Wayne County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Wayne County races, led by the Circuit Court Judge, District 18, Place 1 contest.
Judges
Circuit Court Judge, District 18, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Brad R. Thompson · Eric Tiebauer
Brad R. Thompson Nonpartisan
Brad R. Thompson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Court, Circuit District 18 Place 1, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Eric Tiebauer Nonpartisan
- Says every person who enters a courtroom deserves fairness, dignity and an impartial hearing under the law
Per the campaign site.
About Eric Tiebauer
Eric Tiebauer has more than 32 years of legal experience and is the founder and owner of The Tiebauer Law Offices, LLC in Waynesboro, per his campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law, per his campaign site.
Brad R. Thompson and Eric Tiebauer are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 18th Circuit Court District (George, Greene, Jones, Wayne) 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 18, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Darryl A. Hurt Jr.
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Darryl A. Hurt Jr. Nonpartisan
Darryl A. Hurt Jr. is an attorney and judge based in Lucedale, per WDAM. He is running for Circuit District 18 Place 2, a newly created seat after state legislation added Wayne, Greene and George counties to the district effective January 1, 2027, per WDAM. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Darryl A. Hurt 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 18th Circuit Court District (George, Greene, Jones, Wayne) 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 19, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Jerry D. Sharp
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jerry D. Sharp Nonpartisan Incumbent
Jerry D. Sharp is the sitting judge of the 19th Chancery Court District (Greene, Jones, Wayne), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Jerry D. Sharp 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.
Jerry D. Sharp 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 19th Chancery Court District (Greene, Jones, Wayne) 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 19, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Kathryn Dickerson Clay
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Kathryn Dickerson Clay Nonpartisan
Kathryn Dickerson Clay is an attorney with the Dickerson & Dickerson law firm and was sworn in as municipal judge for the City of Quitman, per the Clarke County Tribune. She is running for Chancery District 19 Place 2, a newly created seat established by state legislation (SB 2768) to be filled in the November 2026 general election, per the Mississippi Legislature's bill status page. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Kathryn Dickerson Clay 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 19th Chancery Court District (Greene, Jones, Wayne) 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 Wayne County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Wayne 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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