Rankin County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Mississippi House, Circuit Court Judge, District 20, and Chancery Court Judge, District 20, and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Judges
Circuit Court Judge, District 20, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Sarah Butler · Scott Gilbert · Carter Smith
Sarah Butler
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Says courts should be led with stability, predictability and fairness
About Sarah Butler
Sarah Butler has worked as a circuit judges' staff attorney in Mississippi's court system for more than 13 years, managing dockets and handling civil and criminal mediations, per her campaign site. A lifelong Rankin County resident, she is running for Circuit Judge in Circuit District 20, serving Madison and Rankin counties, per the same source.
Scott Gilbert
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- His platform emphasizes experience for the role and protecting constitutional freedoms and the rule of law
About Scott Gilbert
Scott Gilbert is a candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Circuit District 20, serving Madison and Rankin counties, per his campaign site. The site does not detail his professional background as of September 17, 2026.
Carter Smith
Carter Smith has nearly 20 years of jury trial experience in the Circuit Court, District 20 (Madison and Rankin counties), serving as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, per his campaign site. This race is headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff among three candidates, per Madison County election filings.
Sarah Butler, Scott Gilbert and Carter Smith are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin) 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.
Full race pageCircuit Court Judge, District 20, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Steve S. Ratcliff
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Steve S. Ratcliff
Steve S. Ratcliff is the sitting judge of the 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Steve S. Ratcliff is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Steve S. Ratcliff 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 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin) 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.
Full race pageCircuit Court Judge, District 20, Place 3Nonpartisan race · Dewey Arthur
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Dewey Arthur
Dewey Arthur is the sitting judge of the 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Dewey Arthur is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Dewey Arthur 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 20th Circuit Court District (Madison, Rankin) 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.
Full race pageChancery Court Judge, District 20, Place 1Nonpartisan race · Bo Agnew · Keri H. Carroll · Michael 'Mike' Wolf
Bo Agnew
Bo Agnew is a candidate for the open Rankin County Chancery Court, District 20, Place 1 seat being vacated by retiring Chancellor John McLaurin, per a local news account. Agnew currently serves as a Rankin County Justice Court Judge, District 2, a separate court, per the county's official justice court page. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Keri H. Carroll
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Campaign says her entire career has focused on the family law, custody, divorce, adoption and guardianship cases chancery court hears
About Keri H. Carroll
Keri H. Carroll served as Family Master for the 20th Chancery District from 2021 to 2025, presiding over more than 3,000 family law cases, per her campaign site. She clerked for Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice James W. Smith Jr. and holds a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law, and currently serves as staff attorney to Judge John C. McLaurin Jr., per her campaign site.
Michael 'Mike' Wolf
Michael Wolf is a candidate for Chancery Court Judge, District 20, Place 1. He is a partner at the law firm Resnick & Louis, P.C. in Jackson, per the firm's website. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1999 and has tried more than 100 cases, including arguments before the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, per the firm's website.
Bo Agnew, Keri H. Carroll and Michael 'Mike' Wolf are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin) 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.
Full race pageChancery Court Judge, District 20, Place 2Nonpartisan race · Troy Farrell Odom
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Troy Farrell Odom
Troy Farrell Odom is the sitting judge of the 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Troy Farrell Odom is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Troy Farrell Odom 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 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin) 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.
Full race pageChancery Court Judge, District 20, Place 3Nonpartisan race · Haydn J. Roberts
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Haydn J. Roberts
Haydn J. Roberts is the sitting judge of the 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of chancery court judges and staff. Haydn J. Roberts is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Haydn J. Roberts 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 20th Chancery Court District (Rankin) 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.
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Find your districts by addressMississippi House District 77 (special election)Nonpartisan race · Christopher 'Chris' Dunn · Dianne McNair Gaddis · Melissa C. Sullivan · Craig T. Williams
Christopher 'Chris' Dunn
Christopher "Chris" Dunn is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the special election in Mississippi House District 77, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. The seat became vacant when Rep. Price Wallace died in June 2026, per the Office of Governor Tate Reeves. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Dianne McNair Gaddis
Dianne McNair Gaddis is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the special election in Mississippi House District 77, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. The seat became vacant when Rep. Price Wallace died in June 2026, per the Office of Governor Tate Reeves. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Melissa C. Sullivan
Melissa C. Sullivan is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the special election in Mississippi House District 77, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. The seat became vacant when Rep. Price Wallace died in June 2026, per the Office of Governor Tate Reeves. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Craig T. Williams
Craig T. Williams is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the special election in Mississippi House District 77, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. The seat became vacant when Rep. Price Wallace died in June 2026, per the Office of Governor Tate Reeves. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Christopher 'Chris' Dunn, Dianne McNair Gaddis, Melissa C. Sullivan and Craig T. Williams are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the special election for Mississippi House District 77, which covers parts of Rankin and Simpson counties. Mississippi special elections are nonpartisan, so every name prints without a party nomination; if nobody wins a majority, the top two meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026, per the Office of the Governor. Listed from the Secretary of State's official sample ballot.
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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.
Who is on the ballot in Rankin County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Rankin County sample ballot 2026: who is running for mississippi house and circuit court judge, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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