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2 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jaime Agnew and Tom Puffenberger. Candidate information follows official Lucas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Tom Puffenberger faces Jaime Agnew for a term commencing February 9, 2027, per the Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Ohio judicial candidates print without a party label. The probate court's own website lists the sitting judge as Jack R. Puffenberger, the same office and courthouse as the certified nominee.
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Agnew is a former senior assistant Ohio attorney general who has also served as a magistrate for the Toledo Municipal Court and spent more than ten years with the Lucas County Public Defender's Office, per her campaign site.
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Puffenberger is the sitting Lucas County Probate Court judge and describes nearly two decades of legal experience in public service and private practice, per his campaign site and the Lucas County Probate Court's official website.
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