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Jones County, Mississippi

Chancery Court Judge, District 19, Place 1

One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 19, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jerry D. Sharp. Candidate information follows official Jones County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Jerry D. Sharp is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 19th Chancery Court District (Greene, Jones, Wayne) 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.

What this office does

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, Jerry D. Sharp, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

Mississippi › Jones County › Chancery Court Judge, District 19, Place 1

Jerry D. Sharp

NonpartisanIncumbent

Biography

Jerry D. Sharp is the sitting judge of the 19th Chancery Court District (Greene, Jones, Wayne), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Jerry D. Sharp is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 19, Place 1 in 2026?

One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 19, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jerry D. Sharp. Candidate information follows official Jones County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 19, 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 profiles
Jerry D. Sharp, full profileOfficial Mississippi election office