| Post: | State Treasurer |
| Body: | Ohio |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the state treasurer of Ohio |
| Incumbent: | Robert Sprague |
| Incumbentsince: | January 14, 2019 |
| Style: | The Honorable |
| Termlength: | Four years, two consecutive term limit[1] |
| Salary: | $109,554 |
| Formation: | Ohio Constitution |
| Inaugural: | William McFarland 1803 |
| Website: | Office of the Treasurer |
The treasurer of the U.S. state of Ohio is responsible for collecting and safeguarding taxes and fees, as well as managing state investments. The Treasury was located in the Ohio Statehouse from 1861 to 1974, when it was moved to the Rhodes State Office Tower. The original office in the statehouse, which has been restored to its 19th-century appearance, is used for ceremonial events.
Before Ohio became a state, John Armstrong was Treasurer-General of the Northwest Territory from 1796 to 1803.[2] He was appointed to the post by the United States Congress. Under the first constitution of Ohio, 1803 to 1851, the state legislature appointed a treasurer.[2] Since the second constitution in 1852, the office has been elective.[2]
The current officeholder is Republican Robert Sprague.
| Image | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McFarland | 1803–1816 | |||
| 2 | Hiram M. Curry | 1816–1820 | |||
| 3 | Samuel Sullivan | 1820–1823 | |||
| 4 | Henry Brown | 1823–1835 | |||
| 5 | Joseph Whitehill | 1835–1847 | |||
| 6 | Albert A. Bliss | 1847–1852 | Whig | ||
| 7 | John G. Breslin | 1852–1856 | Democratic | ||
| 8 | William Harvey Gibson | 1856–1857 | Republican | ||
| 9 | Alfred P. Stone | 1857–1862 | Republican | ||
| 10 | G. V. Dorsey | 1862–1865 | Republican | ||
| 11 | William Hooper | 1865–1866 | |||
| 12 | Sidney S. Warner | 1866–1871 | Republican | ||
| 13 | Isaac Welsh | 1872–1875 | Republican | ||
| 14 | Leroy Welsh | 1875–1876 | Republican | ||
| 15 | John M. Millikin | 1876–1878 | Republican | ||
| 16 | Anthony Howells | 1878–1880 | Democratic | ||
| 17 | Joseph Turney | 1880–1884 | Republican | ||
| 18 | Peter Brady | 1884–1886 | Democratic | ||
| 19 | John C. Brown | 1886–1892 | Republican | ||
| 20 | William T. Cope | 1892–1896 | Republican | ||
| 21 | Samuel B. Campbell | 1896–1900 | Republican | ||
| 22 | Isaac B. Cameron | 1900–1904 | Republican | ||
| 23 | William S. McKinnon | 1904–1908 | Republican | ||
| 24 | Charles C. Green | 1908–1909 | Republican | ||
| 25 | David S. Creamer | 1909–1913 | Democratic | ||
| 26 | John P. Brennan | 1913–1915 | Democratic | ||
| 27 | Rudolph W. Archer | 1915–1917 | Republican | ||
| 28 | Chester E. Bryan | 1917–1919 | Democratic | ||
| 29 | Rudolph W. Archer | 1919–1923 | Republican | ||
| 30 | Harry S. Day | 1923–1927 | Republican | ||
| 31 | Bert B. Buckley | 1927–1929 | Republican | ||
| 32 | H. Ross Ake | 1929–1930 | Republican | ||
| 33 | Edwin A. Todd | 1930–1931 | |||
| 34 | Harry S. Day | 1931–1937 | Republican | ||
| 35 | Clarence H. Knisley | 1937–1939 | |||
| 36 | Don H. Ebright | 1939–1951 | Republican | ||
| 37 | Roger W. Tracy | 1951–1959 | Republican | ||
| 38 | Joseph T. Ferguson | 1959–1963 | Democratic | ||
| 39 | John D. Herbert | 1963–1971 | Republican | ||
| 40 | Gertrude W. Donahey | 1971–1983 | Democratic | ||
| 41 | Mary Ellen Withrow | 1983–1994 | Democratic | ||
| 42 | J. Kenneth Blackwell | 1994–1999 | Republican | ||
| 43 | Joseph T. Deters | 1999–2005 | Republican | ||
| 44 | Jennette Bradley | 2005–2007 | Republican | ||
| 45 | Richard Cordray | 2007–2009 | Democratic | ||
| 46 | Kevin Boyce | 2009–2011 | Democratic | ||
| 47 | Josh Mandel | 2011–2019 | Republican | ||
| 48 | Robert Sprague | 2019–present | Republican |
Ohio voters elect the treasurer for a four-year term in midterm election years, along with the governor and lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and state auditor.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Scott Schertzer : 1,692,160 | Robert Sprague : 2,390,542 | ||
