Lumumba landslides into second mayoral term – Jackson Advocate

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Lumumba landslides into second mayoral term – Jackson Advocate

The incumbent Jackson municipal candidates in the June 8 general election won by resounding landslides. Mayor Chokwe Lumumba won with 69% (13,160) of the vote, trailed by Les Tannehill (13%-2,536), Charlotte Reeves (9%-1,697), Shafeqah “Big Mama” Lodree (4%-801) and Jason Wells (4%-786). In his acceptance speech Tuesday night, Lumumba reiterated the mantras, “One city, […]

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