1974 Ohio State Auditor election

1974 Ohio State Auditor election
November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05)
 
Nominee Thomas E. Ferguson Roger Tracy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,561,709 1,242,459
Percentage 55.69% 44.31%
County results
Ferguson:      50–60%      60–70%
Tracy:      50–60%      60–70%
State Auditor before election

Joseph T. Ferguson
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Thomas E. Ferguson
Democratic

The 1974 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the Ohio State Auditor. Primaries were held on May 7, 1974. Incumbent Democratic Ohio State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson chose not to seek re-election. His son, Democratic Deputy Auditor of State Thomas E. Ferguson, won the election, defeating the returning 1970 Republican nominee for this office, former Ohio State House Representative Roger Tracy, by 11 percentage points.

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