Richland County, Ohio

Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division

One candidate is tracked for Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Phillip Naumoff. Candidate information follows official Richland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Term 2/9/2027-2/1/2033, nonpartisan. Phillip Naumoff is 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, Phillip Naumoff, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Phillip Naumoff

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Biography

Naumoff is the sitting judge of Richland County Common Pleas Court, General Division, per the court's official website. He earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1993, and before his election served more than eight years as a magistrate for the Mansfield Municipal Court, where he helped oversee the county's Drug and Alcohol Treatment Court, Veterans Court, Mental Health Court, and Domestic Violence Court, per the Richland Source. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Phillip Naumoff.

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Who is running for Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division in 2026?

When is the Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division 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 Richland County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Phillip Naumoff, full profile Official Ohio election office