Here’s a recap of unofficial results as of late Tuesday night.
Mississippi may be considered a red state but in Tuesday’s Municipal General Election, it was Democrats who had a big night.
Here is a look at the top mayor’s race across Mississippi. Results are unofficial as of this reporting.
Jackson
State Senator John Horhn (D) cruised to victory, winning the capital city mayor race with over 66 percent of the vote over five other candidates on the ballot.
Horhn defeated incumbent Mayor Chokwe Lumumba in April’s Democratic Primary runoff election, setting himself up for the general election victory.
Coming in second was Rodney DePriest, an Independent, with nearly 28 percent of the vote.
Vicksburg
Incumbent Mayor George Flaggs, a former Democrat turned Independent, finished second w