2025 Mississippi local elections

2025 Biloxi mayoral election
	June 3, 2025
Incumbent Mayor; Andrew "FoFo" Gilich; Republican	; ;

2025 Jackson mayoral election
	June 3, 2025
Incumbent Mayor; Chokwe Antar Lumumba; Democratic	; ;

2025 Mississippi local elections
	April 1 — June 3, 2025
	Jackson Gulfport Southaven Biloxi Hattiesburg Olive Branch Tupelo Meridian Cities over 30,000 with municipal elections. Click on a city name to skip to that city's section.

Mississippi is scheduled to hold elections in its various municipalities throughout 2025. Municipal elections in Mississippi are partisan.

Election schedule

Source: Mississippi Secretary of State's office.^[1]

April 1: Primary election.
April 22: Primary election runoffs.
June 3: General election.

Jackson

The incumbent mayor of Jackson, Mississippi is Democrat Chokwe Antar Lumumba, serving since 2017. He won his last election in 2021 with 69.1% of the vote. In November 2024, Lumumba was indicted on federal bribery charges.^[2] He finished with a distant second place in the Democratic primary, losing to John Horhn.

Democratic primary

Nominee

John Horhn, member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 26th district (1993–present)

Eliminated in runoff

Chokwe A. Lumumba, incumbent mayor (2017–present)

Eliminated in first round

David Archie, former Hinds County supervisor
James "Blue" Butler
LaKeisha J. Crye
Delano Funches
Socrates Garrett, businessman
Tim Henderson
James E. Hopkins
Kourtney Christopher Paige
Keyshia E. Sanders, convicted felon
Ali M. ShamsidDeen, candidate for the Seventh Judicial District in 2014
Marcus Wallace, former mayor of Edwards, Mississippi (2013–2021)
Albert Wilson, businessman and Democratic primary candidate for Governor of Mississippi in 2019

Results

2025 Jackson mayoral Democratic primary election
First round		Candidate	Primary Apr. 1, 2025^[3]		Runoff Apr. 22, 2025 (Unofficial)^[4]
	Democratic	John Horhn	12,359	48.36%	17,729	74.90%
	Democratic	Chokwe A. Lumumba (incumbent)	4,285	16.77%	5,940	25.10%
	Democratic	Tim Henderson	3,499	13.69%	Eliminated
	Democratic	Delano Funches	2,118	8.29%
	Democratic	Marcus Wallace	1,041	4.07%
	Democratic	Socrates Garrett	684	2.68%
	Democratic	David Archie	552	2.16%
	Democratic	LaKeisha J. Crye	361	1.41%
	Democratic	Albert Wilson	281	1.10%
	Democratic	James E. Hopkins	264	1.03%
	Democratic	Kourtney Christopher Paige	85	0.33%
	Democratic	James "Blue" Butler	29	0.11%
Total			25,558	100.00%	23,669	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

Kenny Gee

Eliminated in runoff

Wilfred Beal

Eliminated in first round

Ponto Downing, Republican primary candidate for Mayor of Jackson in 2021

Results

2025 Jackson mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results)
Party		Candidate	Primary (unofficial) Apr. 1, 2025		Runoff Apr. 22, 2025 Unofficial^[4]
	Republican	Kenny Gee	129	40.82%	97	63.40%
	Republican	Wilfred Beal	117	37.03%	56	36.60%
	Republican	Ponto Ronnie Downing	70	22.15%	Eliminated
Total			316	100.00%	153	100.00%

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidates have filed to be on the general election ballot awaiting certification:^[5]

Rodney DePriest
John Olver Emmerich III
Zach Servis
Lille Stewart-Robinson
Kim Wade

General election

2025 Jackson mayoral election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Horhn	16,377	67.2%
	Independent	Rodney DePriest	6,736	27.6%
	Independent	Zach Servis	620	2.5%
	Republican	Kenny Gee	232	1%
	Independent	Lille Stewart-Robinson	202	0.8%
	Independent	Kim Wade	196	0.8%
Total votes

Official campaign websites

Biloxi

The incumbent mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi is Republican Andrew "FoFo" Gilich, first elected in a special election in May 2015.^[7] He is running for a third full term in office. Gilich won the 2021 general election unopposed with 5% turnout.

