Secretary of State of Ohio
November 6, 2018 · general election · 3 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.
- Associate at the Kent, Ohio law firm Williams, Welser, Kratcoski & Can, practicing family, real estate, and small-business law.
- Deputy legal counsel to Ohio House Speaker Armond Budish, working on court-access and voting-rights issues, until January 2010.
- Elected chair of the Ohio Democratic Party in 2025.
8 of 11 sections researched · 15 sources
- Worked at House of LaRose, his family's beverage bottling and distribution company in Akron, Ohio, before entering politics.
- B.S. in consumer affairs, minor in business administration, The Ohio State University; graduate of Copley High School.
- U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret), 101st Airborne Division and 19th Special Forces Group, 1998-2007 and 2021-present; awarded the Bronze Star for service in Iraq.
11 of 11 sections researched · 66 sources
- Served as Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Ohio; a member of the national Libertarian Party's Ballot Access Committee and Ohio's representative on its 2018 Platform Committee
- Ohio; ran for Delaware City Council in 2017, taking 13.92 percent of the vote in a five-way race for three seats
4 of 11 sections researched · 2 sources
Kathleen Clyde
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Frank LaRose
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Dustin Nanna
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The race in pictures
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Field date | Candidate | Share | Poll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2018 | Kathleen Clyde | 42 | Suffolk University, 500 registered voters, October 4-8, 2018, margin of error 4.4 points |
| Oct 2018 | Frank LaRose | 33 | Suffolk University, 500 registered voters, October 4-8, 2018, margin of error 4.4 points |
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 Frank LaRose, 2 for Kathleen Clyde and 0 for Dustin Nanna. The gap is in our research, not in them.
Endorsements received: Frank LaRose has 4 entries, Dustin Nanna has 0 entries and Kathleen Clyde has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Where they stand: Frank LaRose has 7 entries, Kathleen Clyde has 2 entries and Dustin Nanna has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Frank LaRose's record in office has 15 entries, Kathleen Clyde's has 3 and Dustin Nanna's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Sources: Frank LaRose has 60 entries, Kathleen Clyde has 9 entries and Dustin Nanna has 1 entry. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Kathleen Clyde: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Frank LaRose: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Dustin Nanna: 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.
Auditor oversight of non-public schools that receive public funds
Kathleen Clyde
None found in the records checked
Frank LaRose
The Auditor’s role is to follow the public money. When non-public schools receive public funds or participate in publicly funded programs, the Auditor has a responsibility to ensure those dollars are used lawfully, properly, and in accordance with applicable requirements.
Source: Election 2026: Voter Guide for Akron and Summit County
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
Election administration and economic development
Kathleen Clyde
None found in the records checked
Frank LaRose
TRANSPARENCY. EFFICIENCY. ACCOUNTABILITY. Those are the standards I’ve upheld as Ohio’s 51st Secretary of State, and together we’ve made Ohio a national leader in election administration and economic development.
Source: franklarose.com
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
Election integrity
Kathleen Clyde
None found in the records checked
Frank LaRose
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Created the office's first Public Integrity Division to consolidate investigation of alleged election-law violations, saying prevention was still needed even though fraud is rare: 'That's like saying that carjackings are rare in your neighborhood, so maybe you should just abolish the police department.'
Source: Ohio's new 'election integrity' office and voter fraud at center of Secretary of State's race
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
Fraud and waste in public offices
Kathleen Clyde
None found in the records checked
Frank LaRose
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Would use the Auditor of State’s office to look for fraud and waste in the roughly 5,900 public offices it reviews, among them cities, counties, townships, school districts and state agencies.
Sources: yahoo.com · ohioauditor.gov
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
Government efficiency
Kathleen Clyde
None found in the records checked
Frank LaRose
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Would carry the standards he says he set in Ohio election administration into state and local government offices generally.
