Faye Peterson and state Rep. Adrienne Wooten won their races to become Hinds County circuit judges.

Peterson, a former Hinds County District attorney from 2001 to 2007, defeated incumbent Joseph Sclafani of Clinton in the District 4 Circuit judge race. Sclafani was appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant in April to replace then-Circuit Judge Bill Gowan, who retired.

"It hasn't sunk in yet," Peterson said Tuesday while watching returns come in at the courthouse. "I can't believe it.

In the District 1 Hinds County Circuit judge race, Wooten defeated Jackson attorney Matt Allen.

Wooten, a lawmaker since 2008, was excited about becoming a judge and said she was looking forward to the challenge.

With Peterson and Wooten's wins, it means for the first time three African-American women will be circuit judges in Hinds County. Senior Circuit Judge Tomie Green won re-election Nov. 6. Circuit Judge Winston Kidd was unopposed. Also, for the first time all four Hinds County circuit judge will be African Americans.

In the two Mississippi Court of Appeals races, David McCarty was leading Jeff Weill by an almost 2-to-1 margin with four precincts still out and Deborah McDonald was leading Eric Hawkins by a wide margin.

In unofficial and incomplete returns:

District 1 Hinds County Circuit judge

Adrienne Wooten — 9,024

Matt Allen — 7,832

District 4 Hinds County Circuit judge

Faye Peterson — 17,754

Joseph Sclafani — 7,770

District 4 Hinds County Chancery judge

Tiffany Grove — 17,066

Monique Brown-Barrett — 12,898

Hinds County Court judge, District 3

Johnnie McDaniels — 23,004

John Fike — 13,201

Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 4, Position 2

David McCarty — 103,270

Jeff Weill Sr.— 53,151

Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 2, Position 1

Deborah McDonald — 82,682

Eric Hawkins — 44,453

Circuit judge, Madison-Rankin counties

Dewey Arthur — 41,079

Andy Stewart — 38,934

Rankin County Chancery judge, District 20, Place 2

Troy Odom — 23,538

Mel Coxwell — 21,535

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