2 candidates are tracked for Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge, General Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mary Ellen Ditchey and Chris Becker. Candidate information follows official Trumbull County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ditchey finished ahead of Devon Stanley in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, per WFMJ. Becker filed as an independent candidate for the November ballot, per the Tribune Chronicle. Both are running for the seat held by Judge Cynthia Wescott. Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot 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.
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Ditchey is a magistrate in the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court and vice president of the Trumbull County Bar Association, per WFMJ. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mary Ellen Ditchey.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Becker is the Trumbull County First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with 36 years as an attorney, 26 of them in Trumbull County, per WFMJ. He was named Ohio's Outstanding Assistant Prosecutor by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association in 2014, per his campaign site.
Who is running for Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge, General Division in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge, General Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mary Ellen Ditchey and Chris Becker. Candidate information follows official Trumbull County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas 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 Trumbull County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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