Election 2026: November 3rd General Election

South Mississippians will be heading to the polls Tuesday morning. The state level races residents in South Mississippi can vote on are the U.S. Senate seat and the Fourth Congressional District seat. There are several races across coastal counties on the ballot as well.

Senate:

• Republican Cindy Hyde Smith
• Democrat Scott Colom
• Independent Ty Pinkins

House:

• Republican Mike Ezell
• Democrat Jeffrey Hulum III
• Independent Carl Boyanton

Harrison County:

Chancery Court, District 8, Place 4:

• Haley Necaise Broom
• Stephen J. Maggio
• Francis ‘Fran’ Yeatts

County Court Judge, Place 3:

• Mike Dickinson
• Ashley R. McKnight

School Board District 5:

• Eric P. Simmons
• John Wilson

Pass Christian School District Board of Trustees

• Lisea Johnson
• Walter J. ‘Skip’ King
• Julia Lagasse Seller

Jackson County:

Chancery Court District 16, Place 1:

• D. Neil Harris Sr.
• Jennifer Sekul Harris
• Matthew Paul Pavlov

Circuit Court, District 19, Place 1:

• Matthew Lachaussee
• Justin Lovorn

Circuit Court, District 19, Place 2:

• Kathy King Jackson
• Leilani ‘Lani’ Tynes

Hancock County:

Chancery Court, District 8, Place 4:

• Haley Necaise Broom
• Stephen J. Maggio
• Francis ‘Fran’ Yeatts

Sheriff:

• Tommy Bethea
• Jace Favre
• Kyle Malley
• Eddie Peterson
• Channing Reynolds
• Michael Seal
• Josh Stroud

School Board District 5:

• Randa Lee Craig
• Stacey Shaw Necaise

Bay Waveland School District Bond Referendum: To learn more about the bond referendum, click here.

• Yes
• No

Stone County:

Chancery Court District 13, Place 2:

• George Schmidt
• John D. Smallwood
• Zachary Monroe Vaughan.

School Board District 5

• Bryan Gibson
• William ‘Bill’ Whitfield

Pearl River County:

Circuit Court District 15 Place 2:

• Ryan Bruhl
• Prentiss G. Harrell

Poplarville School Board District 1:

• Kelly James-Penot
• Christina Michelle Miller

Poplarville School Board District 2:

• Rachael Culpepper
• Slade Jones

Poplarville School Board District 3:

• Beau Graham
• Bobby Peterson Jr.

Poplarville School Board District 4:

• Jill Blossman Smith
• Jonathan Leo Smith

Alcohol Liquors Referendum:

• Vote For
• Vote Against

Beer and Wine Referendum:

• Vote For
• Vote Against

To learn more about the alcohol liquors/ beer and wine referendums, click here. 

The polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and close at 7 p.m.