For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division) (Full Term Commencing 1/6/2027)
Summit County, Ohio
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 64 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 537,864 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 537,864) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.28, measured against a statewide vote in OH (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Mary Margaret Rowlands is a judge of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. She was first elected to the court in 2008 and leads an Ohio Supreme Court certified Re-entry Court.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Megan Gabrail is the Republican nominee for Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, for the term commencing January 6, 2027.
Sources: boe.ohio.gov23