2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Three (Subdistrict 17-1) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gwendolyn Baptist and Malenda Harris Meacham. Candidate information follows official DeSoto County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
New subdistrict created by the state legislature within DeSoto County's chancery court district; appears only on ballots in the subdistrict's precincts, per Capital B News (Aug. 21, 2026). A federal judge denied an injunction seeking to cancel this race on August 13, 2026, per Capital B News. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 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.
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Gwendolyn Baptist appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Three (Subdistrict 17-1), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Gwendolyn Baptist.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Meacham is an attorney with 31 years of legal practice and 19 years of judicial service, including as Special Master in the DeSoto County Chancery Court, per her campaign site. She previously served as Hernando's first female city court judge and DeSoto County's first female Special Master, per her campaign site.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Three (Subdistrict 17-1) in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Three (Subdistrict 17-1) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gwendolyn Baptist and Malenda Harris Meacham. Candidate information follows official DeSoto County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Three (Subdistrict 17-1) 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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