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3 candidates are tracked for Mississippi House District 70 (special election), headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Imelda A. Brown, Marcus A. Cheatham and James Lott III. Candidate information follows official Hinds County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Imelda A. Brown, Marcus A. Cheatham and James Lott III are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the special election for Mississippi House District 70, which lies in Hinds County. 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.
Nonpartisan
Imelda A. Brown is a candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the special election in Mississippi House District 70. She is the widow of the late Rep. William "Bo" Brown, who held the seat until his death in June 2026, per Mississippi Today. The seat became vacant when Rep. William "Bo" Brown died in June 2026, per the Office of Governor Tate Reeves. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Marcus A. Cheatham is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the special election in Mississippi House District 70, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. The seat became vacant when Rep. William "Bo" Brown died in June 2026, per the Office of Governor Tate Reeves. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan
James Lott III is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the special election for Mississippi House District 70, which lies in Hinds County, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
3 candidates are tracked for Mississippi House District 70 (special election), headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Imelda A. Brown, Marcus A. Cheatham and James Lott III. Candidate information follows official Hinds County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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