The slate of candidates is now official for the upcoming non-partisan judicial races across Mississippi.
Friday marked the qualifying deadline for candidates to qualify for the following races: Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Mississippi Court of Appeals Justice, circuit, chancery and county court judges.
The next deadline for qualified candidates in the various judicial races will be June 8 at 5 p.m., when periodic campaign finance reports will be due for both candidates and political committees.
The general election will be Nov. 6.
The ballot will include races for judicial offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, county school board members and certain school district trustees.
14TH CHANCERY DISTRICT
Chancery Court Judge, District 14-1
Elizabeth Fox Ausbern
Gene Barton
R. Todd Bennett
Rodney Faver
Lee Ann Turner
Chancery Court Judge, District 14-2
Gary Street Goodwin
Carrie A. Jourdan
Joseph N. "Joe" Studdard
Chancery Court Judge, District 14-3
Paula Drungole-Ellis
Roy A’. Perkins
The 14th Chancery District covers all of Noxubee County and portions of Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties.
16TH CIRCUIT DISTRICT
Circuit Court Judge, District 16-1
• James T. Kitchens
Circuit Court Judge, District 16-2
• Lee J. Howard
Circuit Court Judge, subdistrict 16-3
• Lee S. Coleman
The 16th Circuit Court District covers Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties.
FIFTH CIRCUIT DISTRICT
Circuit Court Judge, District 5-1
Joseph H. “Joey” Loper, Jr.
Circuit Court Judge, District 5-2
George M. Mitchell, Jr.
The Fifth Circuit Court District includes Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, Winston counties.