Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote gives an introduction during a Jackson City Council forum at Christ United Church in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
With mail-in absentee ballots still uncounted, incumbent Ashby Foote is claiming the victory in the hotly contested Ward 1 council race, even as he leads independent Grace Greene by just 10 votes.
