Mississippi › Pearl River County › Chancery Court Judge, District 10, Place 4
One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 10, Place 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Chad Smith. Candidate information follows official Pearl River County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
One candidate is tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 10, Place 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Chad Smith. Candidate information follows official Pearl River County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Mississippi are on the Mississippi election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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