Sunflower County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Sunflower County races, led by the Circuit Court Judge, District 4-1 contest.
Judges
Circuit Court Judge, District 4-1Nonpartisan race · Richard A. Smith
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Richard A. Smith Nonpartisan Incumbent
Richard A. Smith is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Richard A. Smith 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.
Richard A. Smith 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. Subdistrict 4-1 covers part of the 4th Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower); only voters living in that subdistrict see this race. 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 4-2Nonpartisan race · Margaret Carey-McCray
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Margaret Carey-McCray Nonpartisan Incumbent
Margaret Carey-McCray is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower, Washington), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Margaret Carey-McCray 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.
Margaret Carey-McCray 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. Subdistrict 4-2 covers part of the 4th Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower, Washington); only voters living in that subdistrict see this race. 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 4-3Nonpartisan race · Carol White Richard
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Carol White Richard Nonpartisan Incumbent
Carol White Richard is the sitting judge of the 4th Circuit Court District (Sunflower, Washington), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Carol White Richard 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.
Carol White Richard 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. Subdistrict 4-3 covers part of the 4th Circuit Court District (Sunflower, Washington); only voters living in that subdistrict see this race. 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 7-2Nonpartisan race · Willie J. Perkins Sr. · W. M. Sanders
Willie J. Perkins Sr. Nonpartisan Incumbent
Willie J. Perkins Sr. is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Seventh Chancery District, based in Greenwood, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
W. M. Sanders Nonpartisan Incumbent
W. M. Sanders is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Seventh Chancery District, based in Greenwood, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Willie J. Perkins Sr. and W. M. Sanders are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Subdistrict 7-2 of the 7th Chancery Court District is made up of Leflore, Sunflower counties; every voter there votes 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 Sunflower County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Sunflower County sample ballot 2026: who is running for chancery court judge and circuit 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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