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Jackson Reelects Robinson and Gunn to City Council in Wards 1 and 3

Winners will serve five-year terms to align future city elections with even-numbered years.

Overview

  • Incumbent Arlene Robinson kept the Ward 1 seat with 286 votes to Dena K. Morgan’s 234, according to Jackson County results.
  • Incumbent Angelita V. Gunn won Ward 3 with 261 votes to Jeromy Alexander’s 200, according to county totals.
  • The contests were nonpartisan and covered Jackson’s southside in Ward 1 and the northeast corner in Ward 3.
  • This was Jackson’s final odd-year municipal election following a 2023 council decision to move local races to even-numbered years.
  • Robinson highlighted a decades-long banking career and work to bring a southside grocery, while Gunn emphasized crime prevention, affordable street resurfacing and sustaining the 100 Homes Project.