Ohio Auditor election, 2026

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Ohio State Auditor
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Ohio
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Ohio is holding an election for state auditor on November 3, 2026.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Ohio Auditor of State

Frank LaRose is running in the general election for Ohio Auditor of State on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Frank LaRose (R)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Ohio

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Ohio Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio Auditor of State

Incumbent Keith Faber defeated Taylor Sappington in the general election for Ohio Auditor of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Faber (R)	58.7	2,397,207
		Taylor Sappington (D)	41.3	1,683,216

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,080,423
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio Auditor of State

Taylor Sappington advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Auditor of State on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Taylor Sappington	100.0	426,699

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio Auditor of State

Incumbent Keith Faber advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Auditor of State on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Faber	100.0	809,636

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2018

See also: Ohio Auditor election, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio Auditor of State

Keith Faber defeated Zack Space and Robert Coogan in the general election for Ohio Auditor of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Faber (R)	49.7	2,152,769
		Zack Space (D)	46.3	2,006,204
	Submit photo	Robert Coogan (L)	4.1	175,790

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,334,763 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio Auditor of State

Zack Space advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Auditor of State on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Space	100.0	508,131

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelli Prather (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio Auditor of State

Keith Faber advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Auditor of State on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Faber	100.0	611,729

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2014

See also: Ohio down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican Dave Yost won re-election on November 4, 2014.

Ohio Auditor, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dave Yost Incumbent	57%	1,711,927
	Democratic	John Patrick Carney	38.3%	1,149,305
	Libertarian	Bob Bridges	4.8%	143,363
Total Votes				3,004,595
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

To view the electoral history dating back to 2002 for the office of Ohio Auditor of State, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, Dave Yost won election to the office of Ohio Auditor of State. He defeated David Pepper (D) and L. Michael Howard (L) in the general election. Ohio Auditor of State, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Yost 50.2% 1,882,010      Democratic David Pepper 44.9% 1,683,330      Libertarian L. Michael Howard 4.9% 182,534 Total Votes 3,747,874 Election results via Ohio Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Mary Taylor won election to the office of Ohio Auditor of State. She defeated Barbara Sykes (D) in the general election. Ohio Auditor of State, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mary Taylor 50.6% 1,940,665      Democratic Barbara Sykes 49.4% 1,891,874 Total Votes 3,832,539 Election results via Ohio Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Betty Montgomery won election to the office of Ohio Auditor of State. She defeated Helen Smith (D) in the general election. Ohio Auditor of State, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Betty Montgomery 64.3% 2,010,022      Democratic Helen Smith 35.7% 1,114,957 Total Votes 3,124,979 Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.

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