There is going to be a runoff to replace Jackson Ward 2 City Councilman Melvin Priester, Jr. Former Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis and political newcomer Angelique Lee earned the right to face off against each other after Tuesday's special election.
Ms. Lee led the pack with 40% of the vote.The results are posted below.
Angelique Lee: 40% (1,209 votes)
Tyrone Lewis: 31.6% (950 votes)
James Paige: 12.6% (380 votes)
Melinda Greenfield Todd: 7% (218 votes)
Funmilayo Bannerman-Tilden: 7% (214 votes)
Thomas Warren Powell: 0.8% (23 votes)
The runoff will be held on December 8.
15 comments:
Someone please show Tyrone the way out the back doors so he can just go home.
It's hard to imagine intelligent people going after this stinker job. Bless their hearts...or something.
I voted for Powell. I just knew he would win.
Angelique is HOT!
I would think if Lewis got into the position that Antar and James Davis would not be able to lie about things at the JPD.
Does it really make any difference? Try to remember all the promises made by candidates for Jackson's mayor and city council over the past 25 years. Just words that mean nothing. Jackson is what it is and the only the only thing we know for sure is that it will get worse.
I don't live in the ward but from what I've seen Ms. Lee seems like a good choice. Plus, it would be nice to have another woman on the council.
Don't know why anyone wants this job. The pay is low, the work is high (assuming you actually read everything that you're supposed to), and the ability to actually accomplish anything is almost zero.
Council can't implement anything, can't really DO anything.
Lee will be the hottest Jackson area government official EVER!
I’m not a Jackson voter and only know what I read but Ms Lee in addition to being an attractive young lady has great perfect educational background for the position. The council certainly needs some new blood and this is an en excellent time for it to happen.
Go Tyrone! I miss the billboards!
You have to understand one thing about the people who seek these post....for most, it is the best “job” they have ever had.
" Go Tyrone! I miss the billboards!"
My exact same thoughts !
He spent a lot of money on those " Happy Valentines Day & Happy Mother's Day" billboards.
I only wish Sheriff J. D. MacAdory & Sheriff Malcolm McMillan were alive to comment on those billboards.
I wish stokes would put up such billboards on the same scale as Sheriff Tyrone.
But Sheriff Tyrone did have some pretty billboards.
Tyrone's goal is to pump up his PERS years of service. Period. He's spent years looking at the numbers and the formula.
I once lived in ward 2 and still have relatives and friends there. I support Mrs Lee because of her work in education and her strong family ties to the community. She seems to have a vested interest in making needed changes in Ward 2. I supported her campaign financially since I no longer live in Ward 2. I’ve seen what Tyrone Lewis did or better yet what he didn’t do when he was given the opportunity to serve as sheriff of Hinds county. If the only comments that can be made about him is the extravagant billboards he put up throughout the county on Mother’s Day etc. then not much else can be expected from him. Don’t waste your vote, if you expect anything more from Tyrone Lewis. Vote for change and progress. Vote for Angelique Lee!
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