Matthew G. Sullivan is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 13th Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith) 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.
Matthew G. SullivanIncumbent
Matthew G. Sullivan is the sitting judge of the 13th Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Matthew G. Sullivan is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Stanley Sorey is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 13th Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith) 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.
Stanley SoreyIncumbent
Stanley Sorey is the sitting judge of the 13th Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Stanley Sorey is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Roy Noble Lee Jr. is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 2nd Chancery Court District (Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith) 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.
Roy Noble Lee Jr.
Roy Noble Lee Jr. practices at the Lee family law firm in Forest, following his father and grandfather into the legal profession, per the Capital Area Bar Association. He earned his undergraduate degree at Mississippi College and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, per the same source. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Judge, Chancery District 2 Place 1. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Gerald M. Martin is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 2nd Chancery Court District (Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith) 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.
Gerald M. MartinIncumbent
Gerald M. Martin is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Raleigh, covering Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson and Smith counties, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
David Shoemake is the only name on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Mississippi ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 2nd Chancery Court District (Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith) 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.
David ShoemakeIncumbent
David Shoemake is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Collins, covering Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson and Smith counties, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
These race previews show candidates we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests. Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Mississippi's November 3, 2026 ballot is a federal and judicial ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Court of Appeals, and every circuit and chancery judgeship under the district lines the Legislature drew in 2025. Party nominees for the federal races were chosen at the March 10 primary. Judicial races and special elections 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. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot. Mississippi elects county officers, legislators and statewide officials in odd-numbered years (next in 2027). The field is the Secretary of State's official sample ballot dated September 9, 2026.
Jasper County 2026 election questions
Who is on the ballot in Jasper County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Who is on my Jasper County ballot in November 2026? Sample ballot with 5 candidates across 5 tracked races, bios and priorities. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Mississippi?
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