2021 Jackson mayoral election

The 2021 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 8, 2021, alongside other Jackson municipal races.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Incumbent mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was re-elected to a second term in office. Primary elections took place on April 6.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The deadline to register to vote in the party primaries was March 8.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Qualified

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, incumbent mayor^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Patty Patterson, entrepreneur, candidate for mayor in 2013, and candidate for the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2015^[6]^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Kenneth Wilson, former firefighter^[7]^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Disqualified

Gwen Ward Chapman, Independent candidate for mayor in 2017^[1]^[5]^[8]

Endorsements

Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)

U.S. Senators

Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present); U.S. Representative from VT-AL (1991–2007); Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989); Chair of the Senate Budget Committee (2021–present); candidate for President in 2016 and 2020^[9] (Independent)

Results

Democratic Primary^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)	13,735	69.23
	Democratic	Kenneth Wilson	3,689	18.59
	Democratic	Patty Patterson	2,417	12.81
Total votes			19,841	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Qualified

Ponto Downing, activist and perennial candidate^[11]^[1]^[2]^[4]^[5]
Jason Wells, police officer and nominee for mayor in 2017^[12]^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[8]^{[excessive citations]}

Results

Republican Primary^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Wells	293	73.62
	Republican	Ponto Downing	105	26.38
Total votes			398	100.00

Independents

Qualified

Shafeqah BigMama Lodree, entrepreneur, businesswoman, owner BigMama's Bail Bonding^[13]^[4]^[5]^[1]
Charlotte Reeves, businesswoman and perennial candidate^[14]^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Les Tannehill, former Hinds County sheriff's deputy and candidate for Hinds County Sheriff in 2015^[15]^[4]^[5]^[1]

General election

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)	13,160	69.3
	Independent	Les Tannehill	2,536	13.4
	Independent	Charlotte Reeves	1,697	8.9
	Independent	Shafeqah BigMama Lodree	801	4.2
	Republican	Jason Wells	786	4.1
Total votes			18,980	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2021)". Ballotpedia.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Crown, Kayode. "Mayor, Jackson City Council Leaders Face Primary Challengers on April 6". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Crown, Kayode. "So Far, Six Candidates Running for Jackson Mayor, 12 For City Council Seats". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Vicory, Justin. "Jackson election: Here's a list of who is running for mayor, city council". The Clarion-Ledger.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Warren, Anthony. "Stacked races for Jackson mayor, council posts". www.wlbt.com.
^ "Patty Patterson - Community volunteer Jackson, Mississippi". Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
^ "Ken Wilson announces run for Jackson mayor". January 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Election Certification". Unofficial Result. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.
^ "Sen. Sanders endorses Mayor Lumumba for reelection". WJTV. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results". www.wlbt.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
^ Clevel, Tyler. "Downing: The Man With the Answers". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
^ "Jason Wells". www.facebook.com.
^ Ballou, Howard. "School custodian who relied on JATRAN to get to work given new car for Christmas". www.wlbt.com.
^ Clevel, Tyler. "Reeves: A Woman with a Vision". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
^ Nave, R. L. "Tannehill: 'You Deserve to Feel Safe'". www.jacksonfreepress.com.

External links

Official campaign websites

Shafeqah BigMama Lodree (I) for Mayor Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) for Mayor
Les Tannehill (I) for Mayor

[ballotpedia-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi (2021)". Ballotpedia.

[primary_challengers-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Crown, Kayode. "Mayor, Jackson City Council Leaders Face Primary Challengers on April 6". www.jacksonfreepress.com.

[so_far-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Crown, Kayode. "So Far, Six Candidates Running for Jackson Mayor, 12 For City Council Seats". www.jacksonfreepress.com.

[here's_a_list-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Vicory, Justin. "Jackson election: Here's a list of who is running for mayor, city council". The Clarion-Ledger.

[stacked-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Warren, Anthony. "Stacked races for Jackson mayor, council posts". www.wlbt.com.

[6] "Patty Patterson - Community volunteer Jackson, Mississippi". Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-14.

[7] "Ken Wilson announces run for Jackson mayor". January 10, 2021.

[2017_results-8] "Election Certification". Unofficial Result. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.

[9] "Sen. Sanders endorses Mayor Lumumba for reelection". WJTV. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[primary_results-10] "Election Results". www.wlbt.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.

[11] Clevel, Tyler. "Downing: The Man With the Answers". www.jacksonfreepress.com.

[12] "Jason Wells". www.facebook.com.

[13] Ballou, Howard. "School custodian who relied on JATRAN to get to work given new car for Christmas". www.wlbt.com.

[14] Clevel, Tyler. "Reeves: A Woman with a Vision". www.jacksonfreepress.com.

[15] Nave, R. L. "Tannehill: 'You Deserve to Feel Safe'". www.jacksonfreepress.com.

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