One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bob Whitwell. Candidate information follows official Benton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Bob Whitwell is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 18th Chancery Court District (Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah) vote on this seat. Mississippi judicial races are nonpartisan; if nobody wins a majority, the top two meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026, per the Secretary of State's 2026 elections calendar. Listed from the Secretary of State's official sample ballot.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Bob Whitwell, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
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.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 2 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bob Whitwell. Candidate information follows official Benton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 2 election in Mississippi?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Mississippi are on the Mississippi election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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