2 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court Judge, 21st Circuit Court District, Place Four (Subdistrict 21-1) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lucius Edwards and John Hughes. 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 circuit court district; appears only on ballots in the subdistrict's precincts, per Capital B News (Aug. 21, 2026). Two candidates qualified. 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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Lucius Edwards appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Court Judge, 21st Circuit Court District, Place Four (Subdistrict 21-1), 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 Lucius Edwards.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Hughes is a solo attorney and owner of Hughes Law Firm in DeSoto County, with 23 years of legal practice in bankruptcy, family law, personal injury and criminal matters, per the campaign site. He has represented individuals and families in Circuit, Chancery, Bankruptcy and Justice Courts, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Circuit Court Judge, 21st Circuit Court District, Place Four (Subdistrict 21-1) in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court Judge, 21st Circuit Court District, Place Four (Subdistrict 21-1) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lucius Edwards and John Hughes. Candidate information follows official DeSoto County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Circuit Court Judge, 21st Circuit Court District, Place Four (Subdistrict 21-1) 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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