Sources: yahoo.com · franklarose.com
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
Voter list maintenance
Kathleen Clyde
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Opposed Ohio's practice of purging inactive voters from the rolls after six consecutive years of non-voting without confirmation the voter had moved; said she would end the practice if elected.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Frank LaRose
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Supported continuing Ohio's practice of removing inactive voters from the rolls after six consecutive years of non-voting without confirmation the voter had moved, while saying the process and its notice could be improved.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
Voting equipment
Kathleen Clyde
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Advocated shifting Ohio to a uniform, statewide paper-ballot voting system rather than letting each county choose its own voting machines.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Frank LaRose
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Opposed a mandatory uniform statewide paper-ballot system, favoring letting Ohio's 88 counties keep choosing their own voting equipment as long as a paper trail is required.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
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.
Kathleen Clyde
Not yet researched
Frank LaRose
None found in the records checked
Dustin Nanna
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde (D) | 2011 | office | Ohio House of Representatives, 75th district |
| Clyde (D) | 2018-12 | office | Portage County Commissioner |
| Clyde (D) | 2014 | bill | 2014 (bill): Sponsored the Ohio Future Voter Act (HB 637) to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. |
| Clyde (D) | 2018 | bill | 2018 (bill): As the ranking Democrat on the Ohio House committee overseeing elections, sponsored the DISCLOSE Act aimed at closing undisclosed-donor loop |
| Clyde (D) | 2020-11 | action | 2020-11 (action): As Portage County Commissioner, lost her bid for a first full term in November 2020 to Republican Tony Badalamenti, 40,712 to 36,258 votes. |
| LaRose (R) | 2011 | office | Ohio Senate |
| LaRose (R) | 2019-01 | office | Secretary of State of Ohio |
| LaRose (R) | 2011 | vote | 2011 (vote): Cast one of the deciding votes, 17-16, for 2011's Senate Bill 5, which curtailed public-employee collective-bargaining rights for police, fi |
| LaRose (R) | 2014 | bill | 2014 (bill): Sponsored Senate Bill 238, signed in 2014, which eliminated Ohio's 'Golden Week,' the overlapping window that had allowed same-day voter reg |
| LaRose (R) | 2016 | bill | 2016 (bill): As a state senator, sponsored Senate Bill 63 (2016), which established online voter registration in Ohio. The Ohio Association of Election O |
| LaRose (R) | 2020-08 | action | 2020-08 (action): Directed that Ohio counties could have only one absentee-ballot drop box each; the policy drew lawsuits from Ohio Democrats and civil-rights |
| LaRose (R) | 2020-08-28 | action | 2020-08-28 (action): His office referred 162 alleged campaign-finance violations by former House Speaker Larry Householder and others to the Ohio Elections Commi |
| LaRose (R) | 2021 | action | 2021 (action): As Secretary of State, increased election-security and cybersecurity resources and put in place expanded post-election audit protocols after |
| LaRose (R) | 2022-02-01 | statement | 2022-02-01 (statement): Announced 62 referrals of potential election fraud to the Ohio Attorney General and county prosecutors: 31 noncitizens who registered to vot |
| LaRose (R) | 2022-04-14 | ruling | 2022-04-14 (ruling): As a member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, repeatedly voted for state legislative maps that the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unconstituti |
| LaRose (R) | 2022-10 | action | 2022-10 (action): As Secretary of State, created the office’s first Public Integrity Division, a full-time unit to investigate alleged election-law violations |
| LaRose (R) | 2023 | action | 2023 (action): Was the lead proponent of August 2023 Issue 1, which would have raised the share of the vote needed to pass an Ohio constitutional amendment |
| LaRose (R) | 2023-03-21 | action | 2023-03-21 (action): Withdrew Ohio from the Electronic Registration Information Center, a multistate voter-roll comparison compact, in March 2023, after describi |
| LaRose (R) | 2024-05-17 | statement | 2024-05-17 (statement): As Secretary of State, announced counts of noncitizens found on Ohio's voter rolls, including 137 flagged in May 2024 and 597 in August 2024 |
| LaRose (R) | 2024-08-16 | action | 2024-08-16 (action): As chair of the Ohio Ballot Board, approved the 2024 ballot summary language for the citizen-led redistricting amendment. Its backers sued o |
| LaRose (R) | 2025-10-20 | action | 2025-10-20 (action): As Secretary of State, asked the Ohio Board of Deposit to contract with a vendor that would let Ohioans pay state fees in bitcoin, and his o |
| LaRose (R) | 2026-03-11 | action | 2026-03-11 (action): As Secretary of State, sent voter registration data covering roughly 8 million Ohio voters to the United States Department of Justice. |
Kathleen Clyde
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November 2020 · action
As Portage County Commissioner, lost her bid for a first full term in November 2020 to Republican Tony Badalamenti, 40,712 to 36,258 votes.
