2014 Ohio State Auditor election

2014 Ohio State Auditor election
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
 
Candidate Dave Yost John Patrick Carney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,711,927 1,149,305
Percentage 56.98% 38.25%
County results
Yost:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Carney:      50–60%
State Auditor before election

Dave Yost
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Dave Yost
Republican

The 2014 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Ohio State Auditor, concurrently with elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 6, 2014. A debate was held on September 15, 2014, between all three candidates running, being the only debate held for any statewide election in Ohio in 2014.

Incumbent Republican auditor Dave Yost won re-election to a second term in office against Democratic state representative John Patrick Carney by a margin much greater than his previous victory in 2010.

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