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Summit County, OH

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, Ohio District 13
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Emilia Sykes portrait
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Emilia Sykes
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Sykes was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, on the city's west side, per the campaign site. The campaign site says that in a first term in Congress, Sykes has worked with members of both parties to deliver results for Ohio's families, businesses, and seniors, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering costs and promoting good-paying jobs
  • Protecting a woman's right to reproductive choice
  • Ensuring access to quality affordable healthcare
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Carey Coleman
REP
Biography
Carey Coleman is a radio host, per coverage of the race. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Full profile
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Sandeep Dixit
Biography
Sandeep Dixit is an engineer running as an independent candidate for Ohio's 13th Congressional District, according to his campaign site. He has joined the Independent Candidate Network, a coalition of independent congressional candidates, per New India Abroad. Sandeep Dixit appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, OH-13, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Top Priorities
  • Training workers for coming jobs and ensuring automation benefits the district
  • Guaranteed basic health care and protecting retirement
  • Strict enforcement of environmental regulations and privacy protection laws
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
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U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Jon Husted
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jon Husted is Ohio's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee in the 2026 special election to finish the term. Appointed in January 2025 when JD Vance became vice president, he previously served as Ohio's lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and speaker of the Ohio House. His campaign emphasizes a strong pro-business economy, job training, and cutting government waste.
Top Priorities
  • Grow Ohio's economy and jobs, building on the Intel project and TechCred job training
  • Cut government waste and red tape through technology and regulatory reform
  • Conservative priorities of family, faith, and freedom
Campaign Finance
$10,527,814 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (55% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (14% of receipts)
Key voting record
Supported 2025 Republican tax law, which created deductions for tips and overtime pay and which he says will save the average Ohio family thousands of dollars. Supported
Supported Laken Riley Act requiring federal detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and other crimes, which passed with every Senate Republican in favor shortly after he took office. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Sherrod Brown
DEM
Biography
Sherrod Brown is the Democratic nominee in Ohio's 2026 special U.S. Senate election, seeking a return to the seat he held for three terms from 2007 to 2025. Raised in Mansfield, he frames his career around the dignity of work, pointing to fights to protect worker pensions, cap insulin costs, and expand care for veterans exposed to burn pits.
Top Priorities
  • Protect worker pensions and the dignity of work
  • Lower prescription drug costs, building on the insulin price cap
  • Expand health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
Campaign Finance
$25,979,968 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (47% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (27% of receipts)
Key voting record
Supported 2022 PACT Act expanding VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins, a bipartisan law he championed. Supported
Supported 2022 CHIPS and Science Act funding domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which helped land Intel's chip facility in central Ohio. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Greg Levy
Biography
Greg Levy prints as an other-party candidate for U.S. Senate, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot.
Top Priorities
  • Supports expanding Medicaid funding to keep rural hospitals open
  • Supports raising the minimum wage in Ohio
  • Supports expanded affordable housing programs
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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William B. Redpath
Biography
Redpath is a longtime Libertarian Party activist who served two terms as chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and chairs the party's Ballot Access Committee, per the campaign site. He has previously run for governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House in Virginia, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • End tariffs on imported goods and services
  • Reduce federal spending, including ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Vivek Ramaswamy
REP
Biography
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for Ohio governor in the open 2026 race, a Cincinnati-area biotech entrepreneur and author who ran for president in 2024 and briefly co-led the Department of Government Efficiency effort. Endorsed by President Trump, his plan centers on making Ohio the most affordable, opportunity-rich state in America. His running mate is state Senate President Rob McColley.
Top Priorities
  • Lower costs and taxes to put more money in Ohioans' pockets
  • Deliver a world-class education for Ohio kids
  • Cut red tape, reduce government waste, and expand energy supply
Campaign siteFull profile
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Amy Acton
DEM
Biography
Dr. Amy Acton is the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, a physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health who became a familiar figure leading the state's early COVID-19 response. Her campaign says she is running because she refuses to look away from Ohioans who are struggling, with an agenda focused on affordability, cleaning up corruption, and education. Her running mate is former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper.
