2017 Jackson mayoral election explained

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.