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Sixth District Court of Appeals

Ohio's intermediate appellate court for the Toledo region — a multi-county district covering Lucas, Wood, Fulton, Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and neighboring counties. It hears appeals from the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas and its sister trial courts.

Key facts

  • Judges serve 6-year terms and appear on the ballot with party labels (Ohio's 2021 law made appellate and Supreme Court races partisan; trial courts stayed nonpartisan).
  • Two seats up in 2026:
    • Myron Duhart (D), incumbent, vs. CJ Kamm (R) — contested. Duhart won this seat in 2020 by only about 52.6%, so it is the district's real appellate race.
    • An open seat (Judge Thomas Osowik's) that Republican Michael Goulding is taking uncontested — no Democrat filed. A Democratic-held appellate seat changing hands without a race.

Connections

  • Because the district reaches beyond deep-blue Lucas County into redder rural counties, its appellate races are more competitive than Toledo's lopsided local ballot — the quiet, uncontested seat is the one to notice. Compare the single-county First District (Cincinnati) and Tenth District (Columbus).

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