Top Priorities
  • Reduce costs for Ohio families through her affordability agenda
  • Clean up corruption in state government
  • Improve education and lower the cost of health care
Campaign siteFull profile
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Don Kissick
Biography
Kissick is a U.S. Navy veteran who served six years, including deployments during Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Southern Watch, per the campaign site. He is running with running mate James Mills, a business owner and nonprofit leader, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering income taxes and ending property taxes
  • Government transparency and accountability
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Robert Sprague
REP
Biography
Robert Sprague is the Republican nominee for Ohio secretary of state, currently serving as Ohio's state treasurer. An engineer by training and former state representative from Findlay, his campaign emphasizes running the most secure elections in Ohio history, stopping fraud, and applying the fiscal-management record he built at the treasury.
Top Priorities
  • Run secure, trusted elections and stop fraud
  • Apply real-world problem solving from engineering and finance
  • Safeguard tax dollars with the discipline he brought to the treasury
Campaign siteFull profile
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Allison Russo
DEM
Biography
Allison Russo is the Democratic nominee for Ohio secretary of state, a four-term state representative from the Columbus area and former leader of the Ohio House Democrats. A health-policy researcher by profession, her campaign theme is restoring your power in your government, with a focus on making sure every vote is counted and election rules work for Ohioans rather than the powerful.
Top Priorities
  • Protect one person, one vote and ensure every vote is counted
  • Defend voter access and honest, transparent elections
  • Push back on backroom deals that keep power in the hands of the few
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tom Pruss
Biography
Tom Pruss is the Libertarian candidate for Ohio secretary of state, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Ballot access and equal treatment for candidates
  • Election transparency and secure voting systems
Per the WTOL News.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Keith Faber
REP
Biography
Keith Faber is the Republican nominee for Ohio attorney general, currently serving as Ohio's auditor of state. A former president of the Ohio Senate and practicing attorney from Celina, his auditor's office reports more than 129 convictions of corrupt public officials and the discovery of roughly $6.9 billion in unemployment-system fraud and overpayments. His campaign emphasizes public safety and support for police and prosecutors.
Top Priorities
  • Focus the office on public safety and support for police and prosecutors
  • Fight public corruption, building on his auditor record
  • Defend the Constitution and protect Ohio families
Campaign siteFull profile
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John Kulewicz
DEM
Biography
John Kulewicz is the Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general, a Columbus attorney who spent 44 years at the law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. A two-time Upper Arlington city councilman, he visited all 88 Ohio counties before entering the race, and his campaign stresses that he is a lawyer, not a politician, running an independent-minded office for Ohioans.
Top Priorities
  • Take on corrupt politicians and root out waste, fraud, and abuse
  • Protect consumers from price-fixing monopolies, scams, and robocallers
  • Serve as an independent-minded attorney general who listens to Ohioans
Campaign siteFull profile
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jay Edwards
REP
Biography
Jay Edwards is the Republican nominee for Ohio treasurer, a former state representative from Nelsonville in southeast Ohio who chaired the House Finance Committee. His legislative career centered on state budget writing and fiscal policy, experience he cites for managing Ohio's investments and debt as treasurer. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Apply state budget-writing experience to Ohio's finances
  • Manage state investments and debt responsibly
  • Protect taxpayer dollars
Full profile
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Seth Walsh
DEM
Biography
Seth Walsh is the Democratic nominee for Ohio treasurer, a Cincinnati city councilman. His campaign centers on strategic community investment in Ohio's farmers, public-sector employees, and small-business entrepreneurs, and he pledges to serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings.
Top Priorities
  • Invest in communities so all Ohioans can thrive
  • Serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings
  • Support farmers, public employees, and small-business entrepreneurs
Campaign siteFull profile
Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
FL
Frank LaRose
REP
Biography
Frank LaRose is the Republican nominee for Ohio auditor of state, currently serving as Ohio's secretary of state. A former state senator and Army veteran who serves in the Ohio National Guard, his campaign platform is transparency, efficiency, and accountability, pledging to help state and local offices manage tax dollars openly and hold them accountable when they don't.
Top Priorities
  • Bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to state and local spending
  • Help government offices manage tax dollars more openly and efficiently
  • Hold public offices accountable when they mismanage funds
Campaign siteFull profile
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Annette Blackwell
DEM
Biography
Annette Blackwell is the Democratic nominee for Ohio auditor of state, the mayor of Maple Heights in Cuyahoga County. Her campaign theme is experience, integrity, and accountability, drawing on her career as a business leader with several large organizations and her record of fiscal responsibility managing her city's budget.
