Tate County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Tate County races, led by the Circuit Court Judge, District 17, Place 1 contest.
Judges
Circuit Court Judge, District 17, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Smith Murphey V
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Smith Murphey V Nonpartisan Incumbent
Smith Murphey V is the sitting judge of the 17th Circuit Court District (Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Smith Murphey V 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.
Smith Murphey V 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 17th Circuit Court District (Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha) 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 17, Place 2Nonpartisan race · James 'Jimmy' McClure
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
James 'Jimmy' McClure Nonpartisan Incumbent
James 'Jimmy' McClure is the sitting judge of the 17th Circuit Court District (Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. James 'Jimmy' McClure 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.
James 'Jimmy' McClure 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 17th Circuit Court District (Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha) 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 3, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Ginger M. Miller · Jay Westfaul
Ginger M. Miller Nonpartisan
Ginger M. Miller is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 3 Place 1, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Jay Westfaul Nonpartisan
Jay Westfaul has practiced law in Batesville for 34 years, per The Panolian. He currently serves as Municipal Judge for Batesville, Pope and Courtland and has previously served as a Youth Court Judge and Chancery Court Family Master, per The Panolian. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Ginger M. Miller and Jay Westfaul are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 3rd Chancery Court District (Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha) 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 3, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Sabrina D. Howell
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Sabrina D. Howell Nonpartisan Incumbent
Sabrina D. Howell was appointed Chancery Judge for the 3rd Chancery District by Governor Tate Reeves, with her term beginning July 1, 2026, per the Governor's office. She previously served as a youth court referee and family master in Tate County and as an adjunct professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, per the same source. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Sabrina D. Howell 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 3rd Chancery Court District (Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha) 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 3, Place 3Nonpartisan race · Mitchell M. Lundy Jr.
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mitchell M. Lundy Jr. Nonpartisan Incumbent
Mitchell M. Lundy Jr. is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Grenada, 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.
Mitchell M. Lundy 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 3rd Chancery Court District (Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha) 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 Tate County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Tate 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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