Hodges Wins Hinds County Chancery Court Seat

Tametrice E. Hodges secured a second term on Hinds County Chancery Court, and Yemi Kings won a Hinds County Court seat in the Nov. 3 judicial election.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections

Hodges Wins Hinds County Chancery Court Seat

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Tametrice E. Hodges won the Hinds County Chancery Court District 5-3 seat, receiving 5,747 votes to 4,471 for opponent Clayton. Yemi Kings won the Hinds County Court District 2 seat with 6,309 votes, ahead of Morgan's 5,532, in unofficial results.

Why it matters

The results determine who presides over chancery and county courts in Hinds County, which includes Jackson, for the coming term. Judicial races are nonpartisan, so voters chose based on candidate qualifications rather than party affiliation.

Hodges won 55.9% of the chancery race vote, with 44 write-in votes cast, and all 27 precincts reported by 10:16 p.m. Kings won 53.1% of the county court race vote, with 51 write-in votes cast, in results that remain unofficial.

The players

Tametrice E. Hodges

Hodges is a Jackson-born chancery judge and Mississippi College School of Law graduate seeking a second term on the Hinds County Chancery Court.

Yemi Kings

Kings won the Hinds County Court District 2 seat in the nonpartisan judicial election.

The details

Hodges, a Jackson native and graduate of Denison University and Mississippi College School of Law, won her second term as chancery judge after first being elected in 2022. Her opponent, Clayton, is a private-practice attorney who previously served 10 years as a Jackson municipal judge.

2022: Hodges was first elected chancery judge.
Tuesday, Nov. 3: Hinds County judicial election held.
10:16 p.m. Nov. 3: All precincts reported in the chancery and county court races.

Political Context

Mississippi selects its chancery and county judges through nonpartisan elections, so these outcomes reflect individual candidate records rather than party contests. Hodges's win extends her first 2022 term, while Kings's win fills a county court seat in the same nonpartisan framework.

Residents of Hinds County will have judges in these courts for the coming term based on these results once they are certified. Voters should check official county election records for final totals before relying on the outcomes.

The takeaway

Judicial elections are decided by candidate records because they are nonpartisan, so voters can research backgrounds and experience before casting a ballot. Checking the certified results later will confirm the final outcomes.