clean slate of commissioners was chosen to oversee the special election. On election day, one precinct's ballot box was returned unsealed and, despite state law stating boxes must be locked and sealed at the precinct, the ballots were counted anyway. In the end, DuPree again narrowly bested Ware, this time by a margin of 217 votes. In 2017, DuPree was defeated in a bid for a fifth consecutive term as mayor, losing to Toby Barker, a Republican member of the state House of Representatives, who ran as an independent. In 2019, DuPree ran for Secretary of State of Mississippi and won the Democrat nomination in August. He lost the November 2019 general election to Republican candidate Michael Watson. In 2021, DuPree announced his candidacy for Mississippi's 4th congressional district in the 2022 midterm elections. He lost to Mike Ezell. Personal life DuPree has been married to Johniece since 1972. They have two daughters, April and Monica and two grandsons, Chandler DuPree Taylor and Chesney DuPree Taylor. As of 2011, his older daughter, April DuPree Taylor (Coustaur Taylor), worked at the Department of Communication at the University of South Alabama, and his younger daughter, Monica DuPree, was an educator in the Hattiesburg Public School District. References External links Johnny DuPree for Congress campaign website Mayoral website (archived) 1953 births African-American Christians African-American mayors in Mississippi Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections County supervisors in Mississippi Living people Mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mississippi Democrats School board members in Mississippi 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people