Byron Carter

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Byron Carter

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi State University, 1984

Law

Mississippi College of Law, 1987

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Birthplace

Mississippi

Profession

Attorney

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Byron Carter ran for election for the District 1-Place 3 judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Byron Carter was born in Mississippi. Carter earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from the Mississippi College of Law. His career experience includes working as an attorney and as a law clerk in the Mississippi Supreme Court for Presiding Justice Armis Hawkins.

Elections

2024

See also: Mississippi Supreme Court elections, 2024

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3

Jenifer Branning defeated incumbent Jim Kitchens in the general runoff election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3 on November 26, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning (Nonpartisan)	50.6	64,087
		Jim Kitchens (Nonpartisan)	49.4	62,685

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 126,772
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General election

General election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3

Jenifer Branning and incumbent Jim Kitchens advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ceola James, Byron Carter, and Abby Robinson in the general election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning (Nonpartisan)	41.3	147,892
✔		Jim Kitchens (Nonpartisan)	35.6	127,266
		Ceola James (Nonpartisan)	10.7	38,345
		Byron Carter (Nonpartisan)	7.1	25,390
	Submit photo	Abby Robinson (Nonpartisan)	5.3	18,824

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 357,717
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carter in this election.

2018

See also: Mississippi intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2

David McCarty defeated Jeff Weill in the general runoff election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2 on November 27, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David McCarty (Nonpartisan)	66.0	105,596
	Submit photo	Jeff Weill (Nonpartisan)	34.0	54,336

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159,932
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General election

General election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2

David McCarty and Jeff Weill advanced to a runoff. They defeated Byron Carter in the general election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David McCarty (Nonpartisan)	49.1	73,898
✔	Submit photo	Jeff Weill (Nonpartisan)	28.4	42,643
		Byron Carter (Nonpartisan)	22.5	33,821

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,362
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brad Clanton (Nonpartisan)
• Laura McKinley Glaze (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2024

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