Mississippi voters living in towns and cities across the state will head to the polls on Tuesday, April 1 for municipal primaries to select Democratic and Republican candidates for mayor, city council and boards of aldermen. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
If no candidate earns more than 50% of the vote in a particular primary race, it will head to a runoff between the two candidates with the most votes on Tuesday, April 22.
Independent candidates for mayor and city council positions will not appear on the April 1 primary ballots but will be on the June 3 general election ballots.
Lumumba Faces Jackson Challengers
In Jackson, Miss., a lineup of 15 mayoral candidates, including 12 Democrats and three Republicans, are hoping to unseat incumbent Democratic Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba following allegations of bribery and his indictment on federal charges.Â
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Candidates Rodney DePriest, Kim Wade and Zach Servis, who are running as independent candidates for mayor, will not appear on Tuesday’s ballot in Jackson.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Judge Daniel P. Jordan set the trial date for Lumumba, Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks and Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens for July 13, 2026—more than a year after the general election..
Each Jackson City Council candidate also drew challengers. Jackson voters can confirm which ward they live in using this tool.
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Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, seen here during a Sept. 2024 Change Collective National Change Lab event in Jackson, Miss., filed his re-election paperwork at the Municipal Clerk’s office minutes before the deadline on Jan. 31, 2025, making official his pursuit of a third term as mayor of the capital city. Photo by Shaunicy Muhammad ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1″ alt=”City of Jackson Mayor at a press conference” class=”wp-image-212408″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chokwe-A-Lumumba-09062024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad-1024×682.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w” sizes=”(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px”>Jackson Mayor Chokwe
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