Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, November 2026 General Election Candidate List (certified) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Ohio voter lookup (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
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| County Commissioner (term begins 1/1/2027) | Meeka Owens (D) Meeka Owens is a member of the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. She assumed office on January 4, 2022. Her current term ends on January 4, 2028. Owens (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Hamilton County Commission in Ohio. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. Official pageCampaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookLinkedIn |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (term begins 1/1/2027) | Katie Casch Katie Casch (Republican Party) is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030. Casch (Nonpartisan, Republican Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Republican primary on May 5, 2026. Casch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign Facebook Donte Johnson Donte Johnson is a judge for District 2 of the Hamilton County Municipal Court in Ohio. He assumed office in 2021. His current term ends on January 2, 2030. Johnson (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) is running for election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookCampaign XPersonal LinkedIn |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (term begins 1/2/2027) | Christian A. Jenkins Christian A. Jenkins (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Jenkins assumed office on January 2, 2021. Jenkins' current term ends on January 1, 2027. Jenkins (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Jenkins is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Jenkins advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. Betsy Sundermann |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (term begins 2/9/2027) | Roger Bouchard Roger Bouchard (Nonpartisan, Republican Party) is running for election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Bouchard is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Bouchard advanced from the Republican primary on May 5, 2026. Bouchard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Roger Bouchard earned a high school diploma from St. Xavier High School. Bouchard earned a bachelor's degree from Xavier University in 1998 and a law degree from Capital University Law School in 2002. Bouchard's career experience includes working as an attorney at law. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookCampaign XPersonal LinkedInBallotpedia profile (secondary source) Jennifer Branch Jennifer Branch (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She assumed office on February 9, 2021. Her current term ends on February 8, 2027. Branch (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. Branch was a 2014 candidate for the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division in Hamilton County, Ohio. |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (term begins 2/10/2027) | Dennis Charles Mahoney vs. Alan C. Triggs |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (term begins 2/11/2027) | Robert A. Goering vs. Latoya S. Maley |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (unexpired term ending 1/3/2029) | Sarah Henry Sarah Henry (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) is running in a special election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Henry is on the ballot in the special general election on November 3, 2026. Henry advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Sarah Henry graduated from Ursuline Academy. Henry earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Chicago in 2004 and a law degree from the Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2008. Henry's career experience includes working as a magistrate judge. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookBallotpedia profile (secondary source) Chris McDowell |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division (unexpired term ending 1/14/2029) | Leah Dinkelacker Leah Dinkelacker is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Dinkelacker assumed office in 2025. Dinkelacker's current term ends in 2026. Dinkelacker (Nonpartisan, Republican Party) is running in a special election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Dinkelacker is on the ballot in the special general election on November 3, 2026. Dinkelacker advanced from the Republican primary on May 5, 2026. Richard Michael DeWine (R) appointed Dinkelacker to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on March 11, 2025, to replace Megan E. Shanahan (R). Manisha Kotian Manisha Kotian (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) is running in a special election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She is on the ballot in the special general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. Manisha Kotian earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1989. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookCampaign InstagramPersonal LinkedIn |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division (term begins 2/9/2027) | Elizabeth A. Tye vs. Ralph Winkler |
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division (term begins 2/14/2027) | Kari L. Bloom Susan Luken Susan Luken (Nonpartisan, Republican Party) is running for election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division in Ohio. Luken is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Luken advanced from the Republican primary on May 5, 2026. Susan Luken received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To send us additional endorsements, click here. |
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