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Lafayette County, Mississippi

Circuit Court Judge, District 3, Place 2

3 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court Judge, District 3, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bart M. Adams, Shirley C. Byers and Steven Patrick Jubera. Candidate information follows official Lafayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Bart M. Adams, Shirley C. Byers and Steven Patrick Jubera are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 3rd Circuit Court District (Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union) 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.

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Bart M. Adams

Nonpartisan

Biography

Bart M. Adams is a law partner at Akins & Adams, P.A. in Ripley, and serves as county prosecutor for Tippah and Benton counties in his fifth term, as well as city prosecutor for Ripley, Walnut and Blue Mountain, per his campaign site. He previously served as municipal judge for the Town of Ashland and City of Ripley, and has spent seventeen years volunteering to teach government and economics at Ripley High School, per his campaign site. He holds a B.B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi.

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Shirley C. Byers

Nonpartisan

Biography

Shirley C. Byers has served as Marshall County prosecuting attorney since 2007, per the Oxford Eagle. She has previously sought this circuit judge seat in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Steven Patrick Jubera

Nonpartisan

Biography

Steven Patrick Jubera has served as an assistant district attorney in the 3rd, 17th and 23rd circuit districts, per the Oxford Eagle. He was a candidate in the first Lafayette County Court Judge race in 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Circuit Court Judge, District 3, Place 2 in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court Judge, District 3, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bart M. Adams, Shirley C. Byers and Steven Patrick Jubera. Candidate information follows official Lafayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Circuit Court Judge, District 3, Place 2 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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Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 1Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 2Circuit Court Judge, District 3, Place 1See all 5 Lafayette County races
Candidate profiles
Bart M. Adams, full profileShirley C. Byers, full profileSteven Patrick Jubera, full profileOfficial Mississippi election office