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.