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Taylor Sappington

Democratic · Former Nelsonville City Auditor, 2019–2025 · athens County · born 1991

Education
B.A. in political science and government, Ohio University, 2015.

Source: athensindependent.com

Education
M.P.A., Ohio University, 2023.

Source: athensindependent.com

Home
Nelsonville, Athens County

Source: athensindependent.com

Ballotpedia · Ohio campaign finance

6 of 11 sections researched

8 sources · 2022 · updated 2026-09-24

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.

What has been checked
  • Profile 7 entries The archive gives an approximate birth year (about 1991-92) and no birthplace for Sappington.
  • On the ballot 0 entries No pending 2022 candidacy; his 2022 race is closed.
  • Where they stand Not yet researched The three quotes listed here before 2026-09-30 were not on the pages they cited and were removed in the quote audit of that date. The Statehouse News Bureau article of January 31, 2022 does quote him; no statement has been taken from it yet.
  • What they have said, checked None found in the records checked The research archive's fact-check pass found no rating of a specific 2022-cycle statement by Sappington. Checked: The research archive's fact-check pass of 2026-09-18 (PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, Washington Post Fact Checker, AP Fact Check)
  • Record in office 3 entries
  • Money 3 entries
  • Financial interests None found in the records checked No board memberships, family financial interests, or stock holdings were found reported for Sappington in connection with the 2022 race.
  • Polling and approval None found in the records checked No independent horse-race poll of the 2022 Ohio Auditor race was found.
  • Elections 1 entry Only his 2022 candidacy is published.
  • Endorsements None found in the records checked The research archive found no dated, sourced endorsement he gave or received in the 2022 cycle.
  • Sources 6 entries
Coverage, by section6 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 7 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: None found in the records checkedRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: 3 entriesFinancial interests: None found in the records checkedPolling and approval: None found in the records checkedElections: 1 entryEndorsements: None found in the records checkedSources: 6 entries6 of 11 sections researched · 8 sources
Coverage, by section6 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Taylor Sappington, 6 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Ohio Auditor of State.Taylor Sappington: Ohio Auditor of State, Democratic
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Ohio Auditor of State.Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioOhio Auditor of State

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Taylor Sappington in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Taylor Sappington in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 2019 to 2022; 2 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.2020Sappington (D)Nelsonville City Council, 2015 to 2019Nelsonville City Auditor, 2019-12-01 to 2025-092019-12 (action): Within about eight weeks of taking office as Nelsonville City Auditor, uncovered altered and missing financial/payroll records, leading to t2020 (action): Organized a 15-day grassroots recount campaign that documented 5,373 Nelsonville residents, successfully challenging U.S. Census Bureau figu2022-11-01 (statement): Argued during the campaign that the Auditor's office should aggressively investigate the FirstEnergy/House Bill 6 scandal; incumbent Keith F
Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 2019 to 2022; 2 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Sappington (D), 3 dated entries · as of 2022-11-01 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
Sappington (D)2015officeNelsonville City Council
Sappington (D)2019-12-01officeNelsonville City Auditor
Sappington (D)2019-12action2019-12 (action): Within about eight weeks of taking office as Nelsonville City Auditor, uncovered altered and missing financial/payroll records, leading to t
Sappington (D)2020action2020 (action): Organized a 15-day grassroots recount campaign that documented 5,373 Nelsonville residents, successfully challenging U.S. Census Bureau figu
Sappington (D)2022-11-01statement2022-11-01 (statement): Argued during the campaign that the Auditor's office should aggressively investigate the FirstEnergy/House Bill 6 scandal; incumbent Keith F

  1. statement November 1, 2022

    Argued during the campaign that the Auditor's office should aggressively investigate the FirstEnergy/House Bill 6 scandal; incumbent Keith Faber publicly disputed that the office has jurisdiction to do so.

    Incumbent Keith Faber, reported by Ohio Capital Journal: the Auditor of State's office lacks legal jurisdiction to investigate legislative corruption, campaign finance violations, or private-company conduct · the source

    Source: Ohio Auditor: Republican Keith Faber defends his seat against Nelsonville Democrat Taylor Sappington

  2. action 2020

    Organized a 15-day grassroots recount campaign that documented 5,373 Nelsonville residents, successfully challenging U.S. Census Bureau figures that would have downgraded Nelsonville from 'city' to 'village' status.

