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Election 2014

Follow the money, 2014

5 races and 10 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 4, 2014

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 3 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Anita Rios. 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: FitzGerald not yet researched, Kasich $3.9M, Rios not yet researched; as of September 2014.RaisedFitzGerald (D)Ed FitzGerald: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedKasich (R)John Kasich: raised $3.9M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-09$3.9MRios (G)Anita Rios: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentFitzGerald (D)Ed FitzGerald: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedKasich (R)John Kasich: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedRios (G)Anita Rios: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handFitzGerald (D)Ed FitzGerald: cash on hand $2.6M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-09$2.6MKasich (R)John Kasich: cash on hand $12.5M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-09$12.5MRios (G)Anita Rios: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: FitzGerald not yet researched, Kasich $3.9M, Rios not yet researched; as of September 2014.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2014-09 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedFitzGerald (D)Not yet researched
RaisedKasich (R)3,900,000
RaisedRios (G)Not yet researched
SpentFitzGerald (D)Not yet researched
SpentKasich (R)Not yet researched
SpentRios (G)Not yet researched
Cash on handFitzGerald (D)2,600,000
Cash on handKasich (R)12,500,000
Cash on handRios (G)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 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Ed FitzGerald

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $2,600,000September 2014

Filings: Kasich, FitzGerald report campaign coffers · The remarkable implosion of Ed FitzGerald

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

John Kasich

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $3,900,000$12,500,000September 2014

Filing: Kasich, FitzGerald report campaign coffers

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

Anita Rios

Green

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

Attorney General of Ohio

November 4, 2014

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: DeWine $7.8M, Pepper $5.8M; as of April 3, 2015.RaisedDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: raised $7.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015-04-03$7.8MPepper (D)David Pepper: raised $5.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015-04-03$5.8MSpentDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedPepper (D)David Pepper: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedPepper (D)David Pepper: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: DeWine $7.8M, Pepper $5.8M; as of April 3, 2015.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2015-04-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedDeWine (R)7,825,691
RaisedPepper (D)5,771,103
SpentDeWine (R)Not yet researched
SpentPepper (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handDeWine (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handPepper (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 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Mike DeWine

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $7,825,691April 3, 2015

Filing: Ohio Attorney General election, 2014

From inside Ohio

Across the 1 donor entry below whose location the records establish: $56,750 in state (100.0%), $0 out of state (0.0%).

A share of the donor entries listed on this page, not of the money raised.

Top donor entries, as filed

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

David Pepper

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $5,771,103April 3, 2015

Filing: Ohio Attorney General election, 2014

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

Secretary of State of Ohio

November 4, 2014

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 3 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Kevin Knedler. 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: Husted not yet researched, Knedler not yet researched, Turner not yet researched; as of October 2014.RaisedHusted (R)Jon Husted: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedKnedler (L)Kevin Knedler: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedTurner (D)Nina Turner: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentHusted (R)Jon Husted: spent $1.2M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-10$1.2MKnedler (L)Kevin Knedler: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedTurner (D)Nina Turner: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handHusted (R)Jon Husted: cash on hand $2.2M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-10$2.2MKnedler (L)Kevin Knedler: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedTurner (D)Nina Turner: cash on hand $70K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-10$70K
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Husted not yet researched, Knedler not yet researched, Turner not yet researched; as of October 2014.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2014-10 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedHusted (R)Not yet researched
RaisedKnedler (L)Not yet researched
RaisedTurner (D)Not yet researched
SpentHusted (R)1,200,000
SpentKnedler (L)Not yet researched
SpentTurner (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handHusted (R)2,200,000
Cash on handKnedler (L)Not yet researched
Cash on handTurner (D)70,000
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 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $1,200,000$2,200,000October 2014

Filings: Husted's posters going up in polling places, but does it matter? · In Ohio, Nina Turner Lost to Big Money

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

Kevin Knedler

Libertarian

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

Nina Turner

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $70,000October 2014

Filings: Husted's posters going up in polling places, but does it matter? · In Ohio, Nina Turner Lost to Big Money

