Mary Ellen Ditchey
Biography
Ditchey is a magistrate in the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court and vice president of the Trumbull County Bar Association, per WFMJ. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Trumbull County, Ohio
Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge, General Division
Trumbull County, Ohio
Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge, General Division
Ditchey and Becker are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Trumbull County election filings.
About this race
Ditchey finished ahead of Devon Stanley in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, per WFMJ. Becker filed as an independent candidate for the November ballot, per the Tribune Chronicle. Both are running for the seat held by Judge Cynthia Wescott. Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot without a party label.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels.