2006 Ohio State Auditor election

2006 Ohio State Auditor election

November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Mary Taylor Barbara Sykes
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,940,665 1,891,874
Percentage 50.64% 49.36%

County results
Taylor:      50–60%      60–70%
Sykes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Auditor before election

Betty Montgomery
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Mary Taylor
Republican

The 2006 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 7, 2006. The Republican nominee, Ohio House Representative Mary Taylor, very narrowly defeated her Democratic opponent, fellow Ohio House Representative Barbara Sykes, by less than 2 percentage points.