Mississippi Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

John Weddle is the sitting judge for Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 1, Position 1, appointed by Gov. Tate Reeves on October 14, 2024 to a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jim M. Greenlee, per the Mississippi Judiciary. Weddle previously served as District Attorney for the 1st Circuit Court District, per the Office of the Governor, and is now seeking election to the seat. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Derek Dewayne Hopson Jr. is a candidate for Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 1, Position 1, challenging incumbent John Weddle. Hopson is an associate attorney at Hopson Law Group in Clarksdale, practicing primarily personal injury law, and earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi after an M.B.A. and B.A. at Delta State University, per Hopson Law Group's website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Donna M. Barnes is Chief Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 1, Position 2, and a resident of Tupelo who has served on the court since 2004, per the Mississippi Judiciary. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge, and is running unopposed for reelection. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Deborah A. McDonald is the sitting judge for Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 2, Position 1, elected Nov. 27, 2018 and seated Jan. 7, 2019, per the Mississippi Judiciary. She is running unopposed for reelection. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

David McCarty is the sitting judge for Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 4, Position 2, elected Nov. 27, 2018 and sworn in Jan. 7, 2019, per the Mississippi Judiciary. McCarty is running unopposed for reelection. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Anthony "Tony" Lawrence is the sitting judge for Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 5, Position 1, born in Pascagoula, elected Nov. 6, 2018 and seated Jan. 1, 2019, per the Mississippi Judiciary. He is running unopposed for reelection. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Bradley D. Tennison, listed on the ballot as Brad Tennison, is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 1st Chancery District, based in Booneville, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Michael Malski is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 1st Chancery District, based in Amory, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Jacqueline Mask is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 1st Chancery District, based in Tupelo, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Stephen T. Bailey is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 1st Chancery District, based in Tupelo, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Roy Noble Lee Jr. practices at the Lee family law firm in Forest, following his father and grandfather into the legal profession, per the Capital Area Bar Association. He earned his undergraduate degree at Mississippi College and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, per the same source. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Judge, Chancery District 2 Place 1. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Gerald M. Martin is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Raleigh, covering Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson and Smith counties, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

David Shoemake is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Collins, covering Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson and Smith counties, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Ginger M. Miller is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Jay Westfaul has practiced law in Batesville for 34 years, per The Panolian. He currently serves as Municipal Judge for Batesville, Pope and Courtland and has previously served as a Youth Court Judge and Chancery Court Family Master, per The Panolian. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Sabrina D. Howell was appointed Chancery Judge for the 3rd Chancery District by Governor Tate Reeves, with her term beginning July 1, 2026, per the Governor's office. She previously served as a youth court referee and family master in Tate County and as an adjunct professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, per the same source. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Mitchell M. Lundy Jr. is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Grenada, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

E. Vincent Davis is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Natchez, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Wayne Smith is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 4th Chancery District, based in Liberty, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Debbra K. Halford is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the current Fourth Chancery District, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. She is running for the redrawn Chancery District 4 Place 3 seat, per the Daily Leader. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Ashunda Hampton is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

J. Dewayne Thomas is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 5th Chancery District, based in Jackson, Hinds County, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Crystal Wise Martin is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 5th Chancery District, based in Jackson, Hinds County, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Bridgett B. Clayton is a Hinds County Attorney who qualified to run for Hinds County Chancery Court judge, District 5-3, per WJTV. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Tiffany Grove is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 5th Chancery District, based in Jackson, Hinds County, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Doug S. Crosby is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 6th Chancery District, based in Kosciusko, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Kiley Catledge Kirk, listed on the ballot as Kiley Catledge Kirk and in court records as Kiley Kirk, is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 6th Chancery District, based in Louisville, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Catherine Farris-Carter is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 7th Chancery District, based in Cleveland, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Willie J. Perkins Sr. is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Seventh Chancery District, based in Greenwood, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

W. M. Sanders is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Seventh Chancery District, based in Greenwood, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Jim Persons is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 8th Chancery District, based in Gulfport, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Jennifer T. Schloegel is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 8th Chancery District, based in Gulfport, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Margaret Alfonso is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 8th Chancery District, based in Gulfport, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Haley Necaise Broom is an Assistant District Attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience as a litigator and prosecutor in South Mississippi, including handling custody, estate, domestic-relations and criminal matters, per her campaign site and The Gazebo Gazette. She is running for the Chancery Court seat left open by the retirement of Judge Carter Bise.

