Treasurer of Ohio
November 5, 2002 · general election · 2 candidates with a page
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
- Represented Ohio on the National Association of Counties' Board of Directors while serving as a county commissioner.
- B.A., Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana.
- Founding trustee of the Heights Community Congress and past president of the Cuyahoga Women's Political Caucus before entering elected office.
8 of 11 sections researched · 10 sources
- Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, 1988-1992, before his first election as county prosecutor.
- B.A. and J.D., University of Cincinnati.
- Board member, University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, the Ohio Organized Crime Commission, and the Southern Ohio Leukemia Foundation.
8 of 11 sections researched · 14 sources
Mary O. Boyle
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Joe Deters
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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The race in pictures
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Donors: 2 for Joe Deters and 0 for Mary O. Boyle. The gap is in our research, not in them.
Jump to a candidate
- Mary O. Boyle: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Joe Deters: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Campaign identity
Mary O. Boyle
The United States Senate does not need any millionaires, and it does not need any more lawyers. What the United States Senate does need is a few more mothers.
Source: cbsnews.com
Joe Deters
None found in the records checked
Government ethics
Mary O. Boyle
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
With state party chairman David Leland, expressed concern that Republican domination of state government would prevent the discovery of any evidence of a quid pro quo involving Treasurer Joe Deters, pointing to the composition of the Ohio Ethics Commission.
Source: citybeat.com
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Joined other Ohio Democratic leaders in accusing incumbent Treasurer Joe Deters of an apparent quid pro quo arrangement involving Cleveland stockbroker Frank Gruttadauria, whose firms, SG Cowen and Lehman Brothers, had traded $5.9 billion in securities for the state between 1999 and 2001; Gruttadauria had contributed $50,000 to the Hamilton County Republican Party's operating fund.
Source: citybeat.com
Joe Deters
None found in the records checked
Government technology
Mary O. Boyle
None found in the records checked
Joe Deters
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Campaigned on continuing to digitize the Treasurer's office and moving the state toward electronic receipt and distribution of funds; the office received 23 national awards for innovation and technology over his 1999-2005 tenure.
Source: citybeat.com
Public-fund management priorities
Mary O. Boyle
None found in the records checked
Joe Deters
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
In statements to the League of Women Voters' 'Smart Voter' project, listed three top priorities: ensuring the safety of public monies, diversification of the state's debt portfolio, and strengthening continuing financial-education requirements for public money managers; key endorsements listed were the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Certified Public Accountants, and Family First.
Source: web.archive.org
State investment management
Mary O. Boyle
None found in the records checked
Joe Deters
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Ran on prudent, conservative management of the state's cash, pointing to a claim that Ohio incurred no investment losses during his tenure and generated roughly $1 billion in annual investment returns for the state by 2002.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Mary O. Boyle
Not yet researched
Joe Deters
Not yet researched
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle (D) | 1979 | office | Ohio House of Representatives (Cleveland Heights) |
| Boyle (D) | 1984 | office | Cuyahoga County Commissioner |
| Boyle (D) | 1984 | action | 1984 (action): First woman ever elected to a non-judicial county office in Cuyahoga County; served three terms as president of the Board of County Commissi |
| Boyle (D) | 1998 | action | 1998 (action): Became the first woman in Ohio history nominated by a major party for U.S. Senate, winning the 1998 Democratic nomination before losing the |
| Deters (R) | 1992 | office | Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney |
| Deters (R) | 1999-01-11 | office | Treasurer of Ohio |
| Deters (R) | 1994 | vote | 1994 (vote): As Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, his office tried and convicted Elwood Jones (sentenced to death in 1996) for the 1994 murder of Rho |
| Deters (R) | 1998-10 | action | 1998-10 (action): Suspended active campaigning for about a week during the campaign's final month to personally prosecute serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin i |
| Deters (R) | 1999 | action | 1999 (action): As Treasurer, oversaw more than $11 billion in state assets annually; the office received 23 national awards for innovation and technology o |
| Deters (R) | 2002 | statement | 2002 (statement): At least one analysis cited by Common Cause Ohio found Ohio's roughly $6.9 billion investment portfolio underperformed comparable states' po |
Mary O. Boyle
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1998 · action
Became the first woman in Ohio history nominated by a major party for U.S. Senate, winning the 1998 Democratic nomination before losing the general election to Republican Gov. George Voinovich, 56.46% to 43.54%.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ohiostatehouse.org
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1984 · action
First woman ever elected to a non-judicial county office in Cuyahoga County; served three terms as president of the Board of County Commissioners and represented Ohio on the National Association of Counties' Board of Directors.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Joe Deters
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2002 · statement
At least one analysis cited by Common Cause Ohio found Ohio's roughly $6.9 billion investment portfolio underperformed comparable states' portfolios in 2002, in tension with the campaign's 'prudent investment' framing.
