JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Amy St. Pe’ has won an open seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals. She defeated Jennifer Schloegel in a runoff election Tuesday in the southeastern corner of the state, including the Gulf Coast. St. Pe’ is a Gautier municipal judge, and Schloegel is a chancery court judge. Mississippi voters Tuesday were also deciding one state Supreme Court race. Justice Jim Kitchens is seeking a third term in the central district. He is challenged by state Sen. Jenifer Branning. Mississippi judicial candidates run without party labels, but Democratic areas largely supported Kitchens on Nov. 5 and Republican ones supported Branning.