Stephen J. Maggio is a municipal judge running for the open Harrison County Chancery Court, District 8, Place 4 seat being vacated by retiring Judge Carter Bise, per The Gazebo Gazette. Maggio has run for this Chancery Court seat before, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Frances 'Fran' Yeatts is a family lawyer running for the open Harrison County Chancery Court, District 8, Place 4 seat being vacated by retiring Judge Carter Bise, per The Gazebo Gazette. Yeatts has run for this Chancery Court seat before, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Bennie L. Richard is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 9th Chancery District, based in Greenville, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Vicki Roach Barnes is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Ninth Chancery District, based in Vicksburg, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Renee McBride Porter has practiced law at Porter Law Firm in Columbia, Mississippi since 1989, specializing in domestic cases, per her campaign site. She serves as Youth Court Referee and Special Master for Marion County and has served as Guardian ad Litem in the Marion County Youth Court since 2010, per her campaign site. She holds a B.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law, and has served on the board of Southeast Mississippi Legal Services for more than thirty years, per her campaign site.

Rhea Hudson Sheldon is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Hattiesburg, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Tara Kellar is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 10, Place 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Chad Smith is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Hattiesburg, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Robert G. Clark III is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 11th Chancery District, based in Lexington, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Cynthia Lee Brewer is the sitting Chancery Court judge for Sub District Two of Madison County, part of Mississippi's 11th Chancery Court District, per Madison County government. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

David Bridges is a partner at the family-law firm Roberts, Bridges & Boydston, PLLC in Madison, Mississippi, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers who has twice chaired the Mississippi Bar's Family Law Section, per his firm's website. He earned his law degree from Baylor Law School in 1987. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Alan Rhea is an attorney with the Carthage firm Nettles & Rhea and currently serves as the Municipal Court Judge for Walnut Grove, Mississippi, per the state's 2026 judiciary directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Austin C. Terry is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 12th Chancery District, based in Meridian, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Amanda Trawick Rainey is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 12th Chancery District, based in Meridian, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Sheila Havard Smallwood is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Hattiesburg, covering Forrest, Perry and Stone counties, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

George Schmidt has owned Schmidt Law Firm, PLLC since 1994 and has served as Municipal Court Judge for the City of Purvis since 2011, per his campaign site. He previously served as a municipal judge for Hattiesburg and Lumberton and served in the Mississippi Army National Guard, including as a Judge Advocate, per his campaign site. He holds a B.B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi, and founded the Hattiesburg Mental Health Court and Hattiesburg Environmental Court, per his campaign site.

John D. Smallwood is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 13, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Zachary Monroe Vaughn is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 13, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Rodney P. Faver is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 14th Chancery District, based in Starkville, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Joseph N. 'Joe' Studdard is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 14th Chancery District, based in Columbus, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Paula Drungole-Ellis is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 14th Chancery District, based in Starkville, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Joseph Durr is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 15th Chancery District, based in Brookhaven, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Price Henley serves as an Assistant District Attorney in Copiah County, per the Copiah County government website. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Judge, Chancery District 15 Place 2 (Claiborne, Copiah, Lawrence and Lincoln counties). No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

D. Neil Harris Sr. is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Sixteenth Chancery District, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Jennifer Sekul Harris is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 16, Place 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Matthew Paul Pavlov is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 16, Place 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Ashlee Cole is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 16th Chancery District, based in Pascagoula, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Mark Maples is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 16th Chancery District, based in Pascagoula, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Kaleigh Nelson is a candidate for Chancery Judge, Chancery District 16 Place 4, serving George and Jackson counties, per WLOX. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Jenessa Carter Hicks earned her J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2009 and has practiced law in Oxford for 17 years, with a focus on Chancery Court matters including divorce, child custody, guardianships and land disputes, per her campaign site. She has also handled civil litigation cases tried to jury verdict across the state, per her campaign site. This is an open seat left by the retirement of Judge Larry Little, and the race is headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff among four candidates, per the Oxford Eagle.

Sarah J. Liddy is an attorney in Holly Springs whose practice has focused on family law matters, including divorce, child custody and support, adoptions, wills and estates and real estate issues, per The Oxford Eagle. She earned her law degree and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Mississippi and has served as Marshall County's Youth Court Referee, including as interim referee for Benton and Tippah counties, and as the county's Master in Chancery, per The Oxford Eagle. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Jennifer L. Shackelford has practiced law since being admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1998, with a career focused extensively on Chancery Court matters, per her campaign site. She has served more than 25 years as a certified Guardian ad Litem and 11 years as Youth Court Referee for Benton and Tippah Counties, and has three years of experience as a prosecutor for the Town of Byhalia.

