Lisa P. Dodson 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 Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone) 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.
Lisa P. DodsonIncumbent
Lisa P. Dodson is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Lisa P. Dodson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Chris Schmidt 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 Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone) 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.
Chris SchmidtIncumbent
Chris Schmidt is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Chris Schmidt is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Larry Bourgeois 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 Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone) 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.
Larry BourgeoisIncumbent
Larry Bourgeois is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Larry Bourgeois is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Randi Peresich Mueller 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 Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone) 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.
Randi Peresich MuellerIncumbent
Randi Peresich Mueller is the sitting judge of the 2nd Circuit Court District (Hancock, Harrison, Stone), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. Randi Peresich Mueller is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for that seat, unopposed, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Sheila Havard Smallwood 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 13th Chancery Court District (Forrest, Perry, Stone) 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.
Sheila Havard SmallwoodIncumbent
Sheila Havard Smallwood is the sitting Chancery Judge based in Hattiesburg, covering Forrest, Perry and Stone counties, per the Mississippi Judiciary's official court directory. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
George Schmidt, John D. Smallwood and Zachary Monroe Vaughn are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 13th Chancery Court District (Forrest, Perry, Stone) 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.
George Schmidt
George Schmidt is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 13 Place 2, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
John D. Smallwood
John D. Smallwood is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 13 Place 2, per the Mississippi Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026.
Zachary Monroe Vaughn
Zachary Monroe Vaughn is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Chancery Court, Chancery District 13 Place 2, 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.
Stone County 2026 election questions
Who is on the ballot in Stone County, Mississippi on November 3, 2026?
Who is on my Stone County ballot in November 2026? Sample ballot with 8 candidates across 6 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?
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