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2 candidates are tracked for Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 2, 2027) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Albert S. Camplese and Harold E. Specht Jr.. Candidate information follows official Ashtabula County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Albert S. Camplese (nominated in the Democratic primary) and Harold E. Specht Jr. (nominated in the Republican primary) are on the November 3 ballot for this Common Pleas seat; Ohio judges print without a party label, per the Ashtabula County Board of Elections' unofficial November 3, 2026 candidate list (revised August 18, 2026).
Camplese has served as judge of the Ashtabula County Probate and Juvenile Court since 2015 and as Ashtabula Municipal Court judge from 1993 to 2015, per the Ashtabula County Bar Association and Judicial Votes Count. He holds a J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and is the Democratic nominee for the Common Pleas Court judgeship being vacated by retiring Judge David Schroder, per the Star Beacon. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Albert S. Camplese.
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Harold E. Specht Jr..
