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November 2026

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Chancery Court Judge, District 9-2: Mississippi 2026

Vicki Roach Barnes and Penny B. Lawson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court Judge, District 9-2 in Mississippi. This seat is elected only inside its court district or county, so it appears on some Mississippi ballots, not all; enter your address in the lookup to check yours.

Vicki Roach Barnes Incumbent

Vicki Roach Barnes is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Ninth Chancery District, based in Vicksburg, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.

Penny B. Lawson

Penny B. Lawson has served as Vicksburg Municipal Court judge pro tem since 2017 and as Port Gibson Municipal Court judge since January 2025, per her campaign site. She was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2010 after earning her law degree from Mississippi College School of Law, and previously served as president of the Warren County Bar Association, per the Vicksburg Post.

Priorities: Practices in family law, estates and general litigation and says her platform focuses on court accessibility, per the campaign site

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