Josh Wise
Nonpartisan
Biography
Josh Wise is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Court Judge, District 1, Place 2, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Circuit Court Judge, District 1, Place 2
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Circuit Court Judge, District 1, Place 2
One candidate is tracked for Circuit Court Judge, District 1, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Josh Wise. Candidate information follows official Pontotoc County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Josh Wise 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 1st Circuit Court District (Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo) 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. One name is on the ballot for this seat.