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Who is on the ballot in 39216?

Hinds County, MS

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, Mississippi District 3
3 candidates
Federal ▾
MA
Michael A. Chiaradio
DEM
Biography
Michael A. Chiaradio is the Democratic candidate for Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District. Chiaradio is a farmer raising sheep, pigs and cows in Shubuta and a former professional baseball player, per the campaign site, and holds an MBA from Felician University.
Top Priorities
  • Focuses on public investment aimed at rural economic competitiveness and rebuilding American industry, per the campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
Michael Guest portrait
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Michael Guest
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Michael Guest is the Republican incumbent representing Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District, serving a fourth term, per Guest's official House biography. Before Congress, Guest served as District Attorney for Madison and Rankin Counties, and serves on the House Appropriations Committee, chairing its Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Erik Kiehle
Biography
Erik Kiehle is the Libertarian candidate for Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District. Kiehle has a career history in retail, field sales and systems support, including work for Apple Computer, and has worked since 2018 as a property manager for commercial properties in Meridian; Kiehle is also a certified Mississippi volunteer firefighter, per questionnaire answers in the Mississippi Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Opposes spending bills that add to the federal deficit or contain earmarks
  • Supports ending foreign aid until the federal budget is balanced
  • Supports repealing federal healthcare laws, including the Affordable Care Act
Per the a mississippifreepress.org candidate questionnaire.
Full profile
About this race
Michael A. Chiaradio (D), Michael Guest (R), Erik Kiehle (L) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the March 10, 2026 primary.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Cindy Hyde-Smith portrait
CH
Cindy Hyde-Smith
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Cindy Hyde-Smith is Mississippi's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026. A former Mississippi agriculture commissioner and state senator, she campaigns as a conservative aligned with Republican leadership on agriculture, rural development, military installations, border policy, federal spending, and Mississippi industry.
Top Priorities
  • Support Mississippi agriculture, rural communities, and industry
  • Advance conservative fiscal, border, and judicial policy
  • Protect military, veterans, and infrastructure priorities in Mississippi
Campaign Finance
$5,027,031 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200), PAC/other committee contributions
Key voting record
Voted yes on the 2025 Republican tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 51-50. Supported
Voted against Democratic climate, health-care, tax, and prescription-drug pricing legislation, arguing the package expanded federal spending and taxes. Opposed
Voted against codifying federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
Scott Colom portrait
SC
Scott Colom
DEM
Biography
Scott Colom is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Mississippi and a district attorney in the state's Golden Triangle region. His campaign emphasizes public safety, prosecutorial experience, health care, teacher and law-enforcement pay, wages, and a contrast with incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith on federal spending priorities and Medicaid-related policy.
Top Priorities
  • Use prosecutorial experience to focus on public safety
  • Protect health care access and rural hospitals
  • Raise wages and support teachers, law enforcement, and working families
Campaign Finance
$1,619,368 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200), Democratic-aligned committee support
Campaign siteFull profile
TP
Ty Pinkins
Biography
Ty Pinkins is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, an attorney, Army veteran, and former Democratic nominee for Mississippi secretary of state and U.S. Senate. His campaign emphasizes voting access, veterans, working families, criminal justice, and an independent path outside the major-party nominees.
Top Priorities
  • Protect voting access and election accountability
  • Support veterans, working families, and rural communities
  • Offer an independent alternative in the Senate race
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Hinds County

ZIP 39216 sits in Hinds County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Hinds County races (11).

Hinds County District Attorney (special election)
5 candidates
County ▾
GA
Gwen Agho
Biography
Gwen Agho is a candidate for Hinds County District Attorney in the November 3, 2026 special election. Agho currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney in the Hinds County DA's office, per the Northside Sun. The seat became vacant when Jody Owens resigned as district attorney, per the Mississippi Free Press.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Greta Mack Harris
Biography
Greta Mack Harris is a candidate for Hinds County District Attorney in the November 3, 2026 special election. Mack Harris is described in local press as a metro-area attorney, per the Northside Sun. The seat became vacant when Jody Owens resigned as district attorney, per the Mississippi Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
DP
Darla Palmer
Biography
Darla Palmer is a Jackson defense attorney and candidate for Hinds County District Attorney in the November 3, 2026 special election, making a third bid for the office after runs in 2019 and 2023, per the Northside Sun. Palmer previously worked as a public defender in Rankin County, per WJTV. The seat became vacant when Jody Owens resigned as district attorney, per the Mississippi Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
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Marvin L. Sanders
Biography
Marvin L. Sanders is a candidate for Hinds County District Attorney in the November 3, 2026 special election. Sanders is described in local press as a metro-area attorney, per the Northside Sun. The seat became vacant when Jody Owens resigned as district attorney, per the Mississippi Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
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Wendy Wilson White
Biography
Wendy Wilson White is a candidate for Hinds County District Attorney in the November 3, 2026 special election. White is described in local press as a metro-area attorney, per the Northside Sun. The seat became vacant when Jody Owens resigned as district attorney, per the Mississippi Free Press. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Gwen Agho, Greta Mack Harris, Darla Palmer, Marvin L. Sanders and Wendy Wilson White are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the special election for Hinds County district attorney (7th Circuit Court District). Mississippi special elections are nonpartisan, so every name prints without a party nomination; if nobody wins a majority, the top two meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026, per the Office of the Governor. Listed from the Secretary of State's official sample ballot.
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