Biloxi re-elects mayor and 2 council members, with 3 races to be decided in June
Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich was unopposed in this year’s election, winning his second full term.
All of the incumbent city council members ran for re-election. Four Republican contested races in Tuesday’s primary election ended with one candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote, so no runoff is necessary before the June 8 general election.
Of the seven incumbent council seats:
▪ Ward 1 Councilman George Lawrence, a Democrat, will face Keith Anderson, who won the Republican primary over two other candidates.
▪ Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines will run against Independent Tracey Smith
▪ Ward 3 Councilwoman Dixie Newman had no opposition
▪ Ward 4 Councilman Robert Deming III won for a second time over former Biloxi assistant police chief Rodney McGilvery
▪ Ward 5 Councilmen Paul Tisdale won in a landslide over challenger Terry Shelton and will face Democrat Sugar Stallings on June 8.
▪ Ward 6 Councilman Kenny Glavan won big over Jason Gibson
▪ Ward 7 Councilman Nathan Barrett had no opposition
The results of Tuesday’s Primary are:
Ward 1
Keith Anderson —227 votes
Becca Vanderford — 72 votes
Steve “Stevie” Brosh Jr. — 24 votes
Ward 4
Incumbent Robert Deming III — 373 votes
Rodney McGilvary — 328 votes
Ward 5
Incumbent Paul Tisdale — 266 votes
Terry Shelton — 35 votes
Ward 6
Incumbent Kenny Glavan — 292 votes
Jason Gibson — 63 votes
This story was originally published April 6, 2021 at 9:28 PM.
