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Election 2002

Follow the money, 2002

3 races and 5 candidates with a figure filed in the records behind this page. Each figure is printed as filed, with the filing link.

Candidates run alphabetically by surname inside each race. Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct, so no order here is the ballot's.

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Governor of Ohio

November 5, 2002

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 3 candidates. No filed figure is published here for John Eastman. An absent figure is an absence in these records, not a filing of zero.

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Eastman not yet researched, Hagan not yet researched, Taft $12.0M; as of November 2002.RaisedEastman (I)John Eastman: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedHagan (D)Tim Hagan: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedTaft (R)Bob Taft: raised $12.0M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2002-11$12.0MSpentEastman (I)John Eastman: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedHagan (D)Tim Hagan: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedTaft (R)Bob Taft: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handEastman (I)John Eastman: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedHagan (D)Tim Hagan: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedTaft (R)Bob Taft: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Eastman not yet researched, Hagan not yet researched, Taft $12.0M; as of November 2002.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2002-11 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedEastman (I)Not yet researched
RaisedHagan (D)Not yet researched
RaisedTaft (R)12,000,000
SpentEastman (I)Not yet researched
SpentHagan (D)Not yet researched
SpentTaft (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handEastman (I)Not yet researched
Cash on handHagan (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handTaft (R)Not yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

John Eastman

Independent

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Tim Hagan

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS November 2002

Filing: vindyarchives.com

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Bob Taft

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $12,000,000November 2002

Filings: en.wikipedia.org · wnd.com

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

  • Thomas Noe · $22,190 · campaign committee

    Toledo-area rare-coin dealer and GOP fundraiser, later central figure in the 2005 'Coingate' scandal

    Sources: en.wikipedia.org · washingtonpost.com

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Secretary of State of Ohio

November 5, 2002

The records behind this page carry 1 entry for Ken Blackwell, 3 entries for Bryan Flannery. A shorter list is a thinner record here, not a smaller campaign.

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Blackwell $1.4M as of December 11, 2002, Flannery $356K as of December 31, 2002.RaisedBlackwell (R)Ken Blackwell: raised $1.4M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2002-12-11$1.4MFlannery (D)Bryan Flannery: raised $356K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2002-12-31$356KSpentBlackwell (R)Ken Blackwell: spent $1.3M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2002-12-11$1.3MFlannery (D)Bryan Flannery: spent $266K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2002-12-31$266KCash on handBlackwell (R)Ken Blackwell: cash on hand $227K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2002-12-11$227KFlannery (D)Bryan Flannery: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Blackwell $1.4M as of December 11, 2002, Flannery $356K as of December 31, 2002.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2002-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBlackwell (R)1,360,000
RaisedFlannery (D)355,682.13
SpentBlackwell (R)1,260,000
SpentFlannery (D)265,928.14
Cash on handBlackwell (R)227,386.15
Cash on handFlannery (D)Not yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Ken Blackwell

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $1,360,000$1,260,000$227,386December 11, 2002

Filing: www6.ohiosos.gov

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Bryan Flannery

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS 425 $355,682$265,928December 31, 2002

Filing: www6.ohiosos.gov

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

  • Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund · $73,286 · party committee

    Ohio Democratic Party's state candidate fund

    Source: www6.ohiosos.gov

  • Ohio Democratic Party · $44,984 · party committee

    Ohio Democratic Party

    Source: www6.ohiosos.gov

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Treasurer of Ohio

November 5, 2002

The records behind this page carry money entries for 1 of the 2 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Mary O. Boyle. An absent figure is an absence in these records, not a filing of zero.

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Boyle not yet researched, Deters not yet researched; as of January 2002.RaisedBoyle (D)Mary O. Boyle: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedDeters (R)Joe Deters: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentBoyle (D)Mary O. Boyle: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedDeters (R)Joe Deters: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handBoyle (D)Mary O. Boyle: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedDeters (R)Joe Deters: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Boyle not yet researched, Deters not yet researched; as of January 2002.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2002-01 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBoyle (D)Not yet researched
RaisedDeters (R)Not yet researched
SpentBoyle (D)Not yet researched
SpentDeters (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handBoyle (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handDeters (R)Not yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Mary O. Boyle

Democratic

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Joe Deters

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS January 2002

Filing: citybeat.com

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

  • 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

  • Frank Gruttadauria · $50,000 · party committee

    Cleveland brokerage figure whose firms traded state securities for the Treasurer's office

    Source: citybeat.com

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

The biggest donor entries across every race

One row per donor entry on record for this cycle, largest filed amount first. Some entries the records themselves describe as an aggregate across a cycle rather than a single filed contribution; each row's source says which. An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed comes after every filed one, with its basis beside it.

The biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedThe biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedColumbus brokerage group (unnamed individually in the source)to Joe DetersColumbus brokerage group (unnamed individually in the source): $125K to Joe Deters$125KOhio Democratic Party State Candidate Fundto Bryan FlanneryOhio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund: $73K to Bryan Flannery$73KFrank Gruttadauriato Joe DetersFrank Gruttadauria: $50K to Joe Deters$50KOhio Democratic Partyto Bryan FlanneryOhio Democratic Party: $45K to Bryan Flannery$45KThomas Noeto Bob TaftThomas Noe: $22K to Bob Taft$22K
The biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedSource: FEC filings · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
Columbus brokerage group (unnamed individually in the source), to Joe Deters125,000
Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund, to Bryan Flannery73,286.50
Frank Gruttadauria, to Joe Deters50,000
Ohio Democratic Party, to Bryan Flannery44,984.30
Thomas Noe, to Bob Taft22,190
DonorAmountToRaceThroughSource
Columbus brokerage group (unnamed individually in the source) $125,000 Joe Deters Treasurer of Ohio party committee citybeat.com
Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund $73,286 Bryan Flannery Secretary of State of Ohio party committee www6.ohiosos.gov
Frank Gruttadauria $50,000 Joe Deters Treasurer of Ohio party committee citybeat.com
Ohio Democratic Party $44,984 Bryan Flannery Secretary of State of Ohio party committee www6.ohiosos.gov
Thomas Noe $22,190 Bob Taft Governor of Ohio campaign committee en.wikipedia.org · washingtonpost.com

Races with no filed figure in these records

These races are on this cycle's ballot and carry no money entry in the records behind this page. An absent figure is an absence in these records, not a filing of zero.

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Thomas Noe · Bob Taft

  1. GOVERNOR'S RACE: For Taft, Hagan, battle is atypical · Vindicator/Vindy Archives · 2002-10-29 · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. Thomas Noe · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  3. Taft Admits Ethics Violations · The Washington Post · 2005-08-18 · accessed 2026-09-21
  4. Bob Taft · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  5. Scandal rocks Ohio governor's race · WorldNetDaily · accessed 2026-09-21
  6. https://www.fec.gov/
  7. Campaign Finance File Transfer Page -- Candidate Cover Pages (Ohioans for Ken Blackwell) · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-21
  8. Campaign Finance File Transfer Page -- Candidate Contributions, 2002 (FLANNERY FOR OHIO, Filer ID 425) · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-21
  9. Deters' Questionable Fund-Raising Reveals Loopholes in Ohio Campaign Finance Laws · Cincinnati CityBeat · accessed 2026-09-21
  10. https://www.fec.gov/data/

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