Tony Badalamenti's winning 2020 campaign, per Ideastream Public Media:
Never appreciated the job she was given
· the sourceSource: ideastream.org
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2018 · bill
As the ranking Democrat on the Ohio House committee overseeing elections, sponsored the DISCLOSE Act aimed at closing undisclosed-donor loopholes and strengthening bans on foreign money in Ohio campaign finance.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
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2014 · bill
Sponsored the Ohio Future Voter Act (HB 637) to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
Frank LaRose
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March 11, 2026 · action
As Secretary of State, sent voter registration data covering roughly 8 million Ohio voters to the United States Department of Justice.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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October 20, 2025 · action
As Secretary of State, asked the Ohio Board of Deposit to contract with a vendor that would let Ohioans pay state fees in bitcoin, and his office backed House Bill 18, which would let the state treasurer invest up to 10 percent of certain state funds in large-capitalization cryptocurrencies.
Source: signalcleveland.org
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August 16, 2024 · action
As chair of the Ohio Ballot Board, approved the 2024 ballot summary language for the citizen-led redistricting amendment. Its backers sued over the wording, and the Ohio Supreme Court ordered minor changes.
The backers of the redistricting amendment, quoted by the Ohio Capital Journal:
biased, inaccurate, deceptive
· the sourceSources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · en.wikipedia.org
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May 17, 2024 · statement
As Secretary of State, announced counts of noncitizens found on Ohio's voter rolls, including 137 flagged in May 2024 and 597 in August 2024, of whom he said 138 had voted. An Ohio Capital Journal investigation in 2023 found one legitimate case of noncitizen voter fraud among the 521 alleged cases his office had identified, and that fewer than 3 percent of the 641 potential voter-fraud referrals his office had made since taking office in 2019 had produced criminal charges.
Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · ohiocapitaljournal.com · wkyc.com · statenews.org · citybeat.com
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March 21, 2023 · action
Withdrew Ohio from the Electronic Registration Information Center, a multistate voter-roll comparison compact, in March 2023, after describing it earlier as one of the best fraud-fighting tools available.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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2023 · action
Was the lead proponent of August 2023 Issue 1, which would have raised the share of the vote needed to pass an Ohio constitutional amendment from a simple majority to 60 percent. Voters rejected it 57 percent to 43 percent. Opponents, and his own later remarks to a Republican audience reported by News 5 Cleveland, tied the measure to a pending abortion-rights amendment.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · news5cleveland.com
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October 2022 · action
As Secretary of State, created the office’s first Public Integrity Division, a full-time unit to investigate alleged election-law violations.
Sources: ohiosos.gov · ohiocapitaljournal.com
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April 14, 2022 · ruling
As a member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, repeatedly voted for state legislative maps that the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional gerrymanders; a fourth consecutive rejection came 4-3 on April 14, 2022, forcing Ohio to hold a second, August 2022 primary for legislative races.
Sources: Fourth Attempt at State House and Senate Maps Unconstitutional · Federal court intervenes in Ohio redistricting, orders state to implement unconstitutional district maps
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February 1, 2022 · statement
Announced 62 referrals of potential election fraud to the Ohio Attorney General and county prosecutors: 31 noncitizens who registered to vote but did not cast a ballot, and 31 people who may have voted illegally, 27 of them in the 2020 general election. He said the 27 votes were 0.0005 percent of the nearly 6 million cast in that election.
