Auditor of State of Ohio
November 3, 2026 · general election · 2 candidates with a page
The seat is open. Auditor of State Keith Faber is term-limited after 2026 and is running for attorney general, so the seat is open.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · statenews.org
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.
- Senior commercial property tax analyst, Deloitte and Ryan Global Tax Services, for 16 years before becoming mayor.
- Worked in installment lending at KeyBank and as an administrative coordinator at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
- Bachelor's degree in public relations and corporate communications, Ursuline College.
8 of 11 sections researched · 39 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
Annette Blackwell
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Frank LaRose
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The race in pictures
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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.
Endorsements received: Annette Blackwell has 12 entries and Frank LaRose has 4 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 and Annette Blackwell's has 4. 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 and Annette Blackwell has 24 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Annette Blackwell: 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
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
Annette Blackwell
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
Audits of schools that receive voucher funds
Annette Blackwell
We need mandatory regular audits of any schools receiving EdChoice and other voucher program dollars.
Source: Election 2026: Voter Guide for Akron and Summit County
Frank LaRose
None found in the records checked
Election administration and economic development
Annette Blackwell
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
Election integrity
Annette Blackwell
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
Fraud and waste in public offices
Annette Blackwell
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
Government accountability
Annette Blackwell
For too long our state government has been plagued with corruption that’s worked out well for special interests while leaving the rest of our state struggling with rising costs and communities like mine deprived of critical resources.
Source: blackwellforohio.com
Frank LaRose
None found in the records checked
Government efficiency
Annette Blackwell
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
How the auditor’s office treats local governments
Annette Blackwell
The auditor doesn’t have to be the bad news, maybe the auditor can be good news
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Frank LaRose
None found in the records checked
Tax dollars and local communities
Annette Blackwell
As Auditor I plan to tackle this corruption and safeguard our tax dollars by holding bad actors accountable, but I also want to partner with communities across the state so they can provide a safe and affordable place to live for working families in every corner of Ohio.
Source: blackwellforohio.com
Frank LaRose
None found in the records checked
Voter list maintenance
Annette Blackwell
None found in the records checked
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
Voting equipment
Annette Blackwell
None found in the records checked
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
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.
Annette Blackwell
None found in the records checked
Frank LaRose
None found in the records checked
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
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| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Blackwell (D) | 2016-01 | office | Mayor and Director of Safety of Maple Heights, Ohio |
| Blackwell (D) | 2020 | action | 2020 (action): Under her administration the city sued in 2020, seeking to make Netflix and Hulu pay municipal franchise fees of up to 5 percent of Ohio-der |
| Blackwell (D) | 2020-11-18 | action | 2020-11-18 (action): Maple Heights had been placed in state fiscal emergency on February 13, 2015, the year before she took office in January 2016, and the city |
| Blackwell (D) | 2021 | action | 2021 (action): Under her administration Maple Heights received the Ohio Auditor of State’s Clean Audit Award each year from 2021 through 2023, and campaign |
| Blackwell (D) | 2024-02-13 | statement | 2024-02-13 (statement): Said in February 2024 that she had been approached by Councilwoman Edwina Agee in a way that was aggressive and unwelcome after a February 7 |
| 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. |
Annette Blackwell
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February 13, 2024 · statement
Said in February 2024 that she had been approached by Councilwoman Edwina Agee in a way that was aggressive and unwelcome after a February 7, 2024 council meeting, and the matter was referred to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office for an independent investigation. No criminal charges were filed in the coverage the research archive found, and that coverage shows no public resolution of the investigation.
Council members Edwina Agee, Tina Stafford-Marbury and Tanglyn Madden, in a joint statement reported by Cleveland 19 News:
TOTALLY FALSE
· the sourceSource: cleveland19.com
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2021 · action
Under her administration Maple Heights received the Ohio Auditor of State’s Clean Audit Award each year from 2021 through 2023, and campaign and local coverage report further clean-audit recognition as recently as February 2026.
Sources: ohiodcca.org · ohiocapitaljournal.com
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November 18, 2020 · action
Maple Heights had been placed in state fiscal emergency on February 13, 2015, the year before she took office in January 2016, and the city faced a $2.79 million debt when she became mayor. As is typical, the city had to write a five-year plan to exit the emergency. The Auditor of State released the city from fiscal emergency on November 18, 2020, after more than five years.
Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · ohioauditor.gov · ohioauditor.gov · clevelandmagazine.com
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2020 · action
Under her administration the city sued in 2020, seeking to make Netflix and Hulu pay municipal franchise fees of up to 5 percent of Ohio-derived gross revenue as video service providers. The Ohio Supreme Court held in 2022 that streaming services are not video service providers under Ohio law and owe no local franchise fees.
Sources: clevescene.com · courtnewsohio.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
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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Annette Blackwell
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 33,798.06 | 14.5% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 226.9 | 0.1% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 198,032.72 | 84.9% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 1,329.67 | 0.6% |
Totals as filed
OhioSOS, as of September 3, 2026: raised $231,831, spent $34,025, cash on hand $199,362.
Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated September 3, 2026.
Sources: data.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · ohiosos.gov
OhioSOS, as of August 31, 2026: raised $33,003, cash on hand $199,362.
Source: ohiocpa.com
OhioSOS, as of July 31, 2026: raised $25,069, cash on hand $166,059.
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
OhioSOS, as of June 30, 2026: raised $182,011.
Source: transparencyusa.org
OhioSOS, as of June 5, 2026: raised $67,400, cash on hand $106,000.
Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · newsfromthestates.com
Top donors, as filed
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Ohio Democratic Party · $58,250 · party committee · In state
Party committee
Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · transparencyusa.org
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OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11 Political Action Fund · $32,000 · PAC · In state
State employees union
Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · transparencyusa.org
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Lee E. Shackelford · $31,500 · campaign committee · In state
Yoga instructor, Yoga on High and Bexley Recreation
Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · transparencyusa.org
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AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO PAC · $15,000 · PAC · In state
Public employees union
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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OAPSE Making a Difference PCE · $10,000 · PAC · In state
School employees union
Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · transparencyusa.org
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Ohio Federation of Teachers PCE · $6,000 · PAC · In state
Teachers union
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Mario M. Morino · $5,000 · campaign committee
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Ohio AFL-CIO Voter Education Fund PCE · $5,000 · PAC · In state
Labor federation
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Stanley Ross · $5,000 · campaign committee
Nationwide Insurance, as listed
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus · $2,500 · party committee · In state
County party organization
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister Better Government Fund · $2,500 · PAC · In state
Political action committee of the law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Committee to Elect Chris Ronayne · $1,000 · campaign committee · In state
Campaign committee of the Cuyahoga County Executive
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Margaret Wong · $1,000 · campaign committee · In state
Attorney, Margaret Wong & Associates, an immigration law firm
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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Ohio State UAW PAC · $1,000 · PAC · In state
Autoworkers union
Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
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 | 50,654.50 | 3.8% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 77,159.87 | 5.7% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 482,314.66 | 35.9% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 734,689.65 | 54.6% |
Totals as filed
OhioSOS, as of September 3, 2026: raised $532,969, spent $127,814, cash on hand $1,217,004.
Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated September 3, 2026.
Sources: data.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · ohiosos.gov
OhioSOS, as of August 31, 2026: raised $200,609, cash on hand $1,200,000.
Source: ohiocpa.com
OhioSOS, as of June 30, 2026: raised $1,195,631, spent $267,505.
Transparency USA's total for the committee, which is not limited to 2026: it is larger than the calendar-year 2026 totals filed with the Ohio Secretary of State below it.
Source: transparencyusa.org
OhioSOS, as of June 5, 2026: raised $84,000, cash on hand $844,000.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Top donors, as filed
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Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee State Candidate Fund · $39,868 · party committee · In state
Party committee
Sources: transparencyusa.org · transparencyusa.org
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Ohio Republican PAC · $29,449 · party committee · In state
Party committee
Sources: transparencyusa.org · transparencyusa.org
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Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PAC · $16,616 · PAC · In state
Building and construction trades
Source: transparencyusa.org
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International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18 · $16,616 · PAC · In state
Building and construction trades
Source: transparencyusa.org
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George Fisher · $16,615 · campaign committee
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Anthony S. Manna · $16,600 · campaign committee · In state
Northeast Ohio real estate developer
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Jason S. Lucarelli · $16,600 · campaign committee
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Ohio State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters PCE · $16,000 · PAC · In state
Building and construction trades
Source: transparencyusa.org
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William Bundy · $16,000 · campaign committee
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Bricker Graydon State PAC · $15,000 · PAC · In state
Political action committee of Bricker Graydon Wyatt, a law firm that serves as bond counsel to more than 1,000 Ohio local governments and school districts
Sources: transparencyusa.org · bricker.com
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Richard D. Johnson · $15,000 · campaign committee
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Steve J. Boone · $15,000 · campaign committee
Source: transparencyusa.org
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Anthony M. Cafaro Sr. · $10,000 · campaign committee · In state
Principal of the Cafaro Company, a Youngstown shopping-center development firm
Source: transparencyusa.org
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James P. LaRose · $10,000 · campaign committee
Family member
Source: transparencyusa.org
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John J. Cafaro · $10,000 · campaign committee · In state
Principal of the Cafaro Company, a Youngstown shopping-center development firm
Source: transparencyusa.org
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Not yet researched
Sources
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Quick answers
When is the 2026 Auditor of State of Ohio election?
The election for Auditor of State of Ohio is on November 3, 2026.
Who is running for Auditor of State of Ohio in 2026?
On the ballot for Auditor of State of Ohio, in surname order: Annette Blackwell (Democratic), Frank LaRose (Republican).
Who holds the Auditor of State of Ohio seat now?
The seat is held by Keith Faber. The seat is open in this election.
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