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Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 3

2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Debbra K. Halford and Ashunda Hampton. Candidate information follows official Wilkinson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Debbra K. Halford and Ashunda Hampton are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 4th Chancery Court District (Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike, Wilkinson) 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. The sitting officeholder, Debbra K. Halford, is on the ballot.

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Debbra K. Halford

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Biography

Debbra K. Halford is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the current Fourth Chancery District, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. She is running for the redrawn Chancery District 4 Place 3 seat, per the Daily Leader. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Ashunda Hampton

Nonpartisan

Biography

Ashunda Hampton is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 4 Place 3, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 3 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Debbra K. Halford and Ashunda Hampton. Candidate information follows official Wilkinson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 4, 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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Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 1Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 2See all 4 Wilkinson County races
Candidate profiles
Debbra K. Halford, full profileAshunda Hampton, full profileOfficial Mississippi election office