Betty Sutton
Democratic judge on the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals (the Akron-region appellate court), running for re-election in 2026.
Key facts
- A former U.S. Representative (2007–2013) for a Northeast Ohio district and later a federal maritime administrator, she was first elected to the Ninth District in 2020.
- 2026: faces Republican Cynthia Curtin in a contested partisan appellate race — one of the genuinely competitive judicial contests on the Akron ballot.
Connections
- Her seat is one of the few partisan-labeled judicial races in the region (appellate and Supreme Court races carry party labels; trial courts do not). Part of the fully contested Summit judiciary and Akron 2026 Elections.
Sources
- Summit County, Ohio, elections, 2026 — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Summit County Board of Elections (authoritative once certified) — Summit County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2026 — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Fundraising disparity moves Ohio's 13th District (rating) — Cook Political Report (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- 2026 primary election voter guide for Akron and Summit County — Signal Akron (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Summit County judges & council primary results, 2026 — Signal Akron (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Ohio Redistricting Commission passes congressional map (2025 remap) — Ohio Capital Journal (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Ohio Republican Coughlin drops out after redistricting — Newsweek (retrieved 2026-07-06)