Top Priorities
  • Bring experience, integrity, and accountability to the auditor's office
  • Apply business leadership and municipal budget management to state oversight
  • Protect taxpayer dollars across Ohio's governments
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Daniel R. Hawkins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Daniel R. Hawkins is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Full profile
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Marilyn Zayas
DEM
Biography
Marilyn Zayas is a judge who was selected by Ohio's chief justice to sit temporarily on the Ohio Supreme Court and has been appointed to sit with the Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth District Courts of Appeal, running for a full term on the Ohio Supreme Court, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Judicial independence and impartiality
  • Expanded access to justice
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 2
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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JB
Jennifer Brunner
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Jennifer Brunner is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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CO
Colleen O'Donnell
REP
Biography
Colleen O'Donnell is a judge on the certified ballot for this seat, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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Countywide races in Summit County

ZIP 44250 sits in Summit County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Summit County races (16).

Summit County Council At-Large (Vote for 3)
6 candidates
County ▾
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Shane R. Barker
REP
Biography
Shane R. Barker is a retired Summit County Sheriff's Office administrator with 25 years in the office, per Akron.com's reporting on his 2020 candidacy for Summit County Sheriff. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Shane R. Barker.
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Jonathon D. Bollas
REP
Biography
Jonathon D. Bollas is a Tallmadge Ward 3 city councilman and a project manager at Cardinal Health, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. He holds an MBA from Malone University and a bachelor's degree from Kent State University, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jonathon D. Bollas.
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John Chapman
REP
Biography
John Chapman appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Council At-Large (Vote for 3), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John Chapman.
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Erin Dickinson
DEM
Biography
Erin Dickinson is an incumbent Summit County Council at-large member and a business litigation attorney, per the council's official biography page. She was elected council president in January 2026 after previously serving as vice president, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Erin Dickinson.
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John A. Donofrio
DEM
Biography
John A. Donofrio is an incumbent Summit County Council at-large member who served as the county's treasurer and then fiscal officer for 34 years before retiring in 2011, per the council's official biography page. He has served on council since 2015 and chairs its Finance Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John A. Donofrio.
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Elizabeth Walters
DEM
Biography
Elizabeth Walters is an incumbent Summit County Council at-large member, per the council's official roster. She has worked with the International Institute assisting refugees, per her campaign site. Her campaign cites expanding paid parental leave as a policy accomplishment, per her campaign site.
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About this race
Six candidates compete for three at-large council seats: Republicans Shane R. Barker, Jonathon D. Bollas and John Chapman and Democrats Erin Dickinson, John A. Donofrio and Elizabeth Walters; voters choose up to three, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal).
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 2, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Tania Nemer
Biography
Tania Nemer is a former federal immigration judge and Summit County magistrate, per her campaign site. She currently serves as Deputy Chief of Civil, Tax, and Child Support for the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, per her campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tammy O'Brien
Biography
Tammy O'Brien is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, serving since 2011 and having presided over more than 140 trials, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Tammy O'Brien.
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About this race
Tania Nemer and Tammy O'Brien are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county court of common pleas judge term beginning January 2, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 3, 2027)
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kelly L. McLaughlin
Biography
Kelly L. McLaughlin is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, serving since 2018, and previously worked as a magistrate and chief magistrate in the county's Domestic Relations Court, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kelly L. McLaughlin.
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Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Kelly L. McLaughlin is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for the summit county court of common pleas judge term beginning January 3, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 5, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Alison McCarty
Biography
Alison McCarty serves as the Administrative Judge of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and is seeking re-election, per her campaign site. She describes more than 35 years of experience as a prosecutor and judge and says she is now in her 18th year on the bench, per her campaign site.
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Job Esau Perry
Biography
Job Esau Perry has been a trial attorney since 2005 and a magistrate since October 2024, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. He also served on the Akron Public Schools Board from 2021 to 2024, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Job Esau Perry.
Full profile
About this race
Alison McCarty and Job Esau Perry are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county court of common pleas judge term beginning January 5, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 6, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Kate A. Makra
Biography
Kate A. Makra appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 6, 2027), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kate A. Makra.
