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2 candidates are tracked for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge (General Division, Skelton seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michele Henne and Kelly Madzey. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nominated in partisan May 2026 primaries but elected without party designation on Ohio's November ballot; race is for the seat of retired Judge Richard Skelton. Michele Henne, nominated in the Republican primary, was appointed to the seat upon Skelton's retirement in 2025; Kelly Madzey, nominated in the Democratic primary, is a prosecutor. Per the Dayton Daily News.
Nonpartisan
Michele Henne was appointed to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seat of Judge Richard Skelton upon his retirement in 2025, per the Dayton Daily News. She was nominated in the Republican primary in the November general election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michele Henne.
Nonpartisan
Kelly Madzey is a prosecutor who was nominated in the Democratic primary in the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seat of Judge Richard Skelton, per the Dayton Daily News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kelly Madzey.