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Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 1

2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Ginger M. Miller and Jay Westfaul. Candidate information follows official Yalobusha County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

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.

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.

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Ginger M. Miller

Nonpartisan

Biography

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

Biography

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.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 1 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Ginger M. Miller and Jay Westfaul. Candidate information follows official Yalobusha County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Chancery Court Judge, District 3, Place 1 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 3, Place 3Circuit Court Judge, District 17, Place 1Circuit Court Judge, District 17, Place 2See all 5 Yalobusha County races
Candidate profiles
Ginger M. Miller, full profileJay Westfaul, full profileOfficial Mississippi election office