| 2018 | Rob Richardson : 1,960,075 | Robert Sprague : 2,257,955 | ||
| 2014[3] | Connie Pillich 1,323,325 | Josh Mandel 1,724,060 | ||
| 2010[4] | Kevin Boyce 1,525,912 | Josh Mandel : 2,050,142 | Matthew Cantrell (Libertarian): 184,478 | |
| 2006 | Richard Cordray 2,223,282 | Sandra O'Brien 1,618,625 | ||
| 2002 | Mary O. Boyle 1,459,113 | Joseph Deters 1,666,844 | ||
| 1998 | Joseph Deters | |||
| 1994 | J. Kenneth Blackwell | |||
| 1990 | Mary Ellen Withrow | |||
| 1986 | Mary Ellen Withrow | Jeff Jacobs | ||
| 1982 | Mary Ellen Withrow | |||
| 1978 | Gertrude W. Donahey | George C. Rogers | ||
| 1974 | Gertrude W. Donahey | Richard H. Harris | ||
| 1970 | Gertrude W. Donahey | |||
| 1966 | John D. Herbert | |||
| 1962 | John D. Herbert | |||
| 1958 | Joseph T. Ferguson | |||
| 1956 | John W. Donahey | |||
| 1954 | Roger W. Tracy | |||
| 1952 | Roger W. Tracy | |||
| 1950 | Roger W. Tracy | |||
| 1948 | Don H. Ebright | |||
| 1946 | Don H. Ebright | |||
| 1944 | Don H. Ebright | |||
| 1942 | Don H. Ebright | |||
| 1940 | Don H. Ebright | |||
| 1922[5] | William S. Hiler : 666,786 | Harry S. Day : 844,398 | ||
| 1920[6] | Charles B. Orwig : 770,387 | Rudolph W. Archer : 1,109,191 | Max Goodman : 43,538 Adam Lehr : 1,537 | |
| 1916[7] | Chester E. Bryan : 565,902 | Rudolph W. Archer : 542,198 | Frank M. Hinkle : 38,299 John N. Ferguson : 6,708 | |
| 1912[8] | John P. Brennan | William Kirtley, Jr. (Progressive) | ||
| 1910[9] | David S. Creamer | |||
| 1908[10] | David S. Creamer : 537,461 | Charles C. Green : 536,030 | Thomas C. Devine (Soc) : 31,865 James H. Ford (Pro) : 10,897 John P. Thornbury (Ind) : 587 Danford Hare (Peo) : 167 Henry Piper (Soc Lab) : 839 | |
| 1905[11] | Charles E. Mason : 418,515 | William S. McKinnon : 462,447 | Joseph H. Sims (Soc) : 18,277 Hiram L. Baker (Pro) : 13,837 Peter Faber (Soc Lab) : 1,831 | |
| 1903[12] | Volley J. Dahl : 356,617 | William S. McKinnon : 474,033 | Ithamar B. Hinman (Soc) : 14,165 Will Kingham (Pro) : 14,448 John H T Juergens (Soc Lab) : 2,185 | |
| 1901[13] | Isaac B. Cameron | |||
| 1899[14] | Isaac B. Cameron | |||
| 1897[15] | James F. Wilson : 401,024 | Samuel B. Campbell : 427,521 | Samuel Wells : 7,541 F M Morris : 5,849 Samuel Stevens : 1,535 Edward L. Larsen : 4,186 B W Maxwell : 437 T A Rodefer : 3,112 | |
| 1895[16] | William B. Shober 329,209 | Samuel B. Campbell 427,706 | ||
| 1893[17] | Brisbin C. Blackburn 346,849 | William T. Cope 422,483 | ||
| 1891[18] | Charles F. Ackerman 345,847 | William T. Cope 373,395 | ||
| 1889[19] | William E. Boden 373,476 | John C. Brown 377,102 | ||
| 1887[20] | George W. Harper 327,435 | John C. Brown 357,597 | ||
| 1885[21] | Peter Brady 340,969 | John C. Brown 361,463 | ||
| 1883[22] | Peter Brady 359,847 | John C. Brown 348,399 | ||
| 1881[23] | Alonzo P. Winslow 286,591 | Joseph Turney 316,232 | ||
| 1879[24] | Anthony Howells 317,193 | Joseph Turney 335,670 | ||
| 1877[25] | Anthony Howells 270,461 | John M. Millikin 250,746 | ||
| 1875[26] | John Schreiner 292,714 | John M. Millikin 296,617 | ||
| 1873[27] | George Weimer 231,349 | Isaac Welsh 213,527 | ||
| 1871[28] | Gustav Bruehl 218,390 | Isaac Welsh 237,398 | ||
| 1869[29] | Stephen Buhrer 227,948 | Sidney S. Warner 236,345 | ||
| 1867[30] | Charles Fulton 240,802 | Sidney S. Warner 243,318 | ||
| 1865[31] | George Spence 192,972 | Sidney S. Warner 225,673 | ||
| 1863[32] | Horace L. Knapp 188,320 | Godwin V. Dorsey 284,976 | ||
| 1861[33] | George W. Holmes 151,548 | Godwin V. Dorsey 207,439 | ||
| 1859[34] | William Bushnell 170,503 | Alfred P. Stone 184,568 | ||
| 1857[35] | James R. Morris 158,756 | Alfred P. Stone 160,585 | ||
| 1855[36] | John G. Breslin 132,925 | William Harvey Gibson 169,350 | ||
| 1853[37] | John G. Breslin : 151,226 | J. Wesley Chafin (Freesoil) : 33,934 | Henry Brachman (Whig) : 95,862 | |
| 1851[38] | John G. Breslin : 145,331 | Tobias A. Plants (Freesoil) : 13,127 | Albert A. Bliss (Whig) : 124,554 |