Michael Watts began his career as a correctional officer at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman and a police officer with the City of Cleveland Police Department before serving as a criminal investigator for the 11th Circuit District Attorney, per his campaign site. He graduated with honors from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1984 and has practiced with the Holcomb Law Group since, including a period as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense. He has served as Municipal Judge for Oxford, Mississippi and as an adjunct law professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Bob Whitwell, listed in court records as Robert Q. Whitwell, is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 18th Chancery District, based in Oxford, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Jerry D. Sharp is the sitting judge of the 19th Chancery Court District (Greene, Jones, Wayne), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Jerry D. Sharp is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Kathryn Dickerson Clay is an attorney with the Dickerson & Dickerson law firm and was sworn in as municipal judge for the City of Quitman, per the Clarke County Tribune. She is running for Chancery District 19 Place 2, a newly created seat established by state legislation (SB 2768) to be filled in the November 2026 general election, per the Mississippi Legislature's bill status page. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Bo Agnew is a candidate for the open Rankin County Chancery Court, District 20, Place 1 seat being vacated by retiring Chancellor John McLaurin, per a local news account. Agnew currently serves as a Rankin County Justice Court Judge, District 2, a separate court, per the county's official justice court page. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Michael Wolf is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 20, Place 1. He is a partner at the law firm Resnick & Louis, P.C. in Jackson, per the firm's website. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1999 and has tried more than 100 cases, including arguments before the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, per the firm's website.

Troy Farrell Odom is the sitting judge of the 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Troy Farrell Odom is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Haydn J. Roberts is the sitting judge of the 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Haydn J. Roberts is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

John R. White is the sitting judge of the 1st Circuit Court District (Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. John R. White is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Josh Wise is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 1, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Kelly L. Mims is the sitting judge of the 1st Circuit Court District (Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Kelly L. Mims is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Michael P. 'Chip' Mills Jr. is the sitting judge of the 1st Circuit Court District (Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Michael P. 'Chip' Mills Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Lisa P. Dodson is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Lisa P. Dodson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Chris Schmidt is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Chris Schmidt is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Larry Bourgeois is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Larry Bourgeois is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Randi Peresich Mueller is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Randi Peresich Mueller is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Gray Tollison is the sitting judge of the 3rd Circuit Court District (Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Gray Tollison is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Bart M. Adams is a law partner at Akins & Adams, P.A. in Ripley, and serves as county prosecutor for Tippah and Benton counties in his fifth term, as well as city prosecutor for Ripley, Walnut and Blue Mountain, per his campaign site. He previously served as municipal judge for the Town of Ashland and City of Ripley, and has spent seventeen years volunteering to teach government and economics at Ripley High School, per his campaign site. He holds a B.B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi.

Shirley C. Byers has served as Marshall County prosecuting attorney since 2007, per the Oxford Eagle. She has previously sought this circuit judge seat in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Steven Patrick Jubera has served as an assistant district attorney in the 3rd, 17th and 23rd circuit districts, per the Oxford Eagle. He was a candidate in the first Lafayette County Court Judge race in 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Kent E. Smith is the sitting judge of the 3rd Circuit Court District (Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Kent E. Smith is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Richard A. Smith is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Richard A. Smith is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Margaret Carey-McCray is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower, Washington), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Margaret Carey-McCray is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Carol White Richard is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Sunflower, Washington), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Carol White Richard is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Ashley Hines is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Washington), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Ashley Hines is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Joseph H. 'Joey' Loper Jr. is the sitting judge of the 5th Circuit Court District (Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, Winston), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Joseph H. 'Joey' Loper Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Alan D. 'Devo' Lancaster is the sitting judge of the 5th Circuit Court District (Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, Winston), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Alan D. 'Devo' Lancaster is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Carmen Brooks Drake is the sitting judge of the 6th Circuit Court District (Adams, Amite, Wilkinson), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Carmen Brooks Drake is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Debra W. Blackwell is the sitting judge of the 6th Circuit Court District (Adams, Amite, Franklin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Debra W. Blackwell is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

David H. Strong Jr. is the sitting judge of the 14th Circuit Court District (Pike), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. David H. Strong Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the redrawn District 6-3 seat (the Legislature's 2025 judicial redistricting renumbered these courts as of January 2027), unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Adrienne Wooten is the sitting judge of the 7th Circuit Court District (Hinds), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Adrienne Wooten is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Debra Gibbs is the sitting judge of the 7th Circuit Court District (Hinds), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Debra Gibbs is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Winston Lee Kidd is the sitting judge of the 7th Circuit Court District (Hinds), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Winston Lee Kidd is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Faye Peterson is the sitting judge of the 7th Circuit Court District (Hinds), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Faye Peterson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Tomika T. Harris-Irving is the sitting judge of the 23rd Circuit Court District (Claiborne, Jefferson), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Tomika T. Harris-Irving is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the redrawn District 7-5 seat (the Legislature's 2025 judicial redistricting renumbered these courts as of January 2027), unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Damon R. Stevenson is the sitting judge of the 7th Circuit Court District (Hinds), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Damon R. Stevenson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Caleb E. May is the sitting judge of the 8th Circuit Court District (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Caleb E. May is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Christopher Morgan Posey is the sitting judge of the 8th Circuit Court District (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Christopher Morgan Posey is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Toni Walker Terrett is a sitting Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth District of Mississippi, elected in November 2018, and serves as presiding judge for the Ninth District Intervention Court, per her campaign site. She previously served nine years as a Community Court judge in Vicksburg Municipal Court and worked as a Drug Court public defender, law clerk and university faculty member, per her campaign site. She holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Tougaloo College, an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Memphis, and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law.

