2 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nedal Adya and Lisa D. McGowan. Candidate information follows official Lucas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Lisa D. McGowan faces Nedal Adya for a term commencing January 1, 2027, per the Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Ohio judicial candidates print without a party label.
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, Lisa D. McGowan, is on the ballot.
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Per the campaign site.
Adya has worked as a respiratory therapist and an attorney, and has served as a magistrate in the Lucas County Probate Court since March 2012, per his campaign site and the Ohio Association of Magistrates.
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McGowan is the administrative judge of the Lucas County Domestic Relations Court, per Lucas County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Lisa D. McGowan.
Who is running for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nedal Adya and Lisa D. McGowan. Candidate information follows official Lucas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations election in Ohio?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Ohio are on the Ohio election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Lucas County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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