The mayor's seat and two city council seats were at stake in the April 22 primary runoff election in Jackson, Mississippi.

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, who’s under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is fighting to keep his job.

Six cities elected a representative for city council or board of aldermen Tuesday night. Here are the results.

Jackson is among more than two dozen Mississippi municipalities holding primary runoff elections on Tuesday. Turnout for the runoffs was slow in the hours after the polls opened, which was expected. Jackson resident Jimmy Stewart said it was his mission to vote on Tuesday and urged others to do the same.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Tuesday is runoff election day in Mississippi, including the House District 82 special election and the City of Meridian Ward 3 seat. According to the City of Meridian, voter turnout was only about 40% in the primaries.

The federally indicted mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, is trailing his opponent ... The winner of this race will advance to the June 3 general election. "People are ready for something different ...

Jackson’s Democratic mayoral candidates were on the campaign trail ahead of the municipal primary runoff election on Tuesday, April 22. Incumbent Mayor Chokwe

Turnout in presidential elections is normally lower in Mississippi than the nation as a whole. In 2024, despite the strong support for Republican Donald Trump in the state, 57.5% of registered voters went to the polls in Mississippi compared to the national average of 64%, according to the United States Elections Project.

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