2014 Jackson mayoral election explained

Election Name:2014 Jackson mayoral election
Flag Image:File:Flag_of_Jackson,_Mississippi.svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2013
Next Year:2017
Candidate1:Tony Yarber
Party1:Democratic
Popular Vote1:20,463
Percentage1:53.84%
Candidate2:Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Party2:Democratic
Popular Vote2:17,545
Percentage2:46.16%

The 2014 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on April 22, 2014. It was necessitated after the death of incumbent mayor Chokwe Lumumba.[1] Councilman Tony Yarber defeated the late Lumumba's son Chokwe Antar Lumumba in a runoff. Other candidates in the race included former mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr., city council members Melvin Priester and Margaret Barrett-Simon, and state senator John Horhn.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/us/jackson-mourns-mayor-with-militant-past-who-won-over-skeptics.html HERBERT BUCHSBAUM, "Jackson Mourns Mayor With Militant Past Who Won Over Skeptics"