Keating Wins Gulfport Mayor’s Race; Williams Barnes Hails ‘Historic’ Turnout

Republican Hugh Keating Wins Gulfport Mayor Election

Mississippi Gulf Coast attorney Hugh Keating has won the mayoral election in Gulfport, Mississippi, keeping the state’s second-largest city under Republican control, Tuesday night’s election results show. He narrowly defeated Democratic candidate Sonya Williams-Barnes, who would have been the first Democratic mayor elected since 1985. The post Republican Hugh Keating Wins Gulfport Mayor Election, Narrowly Beating Democrat Sonya Williams-Barnes a…

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Keating wins Gulfport mayor’s race; Williams Barnes hails ‘historic’ turnout

Republican Hugh Keating claims victory in Gulfport mayor’s race in city election. Democrat Sonya Williams Barnes says the race is still too close to call.

Sonya Williams Barnes concedes Gulfport mayoral election - WXXV News 25

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Following the conclusion of the municipal election, Democratic Mayoral Candidate Sonya Williams Barnes issued a statement. Williams Barnes said in part, “While we didn’t win the election, what we accomplished together was nothing short of extraordinary. In past elections, about 2,000 voters would determine who leads our city. But this time, over 13,000 citizens made their voices heard. That kind of turnout is not only his…

Keating wins contentious Gulfport mayor race - Mississippi Monitor

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Hugh Keating on Facebook)   Perhaps the most intriguing Municipal General Election mayor’s race this cycle is in Mississippi’s second largest city of Gulfport. On Tuesday, voters chose to send Republican nominee Hugh Keating to City Hall, electing him to succeed outgoing Mayor Billy Hewes (R) who did not seek re-election. Unofficial results, according to campaign officials, showed Keating up nearl…

Keating wins contentious Gulfport mayor race

Absentee ballots have been tallied into the final count. Perhaps the most intriguing Municipal General Election mayor’s race this cycle is in Mississippi’s second largest city of Gulfport.