Republican Hugh Keating Wins Gulfport Mayor Election, Narrowly Beating Democrat Sonya Williams-Barnes

Mississippi Gulf Coast attorney Hugh Keating has won the mayoral election in Gulfport, Mississippi, keeping the state’s second-largest city under Republican control, Tuesday night’s election results show.

He narrowly defeated Democratic candidate Sonya Williams-Barnes, with Keating beating Williams-Barnes by 53%-46%. Keating won 6,902 votes and Williams-Barnes garnered 6,073. Tuesday’s voter turnout was exceptionally high for Gulfport compared to the last mayoral election in 2021, when only 4,204 registered voters cast ballots.

he newly elected mayor celebrated his victory at Centennial Plaza Resort in Gulfport Tuesday night.

“I want to be the mayor for all of Gulfport, and that means every persuasion,” Keating said in his victory speech Tuesday night.




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