The 2013 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 4, 2013, alongside other Jackson municipal races. City councilman Chokwe Lumumba was elected mayor in a landslide in the general election after defeating Jonathan Lee and incumbent mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. in the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary (first round), May 7, 2013[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Lee 12,119 34.84
Democratic Chokwe Lumumba 8,436 24.26
Democratic Harvey Johnson, Jr. (incumbent) 7,318 21.04
Democratic Regina Quinn 5,177 14.18
Democratic Frank Bluntson 933 2.68
Democratic Charlotte Reeves 307 0.88
Democratic William E. Bright 166 0.48
Democratic John H. Jones, Jr. 119 0.34
Democratic Gwendolyn Ward Osborne Chapman 98 0.28
Democratic Robert Amos 62 0.18
Democratic Charles Taylor, Sr. 40 0.12
Total votes 34,775 100.00
Democratic runoff, May 21, 2013[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chokwe Lumumba 20,180 54.06
Democratic Jonathan Lee 17,103 45.81
Total votes 37,283 100.00

General election

General election, June 4, 2013[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chokwe Lumumba 20,992 85.94
Independent Richard C. Williams, Jr. 1,835 7.51
Independent Francis P. Smith, Jr. 894 3.66
Independent Cornelius Griggs 706 2.89
Total votes 24,427 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Election Certification" (PDF). MS Secretary of State.
  2. ↑ "Election Certification" (PDF). MS Secretary of State.
  3. ↑ "Election Certification" (PDF). MS Secretary of State.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Jackson_mayoral_election