Caleb E. May 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 8th Circuit Court District (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott) 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.
Caleb E. MayIncumbent
Caleb E. May is the sitting judge of the 8th Circuit Court District (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Caleb E. May 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.
Christopher Morgan Posey 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 8th Circuit Court District (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott) 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.
Christopher Morgan PoseyIncumbent
Christopher Morgan Posey is the sitting judge of the 8th Circuit Court District (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Christopher Morgan Posey 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.
Cynthia Lee Brewer and Rhonda Cecilia Cooper are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Subdistrict 11-2 covers part of the 11th Chancery Court District (Leake, Madison); only voters living in that subdistrict see this race. 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.
Cynthia Lee BrewerIncumbent
Cynthia Lee Brewer is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the Eleventh Chancery District, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Rhonda Cecilia Cooper has practiced law in Mississippi for 38 years, focusing on estate planning, domestic relations, real property and contract negotiations, per her campaign site. She is a graduate of Millsaps College and the University of Alabama School of Law and previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor and Pre-Law Advisor at Jackson State University, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Campaign describes her as responsible, competent and compassionate, emphasizing dignity and fairness in chancery matters, per the campaign site
Gene D. Berry, David Bridges and Alan Rhea are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 11th Chancery Court District (Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo) 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.
Gene D. Berry
Gene D. Berry has spent over 40 years as a trial attorney in Mississippi courtrooms, per his campaign site. He is running for the open Chancery District 11 Place 3 seat after sitting Chancellor James Walker chose not to seek re-election.
Priorities: Campaign theme is 'Justice. Experience. Community,' emphasizing faith, family and fairness in chancery court, per the campaign site
David Bridges is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 11 Place 3, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Alan Rhea is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 11 Place 3, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample 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.
Sample ballot by ZIP code in Leake County
Each ZIP page previews the statewide and congressional races for that ZIP; add a street address in the lookup for county and city contests.
Who is on the ballot in Leake County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Who is on my Leake County ballot in November 2026? Sample ballot with 7 candidates across 4 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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How do I see my exact Leake County ballot?
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