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2 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Robert D. Essex and Richard P. Wright. Candidate information follows official Licking County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Richard P. Wright faces Robert D. Essex, per the Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Ohio judicial candidates print without a party label.
Nonpartisan
Robert D. Essex appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert D. Essex.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Wright is the sitting judge of the Licking County Domestic Relations Court. He has been an attorney since 1987, holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Ohio State University and a J.D. from Capital University Law School, and previously served as a Bowling Green Township trustee and a volunteer firefighter for 22 years, per Licking County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Richard P. Wright.