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2 candidates are tracked for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge (General Division, unexpired term, Adkins seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Steve Abshire and Richard Glennon. 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 Dennis Adkins. Steve Abshire, nominated in the Republican primary, was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine to the seat earlier in 2026; Richard Glennon, nominated in the Democratic primary, is a local prosecutor. Per the Dayton Daily News.
Nonpartisan
Steve Abshire was appointed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seat of retired Judge Dennis Adkins earlier in 2026, per the Dayton Daily News. He 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 Steve Abshire.
Nonpartisan
Richard Glennon is a local prosecutor who was nominated in the Democratic primary in the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seat of retired Judge Dennis Adkins, 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 Richard Glennon.