Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division
Full term beginning January 2, 2027. The BOE lists Albert S. Camplese under the Democratic primary nomination and Harold E. Specht Jr. under the Republican primary nomination. Ohio law places Common Pleas judge contests on the nonpartisan general-election ballot.
Candidate list checked 2026-10-11 against Ashtabula County BOECandidates (2)
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| Compare | Albert S. Camplese Nonpartisan ballot | Harold E. Specht Jr. Nonpartisan ballot |
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| Background | The county court directory lists him as a judge in the Probate-Juvenile Division. In his Ideastream response, he says he has served in that division since 2015. Ashtabula County Courts directory · Ideastream Public Media, Ashtabula County candidate responses (published as submitted) Evidence type: candidate statement · The court directory confirms his Probate and Juvenile Court roles; his service-since-2015 detail comes from his Ideastream response, which is published as submitted and not uniformly fact-checked. | Ashtabula County court schedules list him as an Eastern County Court judge. He is seeking a different position, in Common Pleas Court. Ashtabula County court schedules · Ashtabula County BOE candidate list, revised September 15, 2026 Evidence type: official record · County schedules identify Specht as a judge of Eastern County Court; the BOE list shows his Common Pleas candidacy. |
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| Voting record |
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| Stated views on ballot issues |
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Albert S. Camplese Nonpartisan ballot
View Albert S. Camplese’s candidate profile and sources
Ideastream published this candidate's responses as submitted and says responses were not uniformly fact-checked.
Background
The county court directory lists him as a judge in the Probate-Juvenile Division. In his Ideastream response, he says he has served in that division since 2015. Ashtabula County Courts directory · Ideastream Public Media, Ashtabula County candidate responses (published as submitted) Evidence type: candidate statement · The court directory confirms his Probate and Juvenile Court roles; his service-since-2015 detail comes from his Ideastream response, which is published as submitted and not uniformly fact-checked.
Campaign Promises & Positions
- Says his first priority would be to re-establish Ashtabula County's former felony drug court docket. Ideastream Public Media, Ashtabula County candidate responses (published as submitted) Evidence type: candidate statement · Candidate response published as submitted by Ideastream; not independently fact-checked.
- Says education, data centers, and cost of living are legislative or administrative matters outside the General Division Common Pleas Court's role. Ideastream Public Media, Ashtabula County candidate responses (published as submitted) Evidence type: candidate statement · Candidate response published as submitted by Ideastream; not independently fact-checked.
Stated Views on Ballot Issues
No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.
Harold E. Specht Jr. Nonpartisan ballot
View Harold E. Specht Jr.’s candidate profile and sources
Ideastream reports that it contacted every candidate three times but did not receive a response from this candidate. That describes this guide's outreach; it does not mean the candidate has no public positions.
Background
Ashtabula County court schedules list him as an Eastern County Court judge. He is seeking a different position, in Common Pleas Court. Ashtabula County court schedules · Ashtabula County BOE candidate list, revised September 15, 2026 Evidence type: official record · County schedules identify Specht as a judge of Eastern County Court; the BOE list shows his Common Pleas candidacy.
Stated Views on Ballot Issues
No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.