JEFFERSON — Eastern Court Judge Harold E. Specht recently announced his candidacy for the Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court Judge seat that will be vacated by Judge David A. Schroeder at the end of 2026.

Specht will be running in the 2026 primary and November election after serving for 25 years in Ashtabula County as judge and assistant county prosecutor, he said in a press release announcing his candidacy.

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