2 candidates are tracked for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge (General Division, Skelton seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michele Henne and Kelly Madzey. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nominated in partisan May 2026 primaries but elected without party designation on Ohio's November ballot; race is for the seat of retired Judge Richard Skelton. Michele Henne, nominated in the Republican primary, was appointed to the seat upon Skelton's retirement in 2025; Kelly Madzey, nominated in the Democratic primary, is a prosecutor. Per the Dayton Daily News.
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.
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Michele Henne was appointed to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seat of Judge Richard Skelton upon his retirement in 2025, per the Dayton Daily News. She was nominated in the Republican primary in the November general election. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michele Henne.
Nonpartisan
Kelly Madzey has served for nearly two decades as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Montgomery County, per her campaign site. Her work has included child abuse cases and homicide prosecutions, per her campaign site.
Who is running for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge (General Division, Skelton seat) in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge (General Division, Skelton seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michele Henne and Kelly Madzey. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge (General Division, Skelton seat) 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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