Chad Smith
Biography
Chad Smith is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Hattiesburg, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. He is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Pearl River County, Mississippi
Chancery Court Judge, District 10, Place 4
Pearl River County, Mississippi
Chancery Court Judge, District 10, Place 4
Smith is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Pearl River County election filings.
About this race
Chad Smith 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 10th Chancery Court District (Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Walthall) 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.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Chad Smith, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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