One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Sabrina D. Howell. Candidate information follows official Carroll County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sabrina D. Howell 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 3rd Chancery Court District (Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha) 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, Sabrina D. Howell, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
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.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 2 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Sabrina D. Howell. Candidate information follows official Carroll County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 3, 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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