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2 candidates are tracked for Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, Probate Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kelly L. Badnell and Robert A. Franco. Candidate information follows official Richland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Term 2/9/2027-2/8/2033, nonpartisan. Incumbent Kelly Badnell, who has served since February 2021, faces Robert Franco, who filed 4/30/2026 by certified petition.
Badnell has served as Judge of the Probate Division of the Richland County Common Pleas Court since February 2021, per the court's official page. She is a former assistant county prosecutor who was engaged in the private practice of law in civil litigation for more than 20 years before taking the bench, per the Richland Source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kelly L. Badnell.
Robert A. Franco appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, Probate Division, 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 A. Franco.
