Clark County, Ohio

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division

One candidate is tracked for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Richard P. Carey. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Term 2/9/2027-2/8/2033, nonpartisan. Incumbent Richard P. Carey was the only candidate to file and is unopposed.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Richard P. Carey, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Richard P. Carey

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Biography

Carey has been Clark County Probate Court Judge since 2003, having served as a Clark County Municipal Court Judge from 1992 to 2003 and as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 1984 to 1992, per the court's official website. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Ohio Northern University. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Richard P. Carey.

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Candidate roster from official Clark County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Richard P. Carey, full profile Official Ohio election office