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4 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jenessa Carter Hicks, Sarah J. Liddy, Jennifer L. Shackelford and Michael Watts. Candidate information follows official Benton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jenessa Carter Hicks, Sarah J. Liddy, Jennifer L. Shackelford and Michael Watts are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 18th Chancery Court District (Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah) 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.
Nonpartisan
Jenessa Carter Hicks is in private practice in Oxford, per the Oxford Eagle. She is running for the open Chancery District 18 Place 1 seat, vacant due to the retirement of Judge Larry Little. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Sarah J. Liddy is a Holly Springs attorney who has practiced law for 25 years, primarily in family law matters, per the Oxford Eagle. She has served as Marshall County Youth Court Referee for 18 years and as the county's Master in Chancery, per the Oxford Eagle. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Jennifer L. Shackelford is a Holly Springs attorney who has practiced law for nearly 30 years, with a practice covering family law, divorce and real estate, per the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Michael Watts was admitted to practice law in 1988 and works for the Holcomb Law Group in Oxford, per the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
4 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 18, Place 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jenessa Carter Hicks, Sarah J. Liddy, Jennifer L. Shackelford and Michael Watts. Candidate information follows official Benton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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