M. James 'Jim' Chaney Jr. is the sitting judge of the 9th Circuit Court District (Warren), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. M. James 'Jim' Chaney Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Charles W. Wright Jr. is the sitting judge of the 10th Circuit Court District (Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Charles W. Wright Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey is the sitting judge of the 10th Circuit Court District (Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

W. Hunter Nowell is the sitting judge of the 11th Circuit Court District (Bolivar, Coahoma), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. W. Hunter Nowell is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Stephanie 'Nikki' Morris-Harris is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 11-2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

David L. Tisdell is a Tunica attorney at Tisdell Law Office, listed as a felony-level public defender for Coahoma County, per the Mississippi Office of State Public Defender. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Charles E. Webster is the sitting judge of the 11th Circuit Court District (Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Charles E. Webster is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

T. Michael Reed is the sitting judge of the 12th Circuit Court District (Forrest, Perry), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. T. Michael Reed is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Wes Curry is a founding partner of Curry & Curry, PLLC, with more than twenty-five years of legal experience, per his campaign site. He served as Municipal Court Judge for Hattiesburg from 2017 to 2024 and as Justice Court Judge for Forrest County District 1 from 2012 to 2024, per his campaign site. He is a past president of the South Central Bar Association and the Hattiesburg Young Lawyers Association, and has served on the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, per his campaign site.

Matthew G. Sullivan is the sitting judge of the 13th Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Matthew G. Sullivan is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Stanley Sorey is the sitting judge of the 13th Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Stanley Sorey is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Mike Taylor is the sitting judge of the 14th Circuit Court District (Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Mike Taylor is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Brendon Adams is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 14, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Matt Kitchens currently serves as a City Court Judge and has practiced law in Circuit Court for nearly twenty-five years, handling civil, criminal and appellate cases, per his campaign site. His father served as a district attorney, and he comes from a family with a history of public service, per his campaign site.

Albert Turnage is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 14, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Brad A. Touchstone is the sitting judge of the 15th Circuit Court District (Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Walthall), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Brad A. Touchstone is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Ryan Bruhl is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 15, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Prentiss G. Harrell is a sitting Circuit Court judge for the Fifteenth Circuit District, based in Purvis, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Richelle Lumpkin is the sitting judge of the 15th Circuit Court District (Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Walthall), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Richelle Lumpkin is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

James 'Jim' Thomas Kitchens Jr. is the sitting judge of the 16th Circuit Court District (Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. James 'Jim' Thomas Kitchens Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Lee J. 'Jay' Howard is the sitting judge of the 16th Circuit Court District (Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Lee J. 'Jay' Howard is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Michelle Easterling is the sitting judge of the 16th Circuit Court District (Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Michelle Easterling is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Smith Murphey V is the sitting judge of the 17th Circuit Court District (Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Smith Murphey V is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

James 'Jimmy' McClure is the sitting judge of the 17th Circuit Court District (Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. James 'Jimmy' McClure is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Brad R. Thompson is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 18, Place 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Darryl A. Hurt Jr. is an attorney and judge based in Lucedale, per WDAM. He is running for Circuit District 18 Place 2, a newly created seat after state legislation added Wayne, Greene and George counties to the district effective January 1, 2027, per WDAM. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Matthew Lachaussee is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 19, Place 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Kathy King Jackson is the sitting Circuit Court Judge for Circuit District 19, Place 2, serving Jackson County, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot seeking another term, per her campaign site.

Calvin Taylor is the sitting judge of the 19th Circuit Court District (Jackson), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Calvin Taylor is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Carter Smith has nearly 20 years of jury trial experience in the Circuit Court, District 20 (Madison and Rankin counties), serving as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, per his campaign site. This race is headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff among three candidates, per Madison County election filings.

Steve S. Ratcliff is the sitting judge of the 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Steve S. Ratcliff is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Dewey Arthur is the sitting judge of the 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Dewey Arthur is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Tim Howard is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 22 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Akillie Malone Oliver has served as District Attorney for the circuit covering Holmes, Humphreys and Yazoo counties since winning a special election in 2023, per the Greenwood Commonwealth. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Court Judge, Circuit District 22, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.