Lauderdale County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Lauderdale County races, led by the Circuit Court Judge, District 10, Place 1 contest.
Judges
Circuit Court Judge, District 10, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Charles W. Wright Jr.
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Charles W. Wright Jr. Nonpartisan Incumbent
Charles W. Wright Jr. is the sitting judge of the 10th Circuit Court District (Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Charles W. Wright Jr. 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.
Charles W. Wright Jr. 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 10th Circuit Court District (Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale) 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.
Full race pageCircuit Court Judge, District 10, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey Nonpartisan Incumbent
Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey is the sitting judge of the 10th Circuit Court District (Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey 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.
Robert T. 'Bo' Bailey 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 10th Circuit Court District (Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale) 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.
Full race pageChancery Court Judge, District 12, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Austin C. Terry
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Austin C. Terry Nonpartisan Incumbent
Austin C. Terry is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 12th Chancery District, based in Meridian, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Austin C. Terry 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 12th Chancery Court District (Clarke, Lauderdale) 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.
Full race pageChancery Court Judge, District 12, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Amanda Trawick Rainey
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Amanda Trawick Rainey Nonpartisan Incumbent
Amanda Trawick Rainey is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 12th Chancery District, based in Meridian, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Amanda Trawick Rainey 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 12th Chancery Court District (Clarke, Lauderdale) 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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Mississippi's November 3, 2026 ballot is a federal and judicial ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Court of Appeals, and every circuit and chancery judgeship under the district lines the Legislature drew in 2025. Party nominees for the federal races were chosen at the March 10 primary. Judicial races and special elections 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. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot. Mississippi elects county officers, legislators and statewide officials in odd-numbered years (next in 2027). The field is the Secretary of State's official sample ballot dated September 9, 2026.
Who is on the ballot in Lauderdale County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Lauderdale County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit court judge and chancery court judge, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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