JACKSON, MI – Ward 5 voters have selected Shalanda Hunt to serve on Jackson City Council.

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Hunt received 308 votes, defeating incumbent Christy May Davis, who received 205 votes, according to Jackson County election results.

The race is nonpartisan, meaning the candidates are not running under political party affiliations. Ward 5 is made up of the western half of downtown Jackson and several residential neighborhoods surrounding downtown.

Hunt was appointed to city council following the resignation of former councilmember Karen Bunnell in 2023; however, she was disqualified from running against Davis in 2024 due to a paperwork error.

She is a child welfare trainer with the State of Michigan and is the Jackson Public Schools board president.

In a questionnaire fro

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