Person
Zack Space
9 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Endorsements given.
What has been checked
- Profile 4 entries
- On the ballot 0 entries
- Where they stand 2 entries
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office 3 entries
- Money 1 entry
- Financial interests 1 entry
- Polling and approval 1 entry
- Elections 1 entry
- Endorsements given Not yet researched
- Sources 8 entries
On the ballot
None found in the records checked
Where they stand
Charter schools
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Proposed creating a unit inside the Auditor's office to audit the books of every for-profit charter school in Ohio, plus a full look-back at the collapsed ECOT online charter school.
Source: toledoblade.com
Government accountability
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Pledged to use the auditor's office to restore public confidence in Ohio's democratic process and to expose favor-trading arrangements between donors and officeholders and reduce the influence of money in state government.
Source: wosu.org
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
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October 19, 2018 · action
During the 2018 campaign, his Ohio law license was administratively suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court after he did not respond to notices to complete required registration paperwork; he said he had not practiced law in 12 years at that point and the lapse did not involve unauthorized practice.
Source: ideastream.org
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November 2010 · action
Lost re-election to Ohio's 18th Congressional District in 2010 to Republican Bob Gibbs, 53.9% to 40.5%, amid a Republican wave.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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2009 · vote
Voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill in 2009, a vote used against him in campaign ads in his coal-region congressional district.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Money
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditor of State of Ohio | OhioSOS | November 2018 |
Source: wosu.org
Outside spending
None found in the records checked.
Financial interests
Disclosed holdings
None found in the records checked.
Disclosed income
None found in the records checked.
Reported conflicts
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During the 2018 campaign it was reported that his property taxes were paid late on two occasions: residence taxes 43 days late in 2005, and commercial-property taxes 3 days late in 2008; his campaign attributed both to administrative and escrow errors.
October 19, 2018 · Reported by WOSU and Ideastream Public Media, on his property-tax record
Source: ideastream.org
Net worth, as estimated
None found in the records checked.
Polling and approval
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Baldwin Wallace University Community Research Institute · October 27, 2018 · Auditor of State of Ohio
Faber 33 · Space 39
1,051 respondents, margin of error 3.8 points
Source: bw.edu
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditor of State of Ohio (2018) | Democratic | Lost | 2,008,295 | 46.3% |
Offices held
Dover, Ohio Law Director · 2000 to 2006 · appointed
Source: en.wikipedia.org
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District · 2007-01 to 2011-01 · elected
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Endorsements
Not yet researched
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Zack Space · 2018 Ohio State Auditor election
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Zack Space · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Zack Space · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- 2018 Ohio State Auditor election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Space Launches Campaign For Auditor, Completes 2018 Democratic Ticket · WOSU Public Media · 2017-08-31 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Zack Space wants to use auditor post to investigate charter schools · The Blade (Toledo) · 2018-09-30 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Auditor Candidates Trade Barbs on Late Tax Payments · Ideastream Public Media · 2018-10-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Both Ohio Auditor Candidates Face Questions About Tax Penalties · WOSU Public Media · 2018-10-12 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio 2018 Late October Elections Poll · Baldwin Wallace University CRI · accessed 2026-09-19
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