He decisively defeated incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba by more than 12,000 votes. Lumumba received only 25.25% of the vote, or 6,246 votes as of 10:30 p.m. with all 80 precincts reporting.

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and his wife, Ebony Lumumba, were brought to tears when their daughters spoke to supporters after his defeat to State Sen. John Horhn in the Democratic primary ...

Incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and challenger Sen. John Horhn made final campaign pushes — and shared closing messages with Jackson voters — ahead of Tuesday’s high-stakes Democratic ...

Lumumba defeated Horhn in the 2017 Democratic primary outright, earning 55% of the vote. This time around, Lumumba’s vote share dropped to 17% in an April 1 primary. Horhn secured 48% ...

Preliminary results showed state Sen. John Horhn leading with 18,493 votes compared to two-term Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba ’s 6,246 votes. The results of absentee votes had not yet been announced.