All Jackson municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.

Jackson uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.

Incumbent Independent Mayor Jerry Gist won re-election with 51.47% of the vote, with former Democratic state senator Lowe Finney coming in second.

[6][7] Independent candidate Scott Conger won the general runoff election, becoming mayor at 35 years old.

Incumbent Independent Mayor Scott Conger won re-election in the runoff with 58.11% of the vote[12][13] This two-round election took place alongside other 2023 Jackson elections, including races for City Council.