Ohio State Auditor
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The Ohio State Auditor is responsible for auditing all the public offices of the state of Ohio
. The auditor is elected
to a four-year term. The current Auditor is Dave Yost
.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The auditor is elected
Election Results, Ohio State Auditor
The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a state auditor for a four-year term....
to a four-year term. The current Auditor is Dave Yost
Dave Yost
Dave Yost is the auditor for the state of Ohio, winning the election in November 2010. He was the prosecuting attorney for Delaware County. He also served as the county's auditor from 1999 to 2003.-Early career:...
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| Term | Name | Party | Notes |
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| 1803–1808 | Thomas Gibson | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1808–1815 | Benjamin Hough | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1815–1833 | Ralph Osborn Ralph Osborn Ralph Osborn was the state auditor of Ohio who served as plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Osborn v. Bank of the United States.-References:... |
Democratic-Republican | |
| 1833–1839 | John A. Bryan John A. Bryan John Alexander Bryan was an American diplomat and politician from New York and Ohio.-Biography:... |
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| 1839–1845 | John Brough John Brough John Brough was a War Democrat politician from Ohio. He served as the 26th Governor of Ohio during the final years of the American Civil War, dying in office of gangrene shortly after the war concluded.... |
Democratic | |
| 1845–1852 | John Woods John Woods (Ohio politician) John Woods was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Woods moved with his parents to Ohio, where he attended the common schools. As a young man, he served in the War of 1812. After the war he operated a school near Springborough for two years... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| 1852–1856 | William Duane Morgan William Duane Morgan William Duane Morgan was a newspaper editor and Democratic politician. He owned papers in the U. S. States of Pennsylvania and later Ohio. He was also Ohio State Auditor 1852-1856.... |
Democratic | |
| 1856–1860 | Francis M. Wright Francis Mastin Wright Francis Mastin Wright was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor .... |
Republican | |
| 1860–1863 | Robert W. Tayler Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio Senate and was Ohio State Auditor 1860–1863.... |
Republican | resigned |
| 1863–1864 | Oviatt Cole Oviatt Cole Oviatt Cole was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor 1863–1864.When Ohio State Auditor Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. resigned in 1863 to take another position, Oviatt Cole of Medina County, Ohio was appointed by Governor Tod to fill the office.At the... |
Republican | |
| 1864–1872 | James H. Godman James H. Godman James H. Godman was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate, and was Ohio State Auditor for eight years, . He was also a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War.James H... |
Republican | |
| 1872–1880 | James Williams James Williams (Ohio Auditor) James Williams was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was in the Ohio House of Representatives, and was Ohio State Auditor 1872–1880.... |
Republican | |
| 1880–1884 | John F. Oglevee John F. Oglevee John Finley Oglevee was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for four years and Ohio State Auditor for four years. He was also a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War.John F. Oglevee was born in Harrison County, Ohio near... |
Republican | |
| 1884–1888 | Emil Kieswetter | Democratic | |
| 1888–1896 | Ebenezer W. Poe Ebenezer W. Poe Ebenezer Wilson Poe was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor 1888–1896.-Early life:Ebenezer W. Poe was born at Hancock County, Ohio on a farm near Findlay... |
Republican | |
| 1896–1909 | Walter D. Guilbert Walter D. Guilbert Walter Downey Guilbert was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor 1896–1909.-Biography:... |
Republican | |
| 1909–1913 | Edward M. Fullington Edward M. Fullington right|thumb|circa 1912Edward M. Fullington was a Republican politician from the U. S. State of Ohio who served as Ohio State Auditor from 1909-1913, and was later appointed auditor of the Philippines.-Biography:... |
Republican | |
| 1913–1921 | A. Victor Donahey A. Victor Donahey Alvin Victor Donahey was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. Donahey was the 50th Governor of Ohio and a United States Senator from Ohio.Donahey was born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. His parents were John C... |
Democratic | |
| 1921–1937 | Joseph T. Tracy | Republican | |
| 1937–1953 | Joseph T. Ferguson | Democratic | |
| 1953–1963 | James A. Rhodes Jim Rhodes James Allen Rhodes was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and one of only five US state governors to serve four four-year terms in office. As governor in 1970, he decided to send National Guard troops onto the Kent State University campus, resulting in the shooting of students on May 4... |
Republican | resigned |
| 1963–1964 | Roger W. Tracy Jr. | Republican | died in office |
| 1964–1965 | Chester W. Goble | Republican | appointed |
| 1965–1966 | Roger Cloud Roger Cloud Roger Cloud , was an American politician of the Republican party.Cloud attended high school in his native DeGraff, graduating in 1926 as his class's valedictorian.... |
Republican | appointed |
| 1966–1967 | Archer E. Reilly | Republican | |
| 1967–1971 | Roger Cloud (2nd term) | Republican | |
| 1971–1975 | Joseph T. Ferguson | Democratic | |
| 1975–1995 | Thomas E. Ferguson | Democratic | |
| 1995–2003 | James M. Petro Jim Petro James M. “Jim” Petro is an American politician from the Republican Party, and a former Ohio Attorney General. Previously, Petro also served as Ohio State Auditor. Petro was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio during the 2006 Ohio Primaries, but lost to Ken Blackwell... |
Republican | |
| 2003–2007 | Betty Montgomery Betty Montgomery Betty Montgomery is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican, she formerly served as Ohio State Auditor.-Prosecutor:... |
Republican | |
| 2007–2011 | Mary Taylor Mary Taylor (Ohio politician) Mary Taylor is the 65th and current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.-Early life and business career:Taylor was born in 1961. She attended the Springfield Township school system. She attended the University of Akron, obtaining a Bachelor degree in Accounting and Master's degree in Taxation... |
Republican | |
| 2011–present | Dave Yost Dave Yost Dave Yost is the auditor for the state of Ohio, winning the election in November 2010. He was the prosecuting attorney for Delaware County. He also served as the county's auditor from 1999 to 2003.-Early career:... |
Republican |