Claiborne County, Mississippi

Circuit Court Judge, District 7-5

One candidate is tracked for Circuit Court Judge, District 7-5, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Tomika T. Harris-Irving. Candidate information follows official Claiborne County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Tomika T. Harris-Irving 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. Subdistrict 7-5 of the 7th Circuit Court District is made up of Claiborne, Jefferson counties; every voter there votes 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.

What this office does

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, Tomika T. Harris-Irving, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

Mississippi › Claiborne County › Circuit Court Judge, District 7-5

Tomika T. Harris-Irving

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Biography

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.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Circuit Court Judge, District 7-5 in 2026?

When is the Circuit Court Judge, District 7-5 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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Candidate roster from official Claiborne County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Chancery Court Judge, District 15, Place 2 See all 3 Claiborne County races

Candidate profiles

Tomika T. Harris-Irving, full profile Official Mississippi election office