Election Name: | 2017 Jackson mayoral election |
Flag Image: | File:Flag_of_Jackson,_Mississippi.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Candidate1: | Chokwe Antar Lumumba |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 23,175 |
Percentage1: | 92.56% |
The 2017 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 6, 2017, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Chokwe Antar Lumumba, son of late former mayor Chokwe Lumumba was elected mayor in a landslide in the general election after defeating eight other candidates, including incumbent mayor Tony Yarber in the primary.