3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 11, Place 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Gene D. Berry, David Bridges and Alan Rhea. Candidate information follows official Leake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Gene D. Berry, David Bridges and Alan Rhea are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 11th Chancery Court District (Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo) 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.
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Per the campaign site.
Gene D. Berry has spent over 40 years as a trial attorney in Mississippi courtrooms, per his campaign site. He is running for the open Chancery District 11 Place 3 seat after sitting Chancellor James Walker chose not to seek re-election.
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David Bridges is a partner at the family-law firm Roberts, Bridges & Boydston, PLLC in Madison, Mississippi, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers who has twice chaired the Mississippi Bar's Family Law Section, per his firm's website. He earned his law degree from Baylor Law School in 1987. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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Alan Rhea is an attorney with the Carthage firm Nettles & Rhea and currently serves as the Municipal Court Judge for Walnut Grove, Mississippi, per the state's 2026 judiciary directory. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 11, Place 3 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 11, Place 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Gene D. Berry, David Bridges and Alan Rhea. Candidate information follows official Leake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 11, Place 3 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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