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

Auditor of State of Ohio

November 4, 2014

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 3 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Bob Bridges. 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: Bridges not yet researched, Carney $1.1M, Yost $2.3M; as of 2015.RaisedBridges (L)Bob Bridges: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedCarney (D)John Patrick Carney: raised $1.1M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015$1.1MYost (R)Dave Yost: raised $2.3M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015$2.3MSpentBridges (L)Bob Bridges: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCarney (D)John Patrick Carney: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedYost (R)Dave Yost: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handBridges (L)Bob Bridges: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedCarney (D)John Patrick Carney: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedYost (R)Dave Yost: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Bridges not yet researched, Carney $1.1M, Yost $2.3M; as of 2015.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2015 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBridges (L)Not yet researched
RaisedCarney (D)1,122,595
RaisedYost (R)2,340,446
SpentBridges (L)Not yet researched
SpentCarney (D)Not yet researched
SpentYost (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handBridges (L)Not yet researched
Cash on handCarney (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handYost (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 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Bob Bridges

Libertarian

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

John Patrick Carney

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $1,122,5952015

Filing: Ohio down ballot state executive elections, 2014

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

Dave Yost

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $2,340,4462015

Filing: Ohio down ballot state executive elections, 2014

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $10,000 in state (100.0%), $0 out of state (0.0%).

A share of the donor entries listed on this page, not of the money raised.

Top donor entries, as filed

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Treasurer of Ohio

November 4, 2014

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Mandel $5.9M as of April 3, 2015, Pillich $3.0M as of October 2014.RaisedMandel (R)Josh Mandel: raised $5.9M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015-04-03$5.9MPillich (D)Connie Pillich: raised $3.0M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2014-10$3.0MSpentMandel (R)Josh Mandel: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedPillich (D)Connie Pillich: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handMandel (R)Josh Mandel: cash on hand $2.9M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015-04-03$2.9MPillich (D)Connie Pillich: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Mandel $5.9M as of April 3, 2015, Pillich $3.0M as of October 2014.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2015-04-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedMandel (R)5,866,317
RaisedPillich (D)3,000,000
SpentMandel (R)Not yet researched
SpentPillich (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handMandel (R)2,900,000
Cash on handPillich (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 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Josh Mandel

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $5,866,317$2,900,000April 3, 2015

Filings: Ohio down ballot state executive elections, 2014 · Mandel has 2-to-1 advantage in campaign funds over Pillich in Ohio treasurer's race

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

Connie Pillich

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
OhioSOS $3,000,000October 2014

Filing: Connie Pillich Has Good News: $284K Raised, Now North of $3M

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

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. A loan a candidate made to their own campaign is not a donation, so it is left out of this list and shown with the candidate's other entries.

The biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedThe biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedFirstEnergy Corp.to Mike DeWineFirstEnergy Corp.: $57K to Mike DeWine$57KBruce Sollto Dave YostBruce Soll: $5,000 to Dave Yost$5,000U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi's campaignto Dave YostU.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi's campaign: $5,000 to Dave Yost$5,000
The biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedSource: FEC filings · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
FirstEnergy Corp., to Mike DeWine56,750
Bruce Soll, to Dave Yost5,000
U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi's campaign, to Dave Yost5,000
DonorAmountToRaceThroughSource
FirstEnergy Corp. · In state $56,750 Mike DeWine Attorney General of Ohio campaign committee daytondailynews.com
Bruce Soll · In state $5,000 Dave Yost Auditor of State of Ohio campaign committee dispatch.com
U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi's campaign · In state $5,000 Dave Yost Auditor of State of Ohio campaign committee dispatch.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

  1. Kasich, FitzGerald report campaign coffers · MyTownNEO · 2014-09-05 · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. The remarkable implosion of Ed FitzGerald · The Washington Post · 2014-08-26 · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Ed FitzGerald accuses Gov. John Kasich of pay-to-play politics · PolitiFact · 2013-05-02 · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. https://www.fec.gov/
  5. Firms Gave Heavily to DeWine, GOP · Dayton Daily News · accessed 2026-09-19
  6. Ohio Attorney General election, 2014 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  7. Husted's posters going up in polling places, but does it matter? · WVXU / Cincinnati Public Radio · 2014-10-26 · accessed 2026-09-19
  8. In Ohio, Nina Turner Lost to Big Money · Demos · accessed 2026-09-19
  9. Ohio down ballot state executive elections, 2014 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  10. GOP campaign bankroll dwarfs Democrats in Ohio · The Columbus Dispatch · 2014-10-23 · accessed 2026-09-19
  11. Mandel has 2-to-1 advantage in campaign funds over Pillich in Ohio treasurer's race · Cleveland.com · 2014-06 · accessed 2026-09-19
  12. Connie Pillich Has Good News: $284K Raised, Now North of $3M · Plunderbund · 2014-10-04 · accessed 2026-09-19
  13. https://www.fec.gov/data/

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