Jackson City Council race comes down to just a few votes

Ward One race too close to call; Parkinson in the driver’s seat in Ward Seven

Ward One race too close to call; Parkinson in the driver’s seat in Ward Seven JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Jackson’s second-longest serving councilman could be hanging onto his seat. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting and all affidavit ballots counted, just 25 votes separated the three candidates in the Ward One Jackson City Council race, with incumbent Ashby Foote leading by 10 votes. “You have to give credit to the voters who made the effo…

Jackson City Council race comes down to just a few votes

Jackson residents head to the polls to vote in the municipal general election.

‘What a nutty finish’: Foote leads by 10 votes in tight Jackson council race

With mail-in absentee ballots still uncounted, incumbent Ashby Foote is claiming the victory in the hotly contested Ward 1 council race, even as he leads independent Grace Greene by just 10 votes.