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Mary Margaret Rowlands
Biography
Mary Margaret Rowlands is the sitting Summit County Court of Common Pleas judge, first elected in 2008, per the court's official judge page. She spent 19 years in private legal practice before taking the bench and now leads the court's Re-entry Court program, a specialized docket certified by the Ohio Supreme Court, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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About this race
Kate A. Makra and Mary Margaret Rowlands are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county court of common pleas judge term beginning January 6, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning February 9, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Christine L. Croce
Biography
Christine L. Croce is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, appointed in 2013, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. She previously prosecuted more than 50 criminal trials and served as legal counsel to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Christine L. Croce.
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John Galonski
Biography
John Galonski is the county prosecutor's chief assistant prosecutor for the civil division and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. He has more than 25 years of courtroom experience as an assistant prosecutor, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John Galonski.
Full profile
About this race
Christine L. Croce and John Galonski are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county court of common pleas judge term beginning February 9, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning May 1, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Joe Darwal
Biography
Joe Darwal appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning May 1, 2027), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joe Darwal.
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Joy Malek Oldfield
Biography
Joy Malek Oldfield is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, serving since 2016 after serving as an Akron Municipal Court judge from 2011 to 2016, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joy Malek Oldfield.
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About this race
Joe Darwal and Joy Malek Oldfield are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county court of common pleas judge term beginning May 1, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Juvenile Court Judge (Term Beginning January 1, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Amy Corrigall Jones
Biography
Amy Corrigall Jones has been a lawyer for 25 years and was elected as a Summit County Common Pleas judge beginning in 2012, per her campaign site. She founded the Summit County Valor Veterans Court in 2013 and created the Summit Offender Recidivism Reduction Program, per her campaign site. She currently works as an Executive Liaison with Summit County and the Summit County Sheriff's office, per her campaign site.
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David Lombardi
Biography
David Lombardi appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Juvenile Court Judge (Term Beginning January 1, 2027), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for David Lombardi.
Full profile
About this race
Amy Corrigall Jones and David Lombardi are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county juvenile court judge term beginning January 1, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge (Term Beginning January 4, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Katarina Cook
Biography
Katarina Cook has served as administrative judge of the Summit County Domestic Relations Court since 2021, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. Her campaign site highlights the court's Justice on Wheels program, part of the Ohio Justice Bus initiative, to expand access to family-law help.
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Lisa Dean
Biography
Lisa Carey Dean has more than 25 years of experience as a licensed Ohio attorney, per her campaign site. She joined Roderick Linton Belfance, LLP in 2005, became an Equity Partner in 2015, and focuses her practice on family law, per her campaign site. She previously worked in the appellate divisions of the Summit County and Portage County Prosecutor's Offices and served as Judicial Attorney to Judge Judith A. Nicely of the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, per her campaign site. She has served as a Magistrate in Cuyahoga Falls Mayor's Court and, since 2020, as the elected Law Director for the City of Green, per her campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Katarina Cook and Lisa Dean are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county domestic relations court judge term beginning January 4, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.
Summit County Probate Court Judge (Term Beginning February 9, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Steve Elliott
Biography
Steve Elliott serves as the Chief Magistrate of the Summit County Probate Court, per his campaign site. He has worked with families on probate matters both as an attorney and as a magistrate, per his campaign site.
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Diana Stevenson
Biography
Stevenson currently serves as Clerk of Courts for Barberton Municipal Court, a role she was elected to in 2013, 2015 and 2021, per Akron Legal News. Stevenson was appointed by Governor Mike DeWine as Barberton Municipal Judge in July 2023. Earlier in her career, Stevenson served as a magistrate in the Summit County Probate Court from 2000 to 2012, as an assistant civil prosecutor in the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, and as a judicial attorney to a Stark County Common Pleas judge and an Ohio Supreme Court justice. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Diana Stevenson.
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About this race
Steve Elliott and Diana Stevenson are on the November 3 ballot for the summit county probate court judge term beginning February 9, 2027, per the Summit County Board of Elections' official candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 1, 2026, subject to withdrawal). Ohio judges appear on the November ballot without a party label.

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