Follow the money, 2018

Election 2018

Follow the money, 2018

6 races and 12 candidates with a figure filed in the records behind this page. Each figure is printed as filed, with the filing link. An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed, or lent by the candidate, says so beside it and comes after every filed one.

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 6, 2018

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 4 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Constance Gadell-Newton, Travis Irvine. 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: Cordray $19.6M, DeWine $16.4M, Gadell-Newton not yet researched, Irvine not yet researched; as of December 31, 2018.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2018-12-31 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD
Raised	Cordray (D)	19,567,016
Raised	DeWine (R)	16,400,000
Raised	Gadell-Newton (G)	Not yet researched
Raised	Irvine (L)	Not yet researched
Spent	Cordray (D)	16,900,000
Spent	DeWine (R)	35,600,000
Spent	Gadell-Newton (G)	Not yet researched
Spent	Irvine (L)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Cordray (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	DeWine (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Gadell-Newton (G)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Irvine (L)	Not yet researched

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

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Richard Cordray

Democratic

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$19,567,016	$16,900,000		December 31, 2018

Filing: transparencyusa.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $4,985,083 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

Ohio Democratic Party · $3,985,083 · party committee · In state

Party committee

Source: transparencyusa.org
American Federation of Teachers and Ohio's NEA affiliate · $1,000,000 · PAC · In state

Teachers' unions

Source: dispatch.com

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Mike DeWine

Republican

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$16,400,000	$35,600,000		December 31, 2018
OhioSOS	$16,400,000	$35,600,000		December 31, 2018

Filings: wosu.org · dispatch.com

From inside Ohio

Across the 1 donor entry below whose location the records establish: $500,000 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

FirstEnergy Solutions · $500,000 · party committee · In state

Electric utility subsidiary

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Constance Gadell-Newton

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

Travis Irvine

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

United States Senate (Ohio)

November 6, 2018

The records behind this page carry 1 entry for Sherrod Brown, 3 entries for Jim Renacci. A shorter list is a thinner record here, not a smaller campaign.

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Brown not yet researched, Renacci $12.1M; as of December 31, 2018.Source: FEC filings · as of 2018-12-31 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD
Raised	Brown (D)	Not yet researched
Raised	Renacci (R)	12,061,786.51
Spent	Brown (D)	27,800,000
Spent	Renacci (R)	12,664,106.42
Cash on hand	Brown (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Renacci (R)	Not yet researched

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

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Sherrod Brown

Democratic

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
FEC		$27,800,000		December 31, 2018

Filing: opensecrets.org

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

Jim Renacci

Republican

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
FEC	$12,061,787	$12,664,106		December 31, 2018

Filings: fec.gov · opensecrets.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $32,400 in state (41.2%), $46,150 out of state (58.8%).

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

Top donor entries, as filed

Jennmar Corp · $46,150 · PAC · Out of state

Mining and tunneling equipment manufacturer

Source: opensecrets.org
FirstEnergy Corp · $32,400 · PAC · In state

Ohio electric utility

Source: opensecrets.org

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Attorney General of Ohio

November 6, 2018

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Dettelbach not yet researched, Yost $3.8M; as of October 17, 2018.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2018-10-17 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD
Raised	Dettelbach (D)	Not yet researched
Raised	Yost (R)	3,820,822.94
Spent	Dettelbach (D)	Not yet researched
Spent	Yost (R)	2,285,139.28
Cash on hand	Dettelbach (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Yost (R)	Not yet researched

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

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Steve Dettelbach

Democratic

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS				October 17, 2018

Filing: publicintegrity.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $0 in state (0.0%), $29,400 out of state (100.0%).

