The person who's death necessitated the 2014 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi was born in what city?
Jackson mayoral election, 2014 The 2014 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on April 22, 2014. It was necessitated after the death of incumbent mayor Chokwe Lumumba. Councilman Tony Yarber defeated the late Lumumba's son Chokwe Antar Lumumba in a runoff. Other candidates in the race included former mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr., city council members Melvin Priester and Margaret Barrett-Simon, and state senator John Horhn.
Jesse L. Webb, Jr. Jesse Lynn Webb, Jr. (1923 - 1956) was Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He died in office in an airplane crash in 1956.