Rankin County municipal elections: See candidates in Brandon, Flowood, Pearl and Richland
Primary elections are on April 1, and general election day is on June 3.
Read on to find out who has filed to run in Brandon, Flowood, Pearl and Richland. Executive committees in different cities will certify the candidates sometime this week, so the following lists are not the final, qualified lists of candidates.
Incumbent Brandon Mayor Butch Lee, Republican, will run against challenger Fred Shanks, Republican. Lee is currently nearing the end of his third term as Brandon Mayor. Shanks has been a Mississippi House of Representative member since 2018 and is the current House Rules Committee Chairman.
Sharon Womack (Incumbent), Republican
Jarrad Craine (Incumbent), Independent
Cris Vinson (Incumbent), Republican
Harry Williams (Incumbent), Republican
Lu Coker (Incumbent), Republican
Jereme King, Republican
Dwight Middleton (Incumbent), Republican
David E. Farris (Incumbent), Republican
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Kathy Smith, Republican and Greg Wilcox, Republican, will face off to serve as the next Flowood Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Gary Rhoads announced in November 2024 that he would not seek reelection after 36 years in the role.
Tony Perkins, Republican
A. Seth Robbins, Republican
Incumbent Alderman at Large Donald H. Flynt was absent from the list of candidates.
Deron R. Harmon (Incumbent), Independent
Shane Brown, Republican
Kimberly Buford, Republican
Robert A. Shearer, Republican
Incumbent Ward 2 Alderwoman Kathy Smith was absent from the list of candidates.
Kirk B. McDaniel (Incumbent), Independent
Jim Seymour, Independent
Mike Prestage, Republican
Incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Seth Robbins was absent from the list of candidates.
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Incumbent Pearl Mayor Jake Windham, Republican, is running against two challengers: Kevin Kimery, Republican, and Willie Robinson, Democrat. Windham has served as mayor since 2017.
David Stovall (Incumbent), Republican
Sammy Williams (Incumbent), Republican
Gerald Duckworth, Republican
Keith Dennis (Incumbent), Republican
Johnny Steverson (Incumbent), Republican
Gary Broadwater, Republican
Everett Butler, Independent
Casey S. Foy (Incumbent), Republican
Dwight Knight (Incumbent), Independent
Leon Seals, Republican
Kyle Foster (Incumbent), Republican
Chris Tapia, Republican
Incumbent Richland Mayor Clay Burns will run against challenger Garsheo "Gus" Black, both of whom are running as independents.
Burns was elected mayor during a special election on March 5, 2024, filling the vacancy left when former Mayor Pat Sullivan retired several months prior. During the special election, Burns won a runoff vote against Scot Mancil, who is running for Alderman at Large in the upcoming election. Black is currently serving as an Alderman at Large.
All aldermen running are also running as independents. The following are all candidates who have filed to run for Alderman at Large as Richland does not have aldermen by wards:
John W. "Eight Ball" Hamilton (Incumbent)
Scot Mancil
Matthew "Matt" Quick (Incumbent)
Beth Sandord (Incumbent)
A.J. Shields (Incumbent)
Bob Young
With Black running for mayor, all five of Richland's current Aldermen at Large are listed as candidates for the upcoming general election.
Got a news tip? Contact Mary Boyte at mboyte@jackson.gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: See candidates in Rankin County: Brandon, Flowood, Pearl and Richland
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