Pike County

Pike County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Pike County races, led by the Circuit Court Judge, District 6-3 contest.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMississippi
Races Listed4
Profiles5

Pike County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Circuit Court Judge, District 6-3

LocalUnopposed: still on your ballot

David H. Strong 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. Subdistrict 6-3 of the 6th Circuit Court District is made up of Pike County; every voter there votes 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 H. Strong Jr.Incumbent
    David H. Strong Jr. is the sitting judge of the 14th Circuit Court District (Pike), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. David H. Strong Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the redrawn District 6-3 seat (the Legislature's 2025 judicial redistricting renumbered these courts as of January 2027), unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.

Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 1

LocalUnopposed: still on your ballot

E. Vincent Davis 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 4th Chancery Court District (Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike, Wilkinson) 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.

  • E. Vincent DavisIncumbent
    E. Vincent Davis is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Natchez, 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.

Chancery Court Judge, District 4, Place 2

LocalUnopposed: still on your ballot

Wayne 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 4th Chancery Court District (Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike, Wilkinson) 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.

  • Wayne SmithIncumbent
    Wayne Smith is the sitting Chancery Judge for the 4th Chancery District, based in Liberty, 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.

Debbra K. Halford and Ashunda Hampton are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 4th Chancery Court District (Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike, Wilkinson) 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.

  • Debbra K. HalfordIncumbent
    Debbra K. Halford is a sitting Chancery Court judge for the current Fourth Chancery District, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2026 Judiciary Directory. She is running for the redrawn Chancery District 4 Place 3 seat, per the Daily Leader. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
  • Ashunda Hampton
    Ashunda Hampton is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 4 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 Pike County

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Pike County 2026 election questions

Who is on the ballot in Pike County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?

Who is on my Pike County ballot in November 2026? Sample ballot with 5 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?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Mississippi are listed on the Mississippi election hub. Mississippi election hub →

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