2024 Jonesboro mayoral election
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November 5, 2024
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The 2024 Jonesboro mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next mayor of Jonesboro, Arkansas. The election was nonpartisan, meaning the candidates' party affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Harold Copenhaver defeated LJ Bryant in a runoff election on December 3, 2024.[1][2]
Declared
- LJ Bryant, city councilor and businessman
- Harold Copenhaver, the incumbent mayor of Jonesboro since 2020
- Thomas Elwood, candidate in the 2020 mayoral election
- Jeremy Terrell, former Jonesboro School District board member
Campaigns
Bryant raised the highest amount of campaign donations, at $277,705 by October 29; Copenhaver raised $187,300. Bryant also outspent the other candidates, reporting having spent $255,046.27; Copenhaver spent $176,568.86. Jeremy Terrell reported $15,067.29 in contributions to his campaign, of that spending $13,368.05. Thomas Elwood did not file such a report.[3]
Bryant's campaign centered on his "ten-point plan",[4] which listed ten priorities for the city of Jonesboro to focus on. Terrell's campaign focused on strengthening law enforcement and countering crime,[5][6] while Elwood stressed the importance of government transparency.[7]
Due to a 2011 hot check conviction, Terrell is ineligible to hold elected office in Arkansas.[8]
Endorsements
- Craighead County Republican Committee