2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Two on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Elizabeth "Beth" Owens and William "Ty" Scott. Candidate information follows official DeSoto County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nonpartisan judicial race on DeSoto County's official November 3, 2026 candidate listing; two candidates qualified.
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.
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Per the campaign site.
Owens is an attorney with 16 years of practice in DeSoto County, Mississippi, per her campaign site. She has served on the Wesley Meadows Board and the ARC of Northwest Mississippi, per her campaign site.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Scott is a private-practice attorney who has served as staff attorney to DeSoto County's Chancery Judges and as a Special Master conducting court hearings, per his campaign site. He is a Major in the Mississippi Army National Guard with nearly 20 years of service, including a combat deployment to Syria, per his campaign site.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Two in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, 17th Chancery Court District, Place Two on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Elizabeth "Beth" Owens and William "Ty" Scott. 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 Two 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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