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

Top donor entries, as filed

United Food and Commercial Workers locals · $16,700 · PAC · Out of state

Labor union

Source: publicintegrity.org
Democratic Attorneys General Association · $12,700 · PAC · Out of state

National political committee

Source: publicintegrity.org

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Dave Yost

Republican

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$3,820,823	$2,285,139		October 17, 2018

Filing: ballotpedia.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $19,500 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

American Electric Power PAC · $14,500 · PAC · In state

Electric utility

Source: en.wikipedia.org
NiSource Inc. PAC · $5,000 · PAC · In state

Utility holding company

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Secretary of State of Ohio

November 6, 2018

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 3 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Dustin Nanna. 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: Clyde $3.2M, LaRose $2.9M, Nanna not yet researched; as of December 31, 2018.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2018-12-31 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD
Raised	Clyde (D)	3,195,188
Raised	LaRose (R)	2,948,313.20
Raised	Nanna (L)	Not yet researched
Spent	Clyde (D)	3,266,847
Spent	LaRose (R)	2,809,521.83
Spent	Nanna (L)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Clyde (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	LaRose (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Nanna (L)	Not yet researched

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

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Kathleen Clyde

Democratic

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$3,195,188	$3,266,847		December 31, 2018

Filing: transparencyusa.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $132,500 in state (83.9%), $25,414 out of state (16.1%).

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

Top donor entries, as filed

Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund · $132,500 · party committee · In state

Party committee

Source: transparencyusa.org
Thomas F. Steyer · $25,414 · campaign committee · Out of state

Founder, NextGen Climate Action

Source: transparencyusa.org

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Frank LaRose

Republican

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$2,948,313	$2,809,522		December 31, 2018

Filing: www6.ohiosos.gov

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $276,697 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

Ohio Republican Party · $255,289 · party committee · In state

Party committee

Source: www6.ohiosos.gov
FirstEnergy Political Action Committee · $21,408 · PAC · In state

Electric utility

Source: www6.ohiosos.gov

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Dustin Nanna

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

Auditor of State of Ohio

November 6, 2018

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 3 candidates. No filed figure is published here for Robert Coogan. 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: Coogan not yet researched, Faber not yet researched, Space not yet researched; as of November 2018.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2018-11 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD
Raised	Coogan (L)	Not yet researched
Raised	Faber (R)	Not yet researched
Raised	Space (D)	Not yet researched
Spent	Coogan (L)	Not yet researched
Spent	Faber (R)	Not yet researched
Spent	Space (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Coogan (L)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Faber (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Space (D)	Not yet researched

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

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Robert Coogan

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

Keith Faber

Republican

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS				November 2018

Filing: wosu.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 1 donor entry below whose location the records establish: $36,513 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

Entities and individuals tied to ECOT · $36,513 · campaign committee · In state

Online charter school operator

Source: daytondailynews.com

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Zack Space

Democratic

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS				November 2018

Filing: wosu.org

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

Treasurer of State of Ohio

November 6, 2018

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Richardson $2.6M, Sprague $2.0M; as of December 31, 2018.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2018-12-31 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD
Raised	Richardson (D)	2,632,130
Raised	Sprague (R)	1,991,088
Spent	Richardson (D)	2,564,442
Spent	Sprague (R)	1,900,084
Cash on hand	Richardson (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Sprague (R)	Not yet researched

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

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Rob Richardson

Democratic

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$2,632,130	$2,564,442		December 31, 2018

Filing: transparencyusa.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 1 donor entry below whose location the records establish: $295,000 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. 1 donor entry was reported, committed or refunded rather than filed and is counted on neither side.

Top donor entries, filed amounts first

Ohio Democratic Party · $295,000 · party committee · In state

Party committee

Source: transparencyusa.org
Laborers' International Union of North America and affiliated locals · $674,000 reported, not filed · PAC · Out of state

Organized labor

Source: daytondailynews.com

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Robert Sprague

Republican

Totals as filed

Filer	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	As of
OhioSOS	$1,991,088	$1,900,084		December 31, 2018

Filing: transparencyusa.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $177,387 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, filed amounts first

Ohio Republican Party PAC · $152,187 · party committee · In state

Party committee

Source: transparencyusa.org
Huntington Bancshares Inc. PAC · $25,200 · PAC · In state

