JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A Jackson mayoral candidate had more than doubled his campaign finance haul ahead of the April 22 primary runoff.
April 15 was the deadline for candidates to submit primary pre-runoff election reports.
Documents reviewed by WLBT showed that Sen. John Horhn filed his pre-runoff election report by the deadline, while Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba again had not.
Horhn and Lumumba are slated to meet each other in the Democratic primary for mayor on April 22. The winner of that race likely will go on to be Jackson’s next mayor.
Filings reveal that Horhn increased his campaign coffers from $101,000 on March 25 to more than $233,000 by April 15.
It’s unclear if Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba had raised additional funds since then, after the mayor again missed the filing deadline.
As of March 31, the two-term embattled incumbent had brought in just $11,000.
In a campaign speech following his second-place finish in the April 1 Democratic primary, the mayor said he had not been able to raise funds due to his connection to a federal bribery case.
On the council front, Ward Six candidate Emon Thompson has raised an additional $3,586 since March 25, while Ward Seven candidates Quint Withers and Kevin Parkinson have raised $3,820 and $8,429, respectively.
Thompson is in a runoff against Lashia Brown-Thomas in a bid for the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks.
Whiters and Parkinson are facing off to replace current Council President Virgi Lindsay.
Unofficial results show that Hartley won his bid for the Democratic nomination outright. According to his April 15 filing, he has raised an additional $2,750 during the reporting period.
His former opponent, ReJohnna Brown-Mitchell, still filed a pre-runoff report, having brought in $1,983 since March 25.
ReJohnna Brown-Mitchell, who unsuccessfully challenged Hartley, also filed a pre-runoff report, as did former Ward Seven candidate Bruce Burton, former Ward One candidate Steven Thompson, and former mayoral candidate LaKeisha Crye.
Like Brown-Mitchell, Burton, Thompson, and Crye were all defeated in their respective primary bids.
John Horhn contributions:
- Lione Fisher- $250
- Theo P. Costas Jr. – $10,000
- Walter J. Johnson – $250
- Peyton D. Prospere – $500
- Ouray Capital Management – $1,000
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Drennan – $1,000
- Guy White – $1,000
- Joseph Stodghill – $1,000
- Cassandra Wilson – $250
- William M. Cooley – $1,000
- Toni Cooley – $3,000
- Virginia Munford – $250
- David Clark – $250
- James Jumper – $500
- Calvin Horhn – $2,000
- Denise and Cheryl Miller – $250
- Michael Joe Cannon – $500
- Can Holdings Inc. – $750
- Boldbrix Group Co. – 750
- Danny Cupit – $1,000
- Lee Penton – $250
- Robert Waird – $2,500
- Gus McCoy – $250
- Dorsey Carson – $1,000
- Malcolm White – $500
- DeJonnette King – $250
- Eric Bluntson – $1,000
- Reuben V. Anderson – $1,000
- Waggoner Engineering – $1,000
- Sigma Consulting Group Inc. – $2,000
- William C. and Kimberly M. Wade – $1,000
- Ed Williams Attorney at Law – $400
- Southern Consulting Associates, Sandy Ray – $250
- Outdoor Advertising Associates of MS – $500
- The Franks Law Firm PLLC – $1,000
- Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC – $1,000
- Maggio Law Group PLLC – $5,000
- The Diaz Law Firm PLLC – $1,000
- Thompson Law Group PLLC – $500
- Gloria Williamson – $500
- Warren Herring – $500
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