Republican primary

The following candidates have filed to be on the Republican primary election ballot awaiting certification:^[8]

Nominee

Andrew "FoFo" Gilich, incumbent mayor

Eliminated in primary

Jordan N. Gollub, segregationist and former KKK member^[9]

Results

2025 Biloxi mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew "FoFo" Gilich (incumbent)	2,422	89.17%
	Republican	Jordan N. Gollub	294	10.83%
Total votes			2,716	100.00%

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidates have filed to be on the general election ballot awaiting certification:^[8]

Andy Linville (Independent)
Farren Santibanez (Libertarian)

General election

2025 Biloxi mayoral election ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew "FoFo" Gilich (incumbent)	2,630	80.2%
	Libertarian	Farren Santibanez	187	5.7%
	Independent	Andy Linville	461	14.1%
Total votes

Gulfport

2025 Gulfport mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Hugh Keating	Sonya Williams-Barnes
Party	Republican	Democratic

Incumbent Mayor

Billy Hewes
Republican

The incumbent mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi is Republican Billy Hewes, serving since 2013. He declined to run for re-election to a fourth term.^[12] He was last elected in 2021 with 63.5% of the vote.

Republican primary

Nominee

Hugh Keating, attorney

Declined

Billy Hewes, incumbent mayor (2013–present)

Democratic primary

Nominee

Sonya Williams-Barnes, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 119th district (2012–2022)

Eliminated in primary

Ronnie Henderson, former professional basketball player for the Washington Bullets

Results

2025 Gulfport mayoral Democratic primary election (unofficial results)^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sonya Williams-Barnes	3,280	84.27%
	Democratic	Ronnie Henderson	612	15.73%
Total votes			3,892	100.00%

General election

2025 Gulfport mayoral election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Keating	6,902	53.2%
	Democratic	Sonya Williams-Barnes	6,073	46.8%
Total votes			12,975	100.00%

Official campaign websites

Hattiesburg

2025 Hattiesburg mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Toby Barker
Party	Independent

Incumbent Mayor

Toby Barker
Independent

The incumbent mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi is independent Toby Barker, serving since 2017. He is running completely unopposed. He won his last election in 2021 with 85% of the vote.^[15]

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidate has filed to be on the election ballot awaiting certification:^[16]

Toby Barker, incumbent mayor (2017–present) and Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 102nd district (2008–2017)

General election

2025 Hattiesburg mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Toby Barker
Total votes

Official campaign websites

Toby Barker (I)

Meridian

2025 Meridian mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Percy Bland	Derik Boler	Jimmy Copeland
Party	Democratic	Republican	Independent

Incumbent Mayor

Jimmie Smith
Democratic

The incumbent mayor of Meridian, Mississippi is Democrat Jimmie Smith, serving since 2021. He was last elected in 2021 with 62.6% of the vote. Smith ran for re-election but was defeated in the Democratic primary by former two-term mayor Percy Bland.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Percy Bland, former mayor (2013–2021)

Eliminated in primary

Ty Bell, incumbent city council member
Rita Jack, former police officer
Jimmie Smith, incumbent mayor (2021–present)

Results

2025 Meridian mayoral Democratic primary election (unofficial results)^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Percy Bland	2,673	67.21%
	Democratic	Jimmie Smith	822	20.67%
	Democratic	Rita Jack	295	7.42%
	Democratic	Ty Bell	187	4.70%
Total votes			3,977	100.00%

Republican primary

Nomine

Derik Boler

Minor party and independent candidates

The following candidate has filed to be on the general election ballot awaiting certification:^[18]

Jimmy Copeland (Independent)

General election

2025 Meridian mayoral election
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Percy Bland
	Republican	Derik Boler
	Independent	Jimmy Copeland
Total votes

Official campaign websites

Olive Branch

2025 Olive Branch mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Ken Adams
Party	Republican

Incumbent Mayor

Ken Adams
Republican

The incumbent mayor of Olive Branch, Mississippi is Republican Ken Adams, serving since 2021. He is running completely unopposed for a second term. He won his last election in 2021 with 67.2% of the vote.

