2014 Jackson mayoral election

2014 Jackson mayoral election
April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
 
Candidate Tony Yarber Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 20,463 17,545
Percentage 53.84% 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. 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.

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