JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jacksonians will return to the polls on April 22 to vote in a runoff election for some races, including the Democratic candidate for mayor.

None of the mayoral Democratic candidates received more than 50% of the vote during the municipal primary on April 1.

State Senator John Horhn received more than 10,000 votes, while incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba received less than 5,000.

Horhn said the city is ready for new leadership, while Lumumba said he’s continuing to serve the people of the capital city.

“We’ve been in South Jackson, helping families that because of the windstorms that we’ve been having have been without power. So, we were trying to provide them meals and help them out. So, we’re just doing what we know best. And that’s serving people, that’s communicating what our objectives are, and that isn’t going to stop. It will never stop,” Lumumba said.

“We need to restore trust and accountability in the city, to our taxpayers, our citizens, to our county, our state, our federal government. We need to put together an assurance that you can get basic services to the city and the City of Jackson, if you’re a resident here. You don’t have to roll the dice to see if you got to go get somebody to answer your phone call down to City Hall,” said Horhn.

Other city runoffs include the race for the City Council. No candidate in Ward 6 or Ward 7 received more than 50% of the vote.