- Here’s a recap of unofficial results as of late Tuesday night.
Mississippi may be considered a red state but in Tuesday’s Municipal General Election, it was Democrats who had a big night.
Here is a look at the top mayor’s race across Mississippi. Results are unofficial as of this reporting. Mississippi does not have runoff elections in municipal general elections, meaning a plurality vote in a multi-candidate race can win without achieving 50 percent plus 1.
Jackson
State Senator John Horhn (D) cruised to victory, winning the capital city mayor race with over 66 percent of the vote over five other candidates on the ballot.
Horhn defeated incumbent Mayor Chokwe Lumumba in April’s Democratic Primary runoff election, setting himself up for the general election victory.
Coming in second was Rodney DePriest, an Independent, with nearly 28 percent of the vote.
Vicksburg
Incumbent Mayor George Flaggs, a former Democrat turned Independent, lost his bid for re-election with 42.5 percent of the vote.
Leading the three-man race was Democrat Willis Thompson, a former Alderman, with nearly 44 percent. The two were separated by 61 votes.
Brookhaven
Democrat Larry Jointer appears to have upset incumbent Republican Mayor Joe Cox by less than 40 votes.
Canton
Democrat Tim Taylor appears to be the apparent winner over Republican Chip Matthews and independent candidate Walter Peeples.
Incumbent Mayor William Truly (D) did not seek re-election.
Kosciusko
Mayor Tim Kyle, an Independent, appears to have lost to Marvin Myles Jr., the Democrat nominee, by just over 30 votes.
Meridian
Former Mayor Percy Bland, a Democrat, will be back at City Hall in Meridian after losing his re-election bid four years ago. Bland won back the mayor’s seat Tuesday over Independent candidate Jimmy Copeland by less than 100 votes.
Gautier
Incumbent Mayor Casey Vaughan, an Independent, easily won re-election over Republican Phil Torjusen in a rematch from four years ago. Torjusen served as mayor before Vaughan.
Greenwood
Incumbent Independent Mayor Carolyn McAdams lost to Democrat Kenderick Cox, who showed 53 percent of the vote at press time.
Clarksdale
State Rep. Orlando Pace (D) won the mayor’s race and will replace two term Mayor Chuck Espy (D) who did not run for re-election.
Paden won over two Independent candidates.
Lumberton
Democrat James H. Sandifer Jr. has defeated incumbent Mayor Quincy Rogers, winning over 80 percent of the vote.
Wiggins
Incumbent Independent Mayor Darrell Berry won re-election over Republican challenger Heather Patterson.
Horn Lake
Democrat nominee Jimmy Stokes defeated Republican nominee Danny Klein, the current Alderman-at-Large, to become the new mayor of Horn Lake by roughly 80 votes.
Columbus
Ward 5 City Councilman Stephen Jones, a Democrat, defeated two Independents to win the mayor’s seat. Jones replaces Mayor Keith Gaskin who did not seek re-election.
Starkville
Democrat incumbent Lynn Spruill easily defeated her Republican challenger, winning over 80 percent of the vote.
Collins
Democrat incumbent Mayor Hope Magee Jones defended her seat to win re-election over Republican challenger Gerald Ellzey.
Magee
Republican nominee Mark Grubbs, the current Ward 1 Alderman, defeated Independent Jim Snider to win the open seat. Incumbent Independent Mayor Dale Berry dropped out of the race in May, citing health concerns.
Pearl
Incumbent Republican Mayor Jake Windham won a third term against Democrat nominee Willie Robinson, winning over 78 percent of the vote.
Philadelphia
Republican nominee Jim Fulton, a three-term Alderman, appears to have defeated Democrat nominee Leroy Clemons. Incumbent Mayor James A. Young (D) did not make the Democratic Primary runoff election, finishing third in the field.