Banking

Source: transparencyusa.org

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, filed amounts firstSource: FEC filings · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

The biggest single donor entries across every race, filed amounts first
Group	Item	USD	Note
	Ohio Democratic Party, to Richard Cordray	3,985,083.23
	American Federation of Teachers and Ohio's NEA affiliate, to Richard Cordray	1,000,000
	FirstEnergy Solutions, to Mike DeWine	500,000
	Ohio Democratic Party, to Rob Richardson	295,000
	Ohio Republican Party, to Frank LaRose	255,289
	Ohio Republican Party PAC, to Robert Sprague	152,187
	Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund, to Kathleen Clyde	132,500
	Jennmar Corp, to Jim Renacci	46,150
	Entities and individuals tied to ECOT, to Keith Faber	36,513
	FirstEnergy Corp, to Jim Renacci	32,400
	Thomas F. Steyer, to Kathleen Clyde	25,414
	Huntington Bancshares Inc. PAC, to Robert Sprague	25,200
	FirstEnergy Political Action Committee, to Frank LaRose	21,408
	United Food and Commercial Workers locals, to Steve Dettelbach	16,700
	American Electric Power PAC, to Dave Yost	14,500
	Democratic Attorneys General Association, to Steve Dettelbach	12,700
	NiSource Inc. PAC, to Dave Yost	5,000
	Laborers' International Union of North America and affiliated locals, to Rob Richardson; reported, not filed	674,000

Donor	Amount	To	Race	Through	Source
Ohio Democratic Party · In state	$3,985,083	Richard Cordray	Governor of Ohio	party committee	transparencyusa.org
American Federation of Teachers and Ohio's NEA affiliate · In state	$1,000,000	Richard Cordray	Governor of Ohio	PAC	dispatch.com
FirstEnergy Solutions · In state	$500,000	Mike DeWine	Governor of Ohio	party committee	en.wikipedia.org
Ohio Democratic Party · In state	$295,000	Rob Richardson	Treasurer of State of Ohio	party committee	transparencyusa.org
Ohio Republican Party · In state	$255,289	Frank LaRose	Secretary of State of Ohio	party committee	www6.ohiosos.gov
Ohio Republican Party PAC · In state	$152,187	Robert Sprague	Treasurer of State of Ohio	party committee	transparencyusa.org
Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund · In state	$132,500	Kathleen Clyde	Secretary of State of Ohio	party committee	transparencyusa.org
Jennmar Corp · Out of state	$46,150	Jim Renacci	United States Senate (Ohio)	PAC	opensecrets.org
Entities and individuals tied to ECOT · In state	$36,513	Keith Faber	Auditor of State of Ohio	campaign committee	daytondailynews.com
FirstEnergy Corp · In state	$32,400	Jim Renacci	United States Senate (Ohio)	PAC	opensecrets.org
Thomas F. Steyer · Out of state	$25,414	Kathleen Clyde	Secretary of State of Ohio	campaign committee	transparencyusa.org
Huntington Bancshares Inc. PAC · In state	$25,200	Robert Sprague	Treasurer of State of Ohio	PAC	transparencyusa.org
FirstEnergy Political Action Committee · In state	$21,408	Frank LaRose	Secretary of State of Ohio	PAC	www6.ohiosos.gov
United Food and Commercial Workers locals · Out of state	$16,700	Steve Dettelbach	Attorney General of Ohio	PAC	publicintegrity.org
American Electric Power PAC · In state	$14,500	Dave Yost	Attorney General of Ohio	PAC	en.wikipedia.org
Democratic Attorneys General Association · Out of state	$12,700	Steve Dettelbach	Attorney General of Ohio	PAC	publicintegrity.org
NiSource Inc. PAC · In state	$5,000	Dave Yost	Attorney General of Ohio	PAC	en.wikipedia.org
Laborers' International Union of North America and affiliated locals · Out of state	$674,000 reported, not filed	Rob Richardson	Treasurer of State of Ohio	PAC	daytondailynews.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

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