Shelton Easily Captures Re-election

Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comTupelo Mayor Jason Shelton and his wife, Chelsea, celebrate following his re-election on Tuesday among a group of supporters. Shelton was re-elected as Tupelo mayor with approximately 85 percent of the vote against challenger Candice Knowles. By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Incumbent Mayor Jason Shelton decisively won a second term Tuesday, thwarting a challenger’s efforts to oust him. In a primary race with tepid turnout, Shelton, 40, captured about 85 percent of Democratic primary votes over challenger Candice Knowles, 34. The incumbent earned a broad base of support, winning the majority of ballots in 12 of the city’s 13 precincts and capturing a lead across all seven of the city’s wards. In remarks delivered to a boisterous, upbeat crowd of supporters Tuesday at Tupelo’s The Ice House, Shelton highlighted his wide margin of victory by way of pressing a message of unity. “The numbers mean so much,” Shelton said.