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James Perkins Defeats Miah Jackson in Selma Mayor’s Race

WAKA Action 8 News,
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by WAKA Action 8 News

  Unofficial results show James Perkins has defeated Miah Jackson in the race for Selma Mayor. The final results are: James Perkins    4,001   64.9% Miah Jackson      2,164   35.10% Perkins held the office from 2000-2008. When he was first elected, he was the first Black mayor in Selma’s history. Jackson is the wife of District Attorney Michael Jackson….

Perkins and Jackson Move On to Runoff in Selma Mayor’s Race

George McDonald,
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by George McDonald

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A crowded field of twelve candidates in the Selma mayor’s race — has now been whittled down to the top two candidates — from Tuesday’s municipal election. The municipal election ended with a runoff in the mayor’s race — between James Perkins, Jr. — and Miah Jackson. That means there will be six more weeks…