2013 Jackson mayoral election

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.

Jackson mayoral election, 2013

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CandidateChokwe LumumbaRichard C. Williams, Jr.
PartyDemocraticIndependent
Popular vote20,9921,835
Percentage85.94%7.51%

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary (first round), May 7, 2013[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJonathan Lee 12,119 34.84
DemocraticChokwe Lumumba 8,436 24.26
DemocraticHarvey Johnson, Jr. (incumbent)7,31821.04
DemocraticRegina Quinn5,17714.18
DemocraticFrank Bluntson9332.68
DemocraticCharlotte Reeves3070.88
DemocraticWilliam E. Bright1660.48
DemocraticJohn H. Jones, Jr.1190.34
DemocraticGwendolyn Ward Osborne Chapman980.28
DemocraticRobert Amos620.18
DemocraticCharles Taylor, Sr.400.12
Total votes34,775 100.00
Democratic Runoff, May 21, 2013[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticChokwe Lumumba 20,180 54.06
DemocraticJonathan Lee17,10345.81
Total votes37,283 100.00

General election

General Election, June 4, 2013[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticChokwe Lumumba 20,992 85.94
IndependentRichard C. Williams, Jr.1,8357.51
IndependentFrancis P. Smith, Jr.8943.66
IndependentCornelius Griggs7062.89
Total votes24,427 100.00

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