Letitia Johnson and Kamesha Mumford, both running in a nonpartisan race to fill the vacant state Senate District 26 seat, will go head-to-head in a runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

The district encompasses portions of Hinds and Madison counties and includes parts of Jackson, Ridgeland, Edwards, Bolton, and other rural areas. Its Senate seat was left vacant by Democrat John Horhn, who is now mayor of the capital city after winning during his fourth try over the summer. While Horhn has not endorsed either candidate to take his old desk plaque, both candidates have extensive resumes.

Johnson, who did not respond to interview requests from SuperTalk Mississippi News, is the managing partner at the Singleton Schreiber law firm and former president of the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees. He

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