Shad White: Public Records, Data and Sources (Mississippi State Auditor)

Not on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The office of State Auditor is not on the 2026 general election ballot. The Secretary of State lists it among the elected offices for 2027. The 2027 general election is set for November 2, 2027. [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 132 (printed page 128), Elected Offices for 2026 and 2027 and 2026-2027 Election Calendar]

Data as of Sunday, October 25, 2026 (ET).

How to read this page. Every line links to its source. This page uses primary sources only: the Mississippi Secretary of State’s official directory and the official bio printed in it. “On the record” means a government filing, court docket, or official record. “Missing” or “NOT CONFIRMED” means we did not verify it from a primary source. Bio lines come from the official bio printed in the Secretary of State’s directory and are attributed as such. Self-reported accomplishments in the bio are not repeated here because they were not independently verified. No grades are given on this page.

How we score. We do not give grades. This page uses primary sources only, and each office holder page is built the same way. The full method and every race on the 2026 ballot are on the Mississippi Candidate Performance Review.

Statewide office, not on the 2026 ballot

Card: Partial (primary-source directory only)

Shad White Party: NOT CONFIRMED

Mississippi State Auditor. Not on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Background

The official bio states he was appointed the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi in July 2018 and won election to the office. [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10, official bio]
Education listed in the official bio: University of Mississippi; University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar); Harvard Law School. [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10, official bio]
Roles listed in the official bio: special prosecutor (before becoming Auditor); serves as a captain in the Mississippi National Guard. Certified Fraud Examiner; certificate in forensic accounting from UNC Charlotte. [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10, official bio]
Grew up in Sandersville, Mississippi; lives in Rankin County (official bio). [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10, official bio]

Scorecard: measures

Office	Mississippi State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10]
How he took office	Appointed July 2018; later won election to the office (official bio) [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10]
Term	Four-year term; office duties set by Miss. Const. Art. 5, Sections 113, 115, 134 and 136, and Miss. Code Section 7-7-1 [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10]
What the office does	Audits state agencies, county governments, school districts, community and junior colleges, and universities; conducts investigations into abuse of public funds and violations of law (directory description of duties) [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 10]
On the November 3, 2026 ballot	No. Office is on the 2027 election list [MS Secretary of State, State & County Officials 2026 (updated April 29, 2026), PDF page 132 (printed page 128)]
Party	NOT CONFIRMED (not printed in the source used)
2027 plans	NOT CONFIRMED (no primary-source filing checked)
Campaign money	Missing (MS campaign finance reports not searched)
Official office website	osa.ms.gov (homepage only)

Lawsuits, audits, ethics and controversies

Missing: not searched for this page. Federal and state court records, the MS Ethics Commission, and audit findings about this office holder were not checked. Nothing here should be read as a clean record or as a finding.

Data gaps: party affiliation (not printed in the source used); Mississippi campaign finance reports (not searched); court records; ethics filings; any 2027 candidate filing; office performance data from a primary source.

All sources for this candidate

Prepared by Roach Roundup research. Data compiled from public records; corrections welcome with a source.