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Hattiesburg, Lumberton, and Sumrall held municipal elections with some incumbents losing and others retaining their seats.

Multiple Mississippi municipalities, including Hattiesburg, Lumberton, and Sumrall, held municipal elections.

Lumberton saw the most changes, with a new mayor and several new aldermen.

Hattiesburg's Ward 3 elected a new council member, LeAnn Van Slyke Vance.

Sumrall's incumbent mayor, Joel Lofton, was reelected.

Results for the 2025 municipal elections in Hattiesburg, Lumberton and Sumrall are in, with new leadership in some offices and returning leadership in others.

Hattiesburg

In Hattiesburg, Republican LeAnn Van Slyke Vance won the Ward 3 City Council seat, defeating Democratic candidate Keenon Walker and independent candidate Joe Wiley.

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