Live updates: Jackson’s general election for mayor, council ...Middle East

Jackson residents are returning to the polls a third time this year for the June 3 general election to elect a new mayor and council members.

With no runoff possibility, this will be the final voting day in the 2025 municipal elections, what one political analyst described a “last call” for voters this season.

After defeating Mayor Chokwe Lumumba in the primary, Democratic nominee for mayor and state Sen. John Horhn faces a Republican and four independent challengers on the ballot. In Wards 1, 2, 3, and 5, the incumbent faces at least one challenger and in Ward 7, three new candidates are vying for the council seat.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. View campaign finance details for the candidates here and their bios and platforms using the following links:

Follow along for live updates throughout the day and evening.

Republican candidate for mayor casts ballot

Republican candidate for mayor Kenny Gee, a police officer, pulled up to his West Jackson polling location at Medgar Evers Library at 6:58am. He said he was the fourth in line to vote at the precinct, which had a turnout rate of just under 20% in the primary election.

“I think Jackson needs help,” Gee said just after voting for himself and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes Tuesday. “I think Sen. Horhn might pull the race off, just because he’s just well known, majority of the citizens know Sen. Horhn from being a senator. But overall, whoever is the mayor needs to be a two-term mayor because you can’t fix Jackson in four years.”

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