Ohio State Auditor elections explained

The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a state auditor for a four-year term.

Year Democratic Republican Other
2022Taylor Sappington: 1,683,216Keith Faber

2,397,207

2018Zack Space

1,946,544

Keith Faber

2,110,073

Robert C. Coogan (Libertarian): 169,767
2014John Patrick CarneyDave YostBob Bridges (Libertarian)
2010[1] David Pepper : 1,683,330 Dave Yost : 1,882,010 L. Michael Howard
(Libertarian) : 182,534
2006 Barbara Sykes

1,891,874

Mary Taylor

1,940,665

Donald Lesiak (Green)[2]
2002 Helen Knipe Smith

1,114,957

Betty D. Montgomery

2,010,022

 
1998 Louis N. Strike

1,191,250

James M. Petro

1,975,793

 
1994 Randall W. Sweeney

1,337,558

James M. Petro

1,883,852

 
1990 Thomas E. Ferguson

1,768,343

James M. Petro

1,580,497

 
1986 Thomas E. Ferguson

2,005,306

Ben Rose

1,012,037

 
1982 Thomas E. Ferguson

1,692,670

Vincent C. Campanella

1,550,227

 
1978 Thomas E. Ferguson

1,455,219

Donald E. "Buz" Lukens

1,177,329

 
1974 Thomas E. Ferguson

1,561,709

Roger W. Tracy, Jr.

1,243,459

 
1970 Joseph T. Ferguson

1,484,610

Roger W. Tracy, Jr.

1,434,105

 
1966 Thomas E. Ferguson

1,196,780

Roger Cloud

1,527,673

 
1966[3] Clarence H. Knisley

1,170,788

Archer E. Reilly

1,435,506

 
1962 John W. Donahey

1,372,581

Roger W. Tracy

1,521,030

 
1960 James D. Ferguson

1,540,241

James A. Rhodes

2,288,611

 
1956 Joseph T. Ferguson

1,517,424

James A. Rhodes

1,829,305

 
1952 Joseph T. Ferguson

1,513,230

James A. Rhodes

1,832,769

 
1948 Joseph T. Ferguson

1,550,899

Roger W. Tracy

1,259,047

 
1944 Joseph T. Ferguson

1,504,141

Roger W. Tracy

1,423,901

 
1940 Joseph T. Ferguson

1,525,839

Joseph T. Tracy

1,479,840

 
1920[4] Daniel E. Butler : 754,581 Joseph T. Tracy : 1,126,321 Louis H. Neff : 43,691
L.R. Tripp : 1,373
1916[5] A. Victor Donahey : 577,044 Hays M. Adams : 532,178 Sigfried Newbauer : 37,898
Will D. Scott : 6,692
1912[6] A. Victor Donahey Charles L. Allen (Progressive)
1908[7] William W. Durbin : 524,954 Edward M. Fullington : 547,970 John P. McGuire (Soc) : 31,832
Joseph R. Stratton (Pro) : 11,385
Mark W. Madge (Ind) : 591
John A. Sheffield (Peoples) : 168
Bernard S. Frayne (Soc Lab) : 832
1903[8] Charles A. Kloeb : 357,201 Walter D. Guilbert : 473,565 Henry H. Smith (Soc) : 14,203
Albanus C. Purvis (Pro) : 13,453
William Garrity (Soc Lab) : 2,173
1899[9] Walter D. Guilbert  
1895[10] James W. Knott : 329,420 Walter D. Guilbert : 427,457  
1891[11] Thomas E. Peckinpaugh : 345,611 Ebenezer W. Poe : 373,838  
1887[12] Emil Kiesewetter : 327,821 Ebenezer W. Poe : 356,793  
1883[13] Emil Kiesewetter : 360,319 John F. Oglevee : 346,923  
1879[14] Charles Reemelin : 317,442 John F. Oglevee : 335,184  
1875[15] Edward M. Green : 292,271 James Williams : 296,210  
1871[16] Joseph R. Cockerill : 217,833 James Williams : 237,809  
1867[17] John McElwee : 240,840 James H. Godman : 243,461  
1863[18] William B. Hubbard : 188,310 James H. Godman : 284,909  
1859[19] G. V. Dorsey : 170,586 Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. : 184,321  
1855[20] William Duane Morgan : 134,504 Francis Mastin Wright : 169,218  
1851[21] William Duane Morgan : 145,617 Jacob Heaton
(freesoil) : 13,663
John Woods (Whig) : 123,583

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2010results/20101102auditor.aspx Ohio Secretary of State
  2. Web site: Auditor of State: November 7, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181013053810/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/auditor-of-state-november-7-2006/ . 2018-10-13 .
  3. special election for remainder of term of Roger Tracy, deceased
  4. Book: Ohio General Assembly . Journal of the House of Representatives of the 84th General Assembly of the State of Ohio . Ohio General Assembly . CIX . F J Heer Printing . Columbus . 1921 . 22 .
  5. Book: Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighty Second General Assembly of the State of Ohio . 1917 . 27 .
  6. [#democrat|Powell 1913]
  7. Book: Ohio Secretary of State . Ohio election statistics . 1905 . Columbus . Ohio Secretary of State . page 400 of pdf file
  8. Book: Ohio Secretary of State . Ohio election statistics . 1905 . Columbus . Ohio Secretary of State . page 1665 of pdf file
  9. [#democrat|Powell 1913]
  10. [#smith|Smith 1898]
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  20. [#bell|Bell 1876]
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