Sources: LaRose Refers 62 to Law Enforcement for Potential Election Fraud Violations · LaRose says amount of potential voter fraud cases proves Ohio's elections are secure · LaRose refers 62 cases of election fraud for potential prosecution
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2021 · action
As Secretary of State, increased election-security and cybersecurity resources and put in place expanded post-election audit protocols after the 2020 election.
Source: ohiosos.gov
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August 28, 2020 · action
His office referred 162 alleged campaign-finance violations by former House Speaker Larry Householder and others to the Ohio Elections Commission for review, in the case involving FirstEnergy and House Bill 6.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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August 2020 · action
Directed that Ohio counties could have only one absentee-ballot drop box each; the policy drew lawsuits from Ohio Democrats and civil-rights groups and was criticized as suppressive, though a federal appeals court temporarily upheld it.
Source: Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved
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2016 · bill
As a state senator, sponsored Senate Bill 63 (2016), which established online voter registration in Ohio. The Ohio Association of Election Officials named him its 2015 Legislator of the Year.
Sources: Frank LaRose · Ohio Senator Frank LaRose · Frank LaRose (2015 Legislator of the Year, citing the Akron Beacon Journal)
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2014 · bill
Sponsored Senate Bill 238, signed in 2014, which eliminated Ohio's 'Golden Week,' the overlapping window that had allowed same-day voter registration and early voting.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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2011 · vote
Cast one of the deciding votes, 17-16, for 2011's Senate Bill 5, which curtailed public-employee collective-bargaining rights for police, firefighters and teachers. Ohio voters overturned the law in a November 2011 referendum, Issue 2.
Frank LaRose, 2018, per Ohio Capital Journal:
As I look back on [my yes vote on SB5] am I confident I did the right thing? Not necessarily
· the sourceSource: ballotpedia.org
Dustin Nanna
Not yet researched
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 |
Kathleen Clyde
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 3,195,188 | 97.8% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 71,659 | 2.2% |
Totals as filed
OhioSOS, as of December 31, 2018: raised $3,195,188, spent $3,266,847.
Source: transparencyusa.org
Top donors, as filed
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Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund · $132,500 · party committee · In state
Party committee
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Thomas F. Steyer · $25,414 · campaign committee · Out of state
Founder, NextGen Climate Action
Source: transparencyusa.org
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
Frank LaRose
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 2,809,521.83 | 95.3% | |
| Raised | Not in the filed totals (derived) | 138,791.37 | 4.7% | Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed. |
Totals as filed
OhioSOS, as of December 31, 2018: raised $2,948,313, spent $2,809,522.
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
Top donors, as filed
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Ohio Republican Party · $255,289 · party committee · In state
Party committee
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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FirstEnergy Political Action Committee · $21,408 · PAC · In state
Electric utility
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
Dustin Nanna
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Frank LaRose · certified 2018-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frank LaRose | 2,214,273 | 50.7% |
| Kathleen Clyde | 2,052,098 | 47.0% |
Source: ballotpedia.org
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2018 Ohio Secretary of State election · Kathleen Clyde · Frank LaRose · 2026 Ohio State Auditor election · August 2023 Ohio Issue 1 · 2024 Ohio Issue 1 · 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election
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Quick answers
When was the 2018 Secretary of State of Ohio election?
The election for Secretary of State of Ohio was held on November 6, 2018.
Who ran for Secretary of State of Ohio in 2018?
On the ballot for Secretary of State of Ohio, in surname order: Kathleen Clyde (Democratic), Frank LaRose (Republican), Dustin Nanna (Libertarian).
Who won the 2018 Secretary of State of Ohio election?
Frank LaRose won the election for Secretary of State of Ohio. Results as certified: Kathleen Clyde 47.0%, Frank LaRose 50.7%.
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