Republican primary

Nominee

Ken Adams, incumbent mayor (2021–present)

General election

2025 Olive Branch mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Adams (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes

Southaven

2025 Southaven mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Darren Musselwhite
Party	Republican

Incumbent Mayor

Darren Musselwhite
Republican

The incumbent mayor of Southaven, Mississippi is Republican Darren Musselwhite, serving since 2013. He is running for a fourth term. He won his last election in 2021 with 64.5 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

The following candidates have filed to be on the Republican primary election ballot awaiting certification:^[19]

Tommy Henley, independent candidate for mayor in 2021
Darren Musselwhite, incumbent mayor (2013–present)

Results

2025 Southaven mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darren Musselwhite (incumbent)	1,865	80.23%
	Republican	Tommy Henley	460	19.79%
Total votes			2,325	100.00%

General election

2025 Southaven mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darren Musselwhite (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes

Official campaign websites

Darren Musselwhite (R)

Tupelo

2025 Tupelo mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Todd Jordan
Party	Republican

Incumbent Mayor

Todd Jordan
Republican

The incumbent mayor of Tupelo, Mississippi is Republican Todd Jordan, serving since 2021. He is running for a second term. He won his last election in 2021 with 62.3 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

Nominee

Todd Jordan, incumbent mayor (2021–present)

Eliminated in primary

Rob Chambers, executive director of the Conservative Coalition of Mississippi

Results

2025 Tupelo mayoral Republican primary election (unofficial results)^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Jordan (incumbent)	3,065	83.77%
	Republican	Rob Chambers	594	16.23%
Total votes			3,659	100.00%

General election

2025 Tupelo mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Jordan (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes

Philadelphia

2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Nominee	Jim Fulton	Leroy Clemmons
Party	Republican	Democratic

Incumbent Mayor

James Young
Democratic

The incumbent mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi is Democrat James Young, serving since 2009.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Leroy Clemmons

Eliminated in runoff

Cassie Henson Hickman

Eliminated in primary

James Young, incumbent mayor (2009–present)^[21]^[22]

Results

2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Primary Apr. 1, 2025^[23]		Runoff (unofficial) Apr. 22, 2025^[24]
	Democratic	Leroy Clemmons	249	33.7%	379	52.3%
	Democratic	Cassie Henson Hickman	247	33.4%	345	47.7%
	Democratic	James Young (incumbent)	233	32.9%	Eliminated
Total			739	100.00%	724	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

Jim Fulton, Ward 2 alderman (2013-present) ^[25]

General election

2025 Philadelphia, Mississippi mayoral election
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jim Fulton
	Democratic	Leroy Clemmons
Total votes

Official campaign websites

Leroy Clemons for Mayor (D)

Cassie Henson Hickman for Mayor (D, eliminated)

Madison

2025 Madison, Mississippi mayoral election

June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)


Candidate	Mary Hawkins Butler
Party	Republican

Incumbent Mayor

Mary Hawkins Butler
Republican

The incumbent mayor of Madison, Mississippi is Republican Mary Hawkins Butler, serving since 1981. She is running for a twelfth term.

Republican primary

Mary Hawkins Butler, incumbent mayor (2021–present)^[26]^[27]

