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Ohio judges

November 2026

Ohio 2026Judges on the ballot › Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1

Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1: Ohio 2026

Daniel R. Hawkins (R) and Marilyn Zayas (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1 in Ohio. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Ohio ballot.

Daniel R. Hawkins (R) Incumbent

Daniel R. Hawkins is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026.

Marilyn Zayas

Marilyn Zayas (D)

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.

Priorities: Judicial independence and impartiality, per the campaign site · Expanded access to justice, per the campaign site

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