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Instructions · What links here · 2025 Jackson mayoral election (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Bing, Wikipedia) · Submitted 11 days ago by Jimbo218 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 10 days ago by Jimbo218

The 2025 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 3, 2025, alongside other Jackson municipal races.

The 2025 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi will take place on June 3, 2025, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Primary elections will take place on May 6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Qualified

Tim Henderson, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel^[1]
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, incumbent mayor^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Endorsements

List of political endorsements

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Results

Democratic Primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Tim Henderson
	Democratic	Chokwe Antar Lumumba (incumbent)
	Democratic
Total votes			100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Qualified

Results

Independents

Qualified

General election

Results

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^ ^a ^b Warren, Anthony; Anderson, Roslyn (2024-05-30). "Retired Air Force Lt. Col. announcing run for Jackson mayor". https://www.wlbt.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
^ Drape, Charlie. "Lumumba on 2025 election: 'It is certainly my intent to run again.'". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
^ "'Certainly my intent to run again': Lumumba plans to seek third term as Jackson mayor - SuperTalk Mississippi". 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ White, Kristopher. "Jackson mayor intends to run for re-election". 97.7 The Beat of The Capital. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ "Jackson mayor intends to run for re-election". WJTV. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[:0-1] Warren, Anthony; Anderson, Roslyn (2024-05-30). "Retired Air Force Lt. Col. announcing run for Jackson mayor". https://www.wlbt.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[2] Drape, Charlie. "Lumumba on 2025 election: 'It is certainly my intent to run again.'". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

[3] "'Certainly my intent to run again': Lumumba plans to seek third term as Jackson mayor - SuperTalk Mississippi". 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[4] White, Kristopher. "Jackson mayor intends to run for re-election". 97.7 The Beat of The Capital. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[5] "Jackson mayor intends to run for re-election". WJTV. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

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