Results

2025 Tupelo mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Hawkins Butler (incumbent)
Total votes

General election

References

^ "2025 Elections Calendar" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "Office of Public Affairs | Mississippi District Attorney, Mayor of Jackson, and Jackson City Council Member Charged with Bribery and Other Offenses | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "2025 Municipal Democratic Primary Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results". WLBT 3. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ "Municipal Clerk – 2025 Elections". Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "Election Results". WLBT3. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ "Andrew "FoFo" Gilich". City of Biloxi. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Voter Information". City of Biloxi. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Lee, Anita (January 30, 2025). "A former KKK member is running for mayor of Biloxi, MS. He still believes in segregation". Sun Herald. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "Details of today's election". Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ "Incumbent Andrew 'FoFo' Gilich reelected as mayor of Biloxi". wlox. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
^ Corder, Frank (May 30, 2024). "Hewes won't seek re-election as Gulfport Mayor". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "2025 Municipal Primary Election Results". WXXV 25. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2025". WLOX. June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
^ "Hattiesburg mayor to run unopposed for 3rd term". WDAM. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Beveridge, Lici (February 14, 2025). "Hattiesburg will see some old and new faces in office after the June 3 election: Details". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Matlock, Cash (April 1, 2025). "Municipal Election Results 2025". Queen City News Feed. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ Howard, Thomas (February 6, 2025). "Meridian voters face crowded field in primary elections". The Meridian Star. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ Wilt, Jacob (February 12, 2025). "Elections 2025: Who's running in Horn Lake, Southaven, Olive Branch and Hernando?". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ McCluskey, Caleb (April 1, 2025). "Todd Jordan reelected as mayor of Tupelo". Daily Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ Henderson, Jace (February 5, 2025). "Final field set for mayor, aldermen". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
^ Henderson, Jace (April 1, 2025). "Young out as Dem mayoral primary goes to runoff". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
^ Matlock, Cash (April 1, 2025). "Municipal Election Results 2025". Queen City News Feed. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ Henderson, Jace (April 22, 2025). "Leroy Clemons has won the Democratic nomination for mayor". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
^ Henderson, Jace (January 29, 2025). "Fulton running as Republican for mayor". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
^ "Exclusive: Mayor Mary talks about what she still has to accomplish".
^ Reily, Ross. "How 'Mayor Mary,' one of America's longest-serving mayors, is already set for another term". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[1] "2025 Elections Calendar" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[2] "Office of Public Affairs | Mississippi District Attorney, Mayor of Jackson, and Jackson City Council Member Charged with Bribery and Other Offenses | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[DemMunipFirst-3] "2025 Municipal Democratic Primary Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved April 17, 2025.

[JacksonRunoffUnoff-4] "Election Results". WLBT 3. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[JacksonCandidatesUnofficial-5] "Municipal Clerk – 2025 Elections". Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[6] "Election Results". WLBT3. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[7] "Andrew "FoFo" Gilich". City of Biloxi. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[BiloxiInfo-8] "Voter Information". City of Biloxi. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[9] Lee, Anita (January 30, 2025). "A former KKK member is running for mayor of Biloxi, MS. He still believes in segregation". Sun Herald. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[10] "Details of today's election". Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[11] "Incumbent Andrew 'FoFo' Gilich reelected as mayor of Biloxi". wlox. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

[12] Corder, Frank (May 30, 2024). "Hewes won't seek re-election as Gulfport Mayor". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[13] "2025 Municipal Primary Election Results". WXXV 25. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[14] "Municipal Election Results 2025". WLOX. June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

[15] "Hattiesburg mayor to run unopposed for 3rd term". WDAM. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[16] Beveridge, Lici (February 14, 2025). "Hattiesburg will see some old and new faces in office after the June 3 election: Details". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[17] Matlock, Cash (April 1, 2025). "Municipal Election Results 2025". Queen City News Feed. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[CrowdedMeridian-18] Howard, Thomas (February 6, 2025). "Meridian voters face crowded field in primary elections". The Meridian Star. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[19] Wilt, Jacob (February 12, 2025). "Elections 2025: Who's running in Horn Lake, Southaven, Olive Branch and Hernando?". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[20] McCluskey, Caleb (April 1, 2025). "Todd Jordan reelected as mayor of Tupelo". Daily Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[21] Henderson, Jace (February 5, 2025). "Final field set for mayor, aldermen". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved April 21, 2025.

[22] Henderson, Jace (April 1, 2025). "Young out as Dem mayoral primary goes to runoff". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved April 21, 2025.

[23] Matlock, Cash (April 1, 2025). "Municipal Election Results 2025". Queen City News Feed. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[24] Henderson, Jace (April 22, 2025). "Leroy Clemons has won the Democratic nomination for mayor". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved June 7, 2025.

[25] Henderson, Jace (January 29, 2025). "Fulton running as Republican for mayor". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved April 21, 2025.

[26] "Exclusive: Mayor Mary talks about what she still has to accomplish".

[27] Reily, Ross. "How 'Mayor Mary,' one of America's longest-serving mayors, is already set for another term". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

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