Mississippi › Jackson County › Circuit Court Judge, District 19, Place 2
2 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court Judge, District 19, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kathy King Jackson and Leilani 'Lani' Tynes. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kathy King Jackson and Leilani 'Lani' Tynes are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 19th Circuit Court District (Jackson) 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 · Incumbent
Kathy King Jackson is the sitting Circuit Court Judge for Circuit District 19, Place 2, serving Jackson County, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot seeking another term, per her campaign site.
Campaign site →Nonpartisan
Leilani 'Lani' Tynes is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Circuit District 19 Place 2, serving Jackson County, per her campaign site. No further biographical details were available as of September 17, 2026.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →2 candidates are tracked for Circuit Court Judge, District 19, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kathy King Jackson and Leilani 'Lani' Tynes. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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