Election Name: | 2009 Jackson mayoral election |
Flag Image: | File:Flag_of_Jackson,_Mississippi.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2005 |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Candidate1: | Harvey Johnson, Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic |
Popular Vote1: | 21,692 |
Percentage1: | 85.39% |
The 2009 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 2, 2009, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Former mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. was elected after defeating councilman Marshand Crisler and incumbent mayor Frank Melton in the primary. Melton died on May 7, 2009, two days after not making the runoff in the Democratic primary.[1]