The City Clerk’s Office confirmed the following candidates have successfully filed for the offices up for election this year.

WARD 1
• Dena K. Morgan
• Arlene Robinson

WARD 3
• Jeromy Alexander
• Caleb Blondke
• Angelita V. Gunn

WARD 5
• Christy May Davis
• Shalanda Hunt

A primary for Ward 3 will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The top two candidates with the most votes will advance to the Nov. election. There will be no primary elections for Wards 1 and 5 because only two candidates filed. These offices will be decided in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, election.

City of Jackson elections are non-partisan. The next election for Mayor is happening in 2026. The City Treasurer position and City Council seats for Wards 2, 4 and 6 are up for re-election in 2028.
This is the last City of Jackson election cycle to take place in an odd-numbered year.

In 2023, the City Council voted to switch the City’s elections to even-numbered years to go along with Presidential and Gubernatorial elections to increase voter turnout and reduce election costs.
Those elected this year will serve five-year terms on the City Council instead of the standard four years so these offices can adjust to even-numbered year elections.

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