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Harold E. Specht Jr.

Nonpartisan · Ohio · 2026

Running for Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 2, 2027), Ohio

Biography

Specht has served as Ashtabula County Court, Eastern Division judge since 2018 and spent more than 20 years before that as an assistant county prosecutor, per the Star Beacon. His court has been certified by the Ohio Supreme Court as a Veterans Court. He is the Republican nominee for the Common Pleas Court judgeship being vacated by retiring Judge David A. Schroeder. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.

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