Lumumba defeats Yarber to win Democratic primary for mayor General election set for June 6 Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT HEAVY RAINFALL, DAMAGING WINDS.AL CANNOT RULE OUT A SPIN-UP TORNADALLIE: THE CAPITAL CITY WILL SOON GET A NEW MAYOR.AND THE DECISIVE VICTORY TUESDAY, CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA BEAT EIGHTER ER ER A -- OTHER CANDIDATES.YARBER CAME IN FOURTH PLACE GETTING 5% OF THE VOTE.16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS WAS AT THE KING EDWARDS HOTEL LAST NIGHT WHERE LUMUMBA CELEBRATED WITH SUPPORTERS>> Reporter: CHOKWE LUMUMBA KNOCKED OFF THEINCUMBENT MAYOR AS WELL AS TWO LONG-TIME POLITICIANS TO WIN THEDEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR JACKSON MAYOR.[ CHEERS ]♪ VICTORY IS MINE ♪ VICTORY IS MINE >> THIS IS REDEMPTION THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND BE UNIFIAND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.I'M EXCITED ABOUT THATAS I'VE MET WITH PEOPLE, I'VE TOLD THEM THAT WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO WIN.BUT IT MATTERS VERY LITTLE IF WEWIN AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COME TOGETHER.IT MATTERS VERY LITTLE IF WE WINAND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GOVERN.>> I FEEL EXHILARATED THAT THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON WERE BOLD ENOUGH TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD TOOUR FUTUREI FEEL HUMBLED BY THE SUPPORT AND EXCITED ABOUT THE UNITY THATIT DEMONSTRATES IN ALL PARTS OF JACKSON CAME TOGETHER. >> Reporter: LUMUMBA'S FATHER WAS ELECTED MAYOR FOUR YEARS AGHE NOW IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO ASSUMING THAT VERY POSITION.REPORTING FROM JACKSON, ROSS ADAMS, 16 WAPT NEWALLIE: AND AS WE MENTIONED, MAYOR TONY YARBER LOST THE RACAND CONCEDED TO CHOKWE LUMUMBAWE HAVE MORE ON HIS REACTION.16 WAPT'S KANDACE REDD CONTINUESOUR COVERAGE LIVE FROM CITY HALLIN DOWNTOWN JACKSON.>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.GOOD MORNING, ALLIWE'RE IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON RIGHT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.ALL MORNING WE'VE BEEN TALKING NOTHING BUT POLITICS AND MAYOR TONY YARBER DID ACCEPT DEFEAT LAST NIGHT AFTER HE LOST THAT RACE FOR JACKSON MAYOR.HE CAME IN FOURTH PLACE AS YOU ALREADY MENTIONED, TRAILING BEHIND CHOKWE LUMUMBA, HINDS COUNTY SUPERVISOR ROBERT GRAHAM AND STATE SENATOR JOHN HORHN.WE SPOKE WITH MAYOR TONY YARBER LASTNIGHT.GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.>> JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI GET BEHIND CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA.WE BELIEVE THAT THIS BROTHER HASTHE PASSION AND THE HEART FOR THE CITY.ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE HE CAN GET.WHAT CANNOT BE DENIED IS THE FACT THAT WE WERE THE ADMINISTRATION THAT GOT THE CCIDPASSED, THAT GOT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO COMMIT TOINVESTING AT LEAST IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS OVER $11 MILLION INTO THIS CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SAFET>> Reporter: THERE YOU HAVE IT.AS YOU HEARD, MAYOR TONY YARBER AT THIS POINT JUST ASKING THE CITY OF JACKSON TO GO AHEAD AND GET RIGHT BEHIND LUMUMBA.

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