Updated at 8:04 p.m.
Here are the results for Cuyahoga County judges races. We will update these results throughout the evening.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas
For Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court candidates, the General Election race is nonpartisan, and no political party is listed on the ballot. Here are the latest results.
Common Pleas General Division
Term starts Jan. 1, 2027
Term starts Jan. 2, 2027
Term starts Jan. 3, 2027
Term starts Jan. 9, 2027
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Common Pleas General Division uncontested races
Term starts Jan. 4, 2027
Judge Jennifer O’Donnell is running unopposed.
Term starts Jan. 5, 2027
Judge Brendan J. Sheehan is running unopposed.
Term starts Jan. 6, 2027
Judge Andrew J. Santoli is running unopposed.
Term starts Jan. 7, 2027
Diane Russell is running unopposed.
Term starts Jan. 10, 2027
Judge Shannon M. Gallagher is running unopposed.
Special Election: For the term ending Dec. 31, 2028
Judge Ashley Kilbane, who currently serves on the Common Pleas Court General Division bench
Domestic Relations Division
Term starts Jan. 1, 2027
Domestic Relations Division uncontested race
Term starts Jan. 8, 2027
Judge Colleen Ann Reali is running
Common Pleas Probate Division uncontested races
Term starts Jan. 1, 2027
Nicholas Celebrezze, who is currently a juvenile court judge, is running unopposed.
Term starts Jan. 9, 2027
Judge Laura J. Gallagher is running unopposed.
Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals
One seat on the appeals court has a contested race.
Term starts Feb. 2, 2027
Uncontested races
Term starts Feb. 10, 2027
Judge Michael John Ryan
Term starts Feb. 11, 2027
Judge Emanuella Groves
Term starts Feb. 9, 2027
Jeff Crossman, a former Ohio state representative
