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3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 8, Place 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Haley Necaise Broom, Stephen J. Maggio and Frances 'Fran' Yeatts. Candidate information follows official Hancock County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Haley Necaise Broom, Stephen J. Maggio and Frances 'Fran' Yeatts are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 8th Chancery Court District (Hancock, Harrison) 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
Haley Necaise Broom is an Assistant District Attorney running for the open Chancery District 8 Place 4 seat, created by the retirement of Judge Carter Bise, per The Gazebo Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Stephen J. Maggio is a Municipal Judge who has previously run for the Chancery Court position, per The Gazebo Gazette. He is running for the open Chancery District 8 Place 4 seat, created by the retirement of Judge Carter Bise. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Frances 'Fran' Yeatts is a family lawyer who has previously run for the Chancery Court position, per The Gazebo Gazette. She is running for the open Chancery District 8 Place 4 seat, created by the retirement of Judge Carter Bise. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
3 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 8, Place 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Haley Necaise Broom, Stephen J. Maggio and Frances 'Fran' Yeatts. Candidate information follows official Hancock County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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