    Source: Taylor Sappington

  3. action December 2019

    Within about eight weeks of taking office as Nelsonville City Auditor, uncovered altered and missing financial/payroll records, leading to the prosecution of former Deputy Auditor Stephanie Wilson, sentenced in 2021 to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay over $200,000 in restitution.

    Source: Nelsonville deputy auditor indicted for alleged payroll fraud

Money

Where the money went, as filedTaylor Sappington raised $244K, spent $209K as of December 31, 2022; $35K of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $209KRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $35KTaylor Sappington: Raised, $244K as filed, as of 2022-12-31Raised$244KTaylor Sappington: Spent, $209K as filed, as of 2022-12-31Spent$209KTaylor Sappington: Not in the filed totals (derived), $35K as filed, as of 2022-12-31Not in the filed totals (derived)$35KIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedTaylor Sappington raised $244K, spent $209K as of December 31, 2022; $35K of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, committee Taylor Sappington for Ohio, through 2022-12-31 · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent208,904.2785.5%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)35,355.4414.5%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.
Money, as filedTaylor Sappington raised $244K, spent $209K as of December 31, 2022; 1 filing on file.2022 AuditorRaisedTaylor Sappington, 2022 Auditor: raised $244K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-12-31$244KSpentTaylor Sappington, 2022 Auditor: spent $209K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-12-31$209KCash on handTaylor Sappington, 2022 Auditor: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, as filedTaylor Sappington raised $244K, spent $209K as of December 31, 2022; 1 filing on file.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, committee Taylor Sappington for Ohio · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
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GroupItemUSDNote
2022 AuditorRaised244,259.71
2022 AuditorSpent208,904.27
2022 AuditorCash on handNot yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Taylor Sappington breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Taylor Sappington breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
Ohio Auditor of State OhioSOS Taylor Sappington for Ohio $244,260$208,904December 31, 2022

Source: Taylor Sappington - Ohio Candidate (2022 Election cycle)

Donors, as filed2 donors on file, totaling $30K; the top entry is Ohio AFL-CIO Voter Education Fund at $15K.Ohio AFL-CIO Voter…Ohio AFL-CIO Voter Education Fund: $15K$15KLee E. ShackelfordLee E. Shackelford: $15K$15K
Donors, as filed2 donors on file, totaling $30K; the top entry is Ohio AFL-CIO Voter Education Fund at $15K.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, committee Taylor Sappington for Ohio · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
Ohio AFL-CIO Voter Education Fund15,000
Lee E. Shackelford14,704.41

Top donors, as filed

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Taylor Sappington yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Taylor Sappington yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

None found in the records checked

Polling and approval

Polls, Ohio Auditor of State, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Taylor Sappington is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Ohio Auditor of State, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Taylor Sappington is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 41.3% to 41.3%.2022 AuditorTaylor Sappington, Ohio Auditor of State: lost, 41.3%41.3%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 41.3% to 41.3%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2022 · as of 2022 · Download this chart
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GroupItemPCTNote
2022 Auditor41.3
RacePartyResultVotesShare
Ohio Auditor of State (2022) DemocraticLost 1,683,216 41.3%

Offices held

Endorsements

None found in the records checked

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2022 United States state auditor elections

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Taylor Sappington · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. 2022 United States state auditor elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Nelsonville auditor Taylor Sappington jumps into race for state auditor · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2022-01-31 · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. Nelsonville deputy auditor indicted for alleged payroll fraud · Athens Messenger / Athens NEWS · accessed 2026-09-19
  5. Ohio Auditor: Republican Keith Faber defends his seat against Nelsonville Democrat Taylor Sappington · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-11-01 · accessed 2026-09-19
  6. Taylor Sappington - Ohio Candidate (2022 Election cycle) · Transparency USA · accessed 2026-09-19
  7. https://athensindependent.com/taylor-sappington-athens-county-treasurer/
  8. Ohio Auditor election, 2022 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  9. Ohio campaign finance

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