State Sen. John Horhn (D) is Jackson's next mayor, with dominating win

Mississippi Sen. John Horhn is Jackson's next mayor.

It was another dominant performance for Horhn who crushed incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba in both the April 1 Democratic primary and April 22 runoff to secure the Democratic nomination for mayor. Horhn, a state senator for over 30 years, won Tuesday's general election with 15,755 votes with all 80 precincts reporting, according to the unofficial results.

Horhn took the lead early and never looked back. With almost half of Jackson's 80 precincts reporting, Horhn had 5,000 votes. His closest challenger at that time? Independent candidate Rodney DePriest who had 1,880 votes.

In the end DePriest remained second, earning 6,561 total votes. Independent Zach Servis received 600 votes, Republican Kenneth Gee received 221, independent Lillie Stewart-Robinson received 196 and independent Kim Wade received 185, according to the unofficial results.




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