3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 8, Place 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Haley Necaise Broom, Stephen J. Maggio and Frances 'Fran' Yeatts. Candidate information follows official Harrison County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Haley Necaise Broom, Stephen J. Maggio and Frances 'Fran' Yeatts are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 8th Chancery Court District (Hancock, Harrison) 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.
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Nonpartisan
Haley Necaise Broom is an Assistant District Attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience as a litigator and prosecutor in South Mississippi, including handling custody, estate, domestic-relations and criminal matters, per her campaign site and The Gazebo Gazette. She is running for the Chancery Court seat left open by the retirement of Judge Carter Bise.
Nonpartisan
Stephen J. Maggio is a municipal judge running for the open Harrison County Chancery Court, District 8, Place 4 seat being vacated by retiring Judge Carter Bise, per The Gazebo Gazette. Maggio has run for this Chancery Court seat before, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Frances 'Fran' Yeatts is a family lawyer running for the open Harrison County Chancery Court, District 8, Place 4 seat being vacated by retiring Judge Carter Bise, per The Gazebo Gazette. Yeatts has run for this Chancery Court seat before, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 8, Place 4 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 8, Place 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Haley Necaise Broom, Stephen J. Maggio and Frances 'Fran' Yeatts. Candidate information follows official Harrison County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 8, Place 4 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 Harrison County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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