Source: commoncause.org
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1999 · action
As Treasurer, oversaw more than $11 billion in state assets annually; the office received 23 national awards for innovation and technology over his tenure.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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October 1998 · action
Suspended active campaigning for about a week during the campaign's final month to personally prosecute serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin in Hamilton County, saying 'He's the incarnation of evil. I'm going to keep my promise.'
Source: clipfile.org
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1994 · vote
As Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, his office tried and convicted Elwood Jones (sentenced to death in 1996) for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan; in December 2022 a Hamilton County judge overturned the conviction, finding more than 4,000 pages of documents had been withheld from the defense, and the case was dismissed by the county's current prosecutor in December 2025.
Source: deathpenaltyinfo.org
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Mary O. Boyle
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
None found in the records checked
Top donors, as filed
None found in the records checked
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
Joe Deters
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
OhioSOS, as of January 2002: raised .
Source: citybeat.com
Top donors, as filed
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Columbus brokerage group (unnamed individually in the source) · $125,000 · party committee
Columbus-based brokers who collectively traded more than $6 billion for the state treasury and earned $1.16 million in advisory fees
Source: citybeat.com
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Frank Gruttadauria · $50,000 · party committee
Cleveland brokerage figure whose firms traded state securities for the Treasurer's office
Source: citybeat.com
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Joe Deters · certified 2002-11-05
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Deters | 1,666,844 | 53.3% |
| Mary O. Boyle | 1,459,113 | 46.7% |
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2002 Ohio State Treasurer election · Mary O. Boyle · 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio · Joe Deters · 1998 Ohio State Treasurer election · 2024 Ohio elections · 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 2002 Ohio State Treasurer election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Mary O. Boyle · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- BOYLE, MARY -- Candidate overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-21
- Deters' Questionable Fund-Raising Reveals Loopholes in Ohio Campaign Finance Laws · Cincinnati CityBeat · accessed 2026-09-21
- MARY BOYLE FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE -- Committee overview (1998 cycle) · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-21
- oh_sen_BOYLE · CBS News · accessed 2026-09-21
- Remarks at a Luncheon for Senatorial Candidate Mary Boyle in Cleveland, Ohio, October 2, 1998 · The American Presidency Project · accessed 2026-09-21
- CNN AllPolitics Election '98 -- Ohio 1998 Polls · CNN · accessed 2026-09-21
- Mary Boyle · Ohio Statehouse Museum · accessed 2026-09-26
- Joe Deters · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- A Brief History of Ohio Corruption · Common Cause Ohio · accessed 2026-09-21
- 1998 Ohio State Treasurer election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Voter Information for Joseph T. Deters -- priorities and endorsements · Smart Voter, via Wayback Machine · accessed 2026-09-21
- U.S. treasurer backs Democrat Donofrio for her former state post · Clipfile.org · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio Prosecutors Dismiss Case Against Elwood Jones Nearly 30 Years After Wrongful Conviction · Death Penalty Information Center · accessed 2026-09-21
- Candidate puts campaigning on hold to do job · Clipfile.org · accessed 2026-09-21
- https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-overview/joseph-deters/
- 2024 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Ohio boards of elections still review and audit results after their certification · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2024-12-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
- LaRose certifies official 2024 general election results · The Highland County Press · 2024-12-03 · accessed 2026-09-24
Quick answers
When was the 2002 Treasurer of Ohio election?
The election for Treasurer of Ohio was held on November 5, 2002.
Who ran for Treasurer of Ohio in 2002?
On the ballot for Treasurer of Ohio, in surname order: Mary O. Boyle (Democratic), Joe Deters (Republican).
Who won the 2002 Treasurer of Ohio election?
Joe Deters won the election for Treasurer of Ohio. Results as certified: Mary O. Boyle 46.7%, Joe Deters 53.3%.
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