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2 candidates are tracked for Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge, General Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mary Ellen Ditchey and Chris Becker. Candidate information follows official Trumbull County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Nonpartisan
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mary Ellen Ditchey.
Nonpartisan
Becker is the Trumbull County First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with 36 years as an attorney, 26 of them in Trumbull County, per WFMJ. He was named Ohio's Outstanding Assistant Prosecutor by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association in 2014, per his campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-09.
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