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First District Hamilton County Judges: 6 total

Penelope R. Cunningham Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012 Patrick R. Dinkelacker Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012 Sylvia Sieve Hendon Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010	Lee H. Hildebrandt, Jr. Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1984 Next Up: 2008 Mark P. Painter Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1994 Next Up: 2012 Howard J. Sundermann, Jr. Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1994 Next Up: 2012
Second District Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami & Montgomery Counties Judges: 5 total

James A. Brogan Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1980 Next Up: 2010 Mary E. Donovan Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010 Mike Fain Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1986 Next Up: 2010	Thomas J. Grady Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1988 Next Up: 2012 William H. Wolff, Jr. Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1986 Next Up: 2008
Third District Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Van Wert & Wyandot Counties Judges: 4 total

Vernon Preston Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: Appointed to fill a vacancy beginning on Dec. 20, 2006 Next Up: 2008 Richard M. Rogers Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010	Stephen R. Shaw Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1986 Next Up: 2010 John R. Willamowski Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012
Fourth District Adams, Athens, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton & Washington Counties Judges: 4 total

Peter B. Abele Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1990 Next Up: 2008 William H. Harsha Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1988 Next Up: 2012	Roger L. Kline Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1994 Next Up: 2012 Matthew W. McFarland Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010
Fifth District Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Richland, Stark & Tuscarawas Counties Judges: 6 total

Patricia A. Delany Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012 Julie A. Edwards Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1998 Next Up: 2010 Sheila G. Farmer Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1992 Next Up: 2010	W. Scott Gwin Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1988 Next Up: 2012 William B. Hoffman Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1990 Next Up: 2008 John W. Wise Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1994 Next Up: 2012
Sixth District Erie, Fulton, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams & Wood Counties Judges: 5 total

Peter M. Handwork Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1982 Next Up: 2012 Thomas J. Osowik Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2008 Mark L. Pietrykowski Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1998 Next Up: 2010	Arlene S. Singer Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2002 Next Up: 2008 William J. Skow Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010
Seventh District Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe & Noble Counties Judges: 4 total

Mary DeGenaro Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2000 Next Up: 2012 Gene Donofrio Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1992 Next Up: 2010	Joseph J. Vukovich Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1996 Next Up: 2008 Cheryl L. Waite Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1996 Next Up: 2008
Eighth District Cuyahoga County Judges: 12 total

Patricia Ann Blackmon Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1990 Next Up: 2008 Mary J. Boyle Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012 Anthony O. Calabrese, Jr. Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2002 Next Up: 2012 Frank D. Celebrezze, Jr. Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2000 Next Up: 2012 Colleen Conway Cooney Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2000 Next Up: 2012 Ann Dyke Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1986 Next Up: 2010	Sean C. Gallagher Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2002 Next Up: 2008 Mary Eileen Kilbane Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010 Christine T. McMonagle Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010 Kenneth A. Rocco Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1996 Next Up: 2008 Melody J. Stewart Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2010 James J. Sweeney Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2000 Next Up: 2012
Ninth District Lorain, Medina, Summit & Wayne Counties Judges: 5 total

Clair E. Dickinson Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012 Donna J. Carr Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1998 Next Up: 2010 Carla D. Moore Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010	Lynn C. Slaby Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1996 Next Up: 2008 Beth Whitmore Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1998 Next Up: 2010
Tenth District Franklin County Judges: 8 total

Susan Brown Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1998 Next Up: 2010 Peggy Bryant Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 1988 Next Up: 2012 Judith L. French Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010 William A. Klatt Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2002 Next Up: 2010	Patrick M. McGrath Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010 Charles R. Petree Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1990 Next Up: 2008 Lisa L. Sadler Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2002 Next Up: 2008 G. Gary Tyack Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012
Eleventh District Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage & Trumbull Counties Judges: 5 total

Timothy P. Cannon Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: Appointed to fill a vacancy beginning on Aug. 15, 2007 Next Up: 2008 Diane V. Grendell Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2000 Next Up: 2012 Colleen Mary O’Toole Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010	Cynthia Rice Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2002 Next Up: 2008 Mary Jane Trapp Party Affiliation: Democrat First Elected: 2006 Next Up: 2012
Twelfth District Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Preble & Warren Counties Judges: 4 total

Harvey J. Bressler Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 2004 Next Up: 2010 Stephen W. Powell Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1994 Next Up: 2012	James E. Walsh Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1990 Next Up: 2008 William W. Young Party Affiliation: Republican First Elected: 1986 Next Up: 2010
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