Jackson, MS, Ward 1 election results are finally counted. Race came to 8 votes. Who won?
Incumbent Councilman Ashby Foote will likely return to represent Ward 1 on the Jackson City Council after narrowly winning one of the city's tightest races, where just 25 votes at one point separated the top three candidates.
On Wednesday, June 11, Municipal Clerk Angela Harris and Jackson election commissioners convened to finish counting the remaining mail-in ballots. In total, nine mail-in ballots were accepted: seven affidavits and two absentees.
With all ballots counted, unofficial results show Foote won the race with 1,739 votes. Foote fended off two challengers, independent Grace Greene, who finished second with 1,731 votes, and Democrat Jasmine Barnes, who received 1,716 votes.
Jackson election commissioners will now send the unofficial results to the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office for certification, which must be completed by June 13.
Assuming the Secretary of State's office certifies the results as is, Foote will have won by a margin of .16%
Before Wednesday's results were counted, Foote barely led the race with 1,738 votes, or 33.43% of the vote. Greene was only 10 votes behind Foote with 1,728 votes, or 33.24% of the vote. Barnes was third — only 15 votes behind Greene and 25 votes behind Foote — with 1,713 votes, or 32.95% of the vote.
Here's a play-by-play of Ward 1's wild election night after polls closed at 7 p.m.:
7:57 p.m.: The first batch of ballots drops. Just two of Ward 1's 10 precincts reported, but Foote grabbed an early lead with 421 votes. Greene and Barnes were hot on his heels with 350 and 323, keeping things tight from the jump.
8:10 p.m.: Four precincts reported. Barnes made a big move, leapfrogging into first with 1,004 votes. Foote slipped to second at 783. Greene falls back with 637 — but it was far from over.
8:35 p.m.: Plot twist. Greene rocketed from last to first, taking a 24-vote edge over Barnes and 35 over Foote. All 10 precincts were in, and it was Greene with 1,684, Barnes with 1,660 and Foote then in third with 1,649. Election commissioners announced absentee ballots — about 870 of them — were next up.
9:13 p.m.: Another shake-up. The absentee ballots flip the whole script. Foote bounced back to the top with 1,738 votes. Greene trailed by just 10 at 1,728. Barnes was still in striking distance with 1,713 — just 25 votes behind the leader.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Jackson MS Ward 1 city council race goes to Ashby Foote
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