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39401

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Forrest County, MS

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U.S. House, Mississippi District 4
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Mike Ezell portrait
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Mike Ezell
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Ezell is the Republican incumbent representing Mississippi's 4th Congressional District, serving a second term, per Ezell's official House biography. Ezell had a more than forty-year career in law enforcement, most recently as Sheriff of Jackson County, and chairs the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Jeffrey Hulum III portrait
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Jeffrey Hulum III
DEM
Biography
Jeffrey Hulum III is the Democratic candidate for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District and has served in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2022, representing District 119, per the campaign site. Hulum is a 22-year U.S. Army veteran who rose to the rank of Sergeant Major and founded the nonprofit Extend A Hand, Help A Friend, which works on food insecurity on the Gulf Coast.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • The Economy: an economy that works for working people
  • Quality Education
  • Affordable Healthcare
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Carl Boyanton
Biography
Carl Boyanton is an independent candidate for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District, running for the seat for a third consecutive time, per the Gazebo Gazette. Boyanton has been president of Farmer Fresh Produce for 26 years and lives in Diamondhead, and the campaign site describes Boyanton as offering a conservative alternative outside the two major parties.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Two Party Corruption
  • Position on Fraud, Waste and Abuse
  • Position on Federal Budget
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Mike Ezell (R), Jeffrey Hulum III (D), Carl Boyanton (I) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the March 10, 2026 primary.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Cindy Hyde-Smith portrait
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Cindy Hyde-Smith is Mississippi's sitting U.S. senator and the first woman elected to Congress from Mississippi, per the campaign site. She was appointed to the Senate in 2018, per the campaign site. She served as Mississippi's Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the first woman in the job, elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2015, and spent 12 years in the Mississippi State Senate, eight of them as agriculture chair, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Defending life and protecting the unborn
  • Stopping illegal immigration
  • Supporting our Second Amendment rights
Campaign Finance
$5,027,031 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200), PAC/other committee contributions
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Supported
Voted no on the Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 budget reconciliation law covering health care, energy and tax provisions, which passed the Senate 50-50 in August 2022, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Opposed
Voted no on the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring recognition of marriages that were valid where performed, which passed the Senate 61-36 in November 2022. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
Scott Colom portrait
SC
Scott Colom
DEM
Biography
Scott Colom is a seventh-generation Mississippian, a husband and father of two, and a district attorney, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he was elected district attorney in 2015 and has also worked as a prosecutor and a judge. He announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in September 2025, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower costs for families
  • Save our Mississippi hospitals
  • Bring good jobs home
Campaign Finance
$1,619,368 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200), Democratic-aligned committee support
Campaign siteFull profile
Ty Pinkins portrait
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Ty Pinkins
Biography
Ty Pinkins is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, per the campaign site. He grew up on cotton farms in the Mississippi Delta, served 21 years on active duty in the Army and holds law degrees from Georgetown, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Jobs and economy
  • Healthcare
  • Housing
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Forrest County

ZIP 39401 sits in Forrest County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Forrest County races (4).

Circuit Court Judge, District 12, Place 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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T. Michael Reed
INCUMBENT
Biography
T. Michael Reed is the sitting judge of the 12th Circuit Court District (Forrest, Perry), per the Mississippi Judiciary's official directory of circuit court judges and staff. T. Michael Reed 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.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
T. Michael Reed 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 12th Circuit Court District (Forrest, Perry) 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.
Circuit Court Judge, District 12, Place 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Wes Curry
INCUMBENT
Biography
Wes Curry is a founding partner of Curry & Curry, PLLC, with more than twenty-five years of legal experience, per his campaign site. He served as Municipal Court Judge for Hattiesburg from 2017 to 2024 and as Justice Court Judge for Forrest County District 1 from 2012 to 2024, per his campaign site. He is a past president of the South Central Bar Association and the Hattiesburg Young Lawyers Association, and has served on the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Wes Curry 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 12th Circuit Court District (Forrest, Perry) 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.
Chancery Court Judge, District 13, Place 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Sheila Havard Smallwood
INCUMBENT
Biography
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 was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
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.
Chancery Court Judge, District 13, Place 2
3 candidates
County ▾
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George Schmidt
Biography
George Schmidt has owned Schmidt Law Firm, PLLC since 1994 and has served as Municipal Court Judge for the City of Purvis since 2011, per his campaign site. He previously served as a municipal judge for Hattiesburg and Lumberton and served in the Mississippi Army National Guard, including as a Judge Advocate, per his campaign site. He holds a B.B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi, and founded the Hattiesburg Mental Health Court and Hattiesburg Environmental Court, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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John D. Smallwood
Biography
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 was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
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Zachary Monroe Vaughn
Biography
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 was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
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.

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