Mississippi › Newton County › Chancery Court Judge, District 2, Place 2
One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 2, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Gerald M. Martin. Candidate information follows official Newton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
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.
One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 2, Place 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Gerald M. Martin. Candidate information follows official Newton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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