3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 16, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: D. Neil Harris Sr., Jennifer Sekul Harris and Matthew Paul Pavlov. Candidate information follows official George County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
D. Neil Harris Sr., Jennifer Sekul Harris and Matthew Paul Pavlov are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 16th Chancery Court District (George, Jackson) 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, D. Neil Harris Sr., is on the ballot.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
D. Neil Harris Sr. is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Sixteenth Chancery District, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Jennifer Sekul Harris is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 16 Place 1, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Matthew Paul Pavlov is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 16 Place 1, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 16, Place 1 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 16, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: D. Neil Harris Sr., Jennifer Sekul Harris and Matthew Paul Pavlov. Candidate information follows official George County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 16, Place 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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Candidate roster from official George County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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