Elected officials · Republican
Bob Taft
Held 4 offices on file, 1981-2007.
About Bob Taft
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Bob Taft (born 1942) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and is on record as Hamilton County Commissioner (1981-1990), Ohio Secretary of State (1991-1999), Governor of Ohio (1999-2007) and an Ohio state representative.
Bob Taft studied at Yale University, Princeton University, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and Cincinnati Country Day School.
Bob Taft is related to another person who held office in Ohio: Robert Taft Jr. (father).
- Robert Taft Jr., father
- Followed Sherrod Brown as Ohio Secretary of State
- Was followed by Ken Blackwell as Ohio Secretary of State
- Followed Nancy Hollister as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Ted Strickland as Governor of Ohio
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 to 1990 | Hamilton County Commissioner | wikidata.org | ||
| 1991 to 1999 | Ohio Secretary of State | Followed Sherrod Brown. Followed by Ken Blackwell. | wikidata.org | |
| 1999 to 2007 | Governor of Ohio | Followed Nancy Hollister. Followed by Ted Strickland. | wikidata.org | |
| dates not on file | Ohio state representative | wikidata.org |
Election results
Official county returns as converted by OpenElections, 2000 to 2020. In a primary, the share is of that party's votes.
| Date | Election | Office | Votes | Share | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-05 | general (Republican) | Governor | 1,865,007 | 57.76% | Won | github.com |
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