2002 Ohio State Auditor election

2002 Ohio State Auditor election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Betty Montgomery Helen Knipe Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,010,022 1,114,957
Percentage 64.32% 35.68%
County results
Montgomery:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%
Smith:      50–60%
State Auditor before election

Jim Petro
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Betty Montgomery
Republican

The 2002 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Ohio State Auditor. Republican incumbent Ohio State Auditor Jim Petro was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term as Ohio State Auditor. Republican Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery won the election in a landslide, defeating Democratic former Cleveland City Council member Helen Knipe Smith with 64.32% of the vote.

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