TUPELO ⢠Nettie Davis has won a pathway to her sixth term of office in Ward 4, while matchups between incumbents and challengers in Ward 2 and Ward 3 are now known.
According to nearly complete but uncertified results in Ward 2, Demetra Tubbs-Sherer won almost 58% of the vote in a Democrat primary to defeat Candice Knowles. As the Democrat nominee, Tubbs-Sherer will face Ward 2 incumbent Lynn Bryan, a Republican, in the June 8 general election.
Sherer is a real estate agent for Tommy Morgan Realtors; Bryan is a construction contractor.
In Ward, 3, incumbent Councilman Travis Beard won a contested Republican primary, defeating Bradley Gillespie with about 72% of the vote. In a Democratic primary in the same ward, Kenneth Wayne captured about 77% of the vote to defeat Maddie Ludt. Beard and Wayne will compete in the general election.