on June 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vernon Hartley (D) | 72.2 | 1,622 | |
| Ray McCants (Independent) | 27.6 | 621 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 2,247 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 5
Incumbent Vernon Hartley defeated ReJohnna Brown-Mitchell and Charles Alexander in the Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 5 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vernon Hartley | 54.9 | 1,362 | |
| ReJohnna Brown-Mitchell | 29.2 | 724 | ||
| Charles Alexander | 15.1 | 374 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 2,481 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hartley in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2021)
General election
General election for Jackson City Council Ward 5
Vernon Hartley won election in the general election for Jackson City Council Ward 5 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vernon Hartley (D) | 99.1 | 1,713 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,729 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Jackson City Council Ward 5
Vernon Hartley defeated incumbent Charles Tillman in the Democratic primary runoff for Jackson City Council Ward 5 on April 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vernon Hartley | 65.9 | 936 | |
| Charles Tillman | 34.1 | 484 | ||
| Total votes: 1,420 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 5
Incumbent Charles Tillman and Vernon Hartley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rickey Jones, James Ridgley, and Adam Sanders in the Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 5 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Tillman | 42.8 | 938 | |
| ✔ | Vernon Hartley | 35.5 | 778 | |
| Rickey Jones | 13.9 | 304 | ||
| James Ridgley | 5.2 | 115 | ||
| Adam Sanders | 2.6 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 2,191 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Vernon Hartley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Vernon Hartley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Tillman (D) |
Jackson City Council Ward 5 2021-Present |
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