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39629

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Lincoln County, MS

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

6 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
U.S. Senate1U.S. House1Local4
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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
EK
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 Lincoln County

ZIP 39629 sits in Lincoln County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Lincoln County races (4).

Circuit Court Judge, District 14, Place 1
1 candidate
County ▾
MT
Mike Taylor
INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Taylor is the sitting judge of the 14th Circuit Court District (Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Mike Taylor 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.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Mike Taylor 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 14th Circuit Court District (Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln) 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.
Circuit Court Judge, District 14, Place 2
3 candidates
County ▾
BA
Brendon Adams
Biography
Brendon Adams is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Court, Circuit District 14 Place 2, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
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Matt Kitchens
Biography
Matt Kitchens currently serves as a City Court Judge and has practiced law in Circuit Court for nearly twenty-five years, handling civil, criminal and appellate cases, per his campaign site. His father served as a district attorney, and he comes from a family with a history of public service, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Albert Turnage
Biography
Albert Turnage is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Court, Circuit District 14 Place 2, an open seat; sitting Judge Michael M. Taylor is instead running for reelection to Place 1 in the district, per the Daily Leader. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Brendon Adams, Matt Kitchens and Albert Turnage are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 14th Circuit Court District (Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln) 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.
Chancery Court Judge, District 15, Place 1
1 candidate
County ▾
JD
Joseph Durr
INCUMBENT
Biography
Joseph Durr is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 15th Chancery District, based in Brookhaven, 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.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Joseph Durr 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 15th Chancery Court District (Claiborne, Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln) 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.
Chancery Court Judge, District 15, Place 2
1 candidate
County ▾
PH
Price Henley
Biography
Price Henley serves as an Assistant District Attorney in Copiah County, per the Copiah County government website. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Judge, Chancery District 15 Place 2 (Claiborne, Copiah, Lawrence and Lincoln counties). No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Price Henley 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 15th Chancery Court District (Claiborne, Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln) 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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