The 2009 mayoral election in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

took place on June 2, 2009, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Former mayor

Harvey Johnson, Jr. Harvey Johnson Jr. (born December 21, 1946), is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining rein ...

was elected after defeating councilman Marshand Crisler and incumbent mayor

Frank Melton Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr ...

in the primary. Melton died on May 7, 2009, two days after not making the runoff in the Democratic primary.

Results

References

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