2010 Ohio State Auditor election

2010 Ohio State Auditor election
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
 
Candidate Dave Yost David Pepper
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,882,010 1,683,330
Percentage 50.22% 44.91%
County results
Yost:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Pepper:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%
State Auditor before election

Mary Taylor
Republican

 Elected State Auditor

Dave Yost
Republican

The 2010 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Ohio State Auditor, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 4, 2010.[1]

Incumbent Republican state auditor Mary Taylor originally announced she would seek re-election, but instead was the successful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor after being picked by John Kasich as his running mate in January 2010.[2][3] Delaware County prosecutor Dave Yost won the Republican primary against state representative Seth Morgan, and Hamilton County commissioner David Pepper won the Democratic primary unopposed.[4] Yost would go on to win the general election.[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Seth Morgan, state representative from the 36th district (2009–present)[7]

Withdrew

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yost 457,820 64.88
Republican Seth Morgan 247,848 35.12
Total votes 705,668 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Pepper 514,220 100.0
Total votes 514,220 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Libertarian primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Michael Howard 4,263 100.0
Total votes 4,263 100.0

General election

Results

2010 Ohio State Auditor election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yost 1,882,010 50.22
Democratic David Pepper 1,683,330 44.91
Libertarian Michael Howard 182,534 4.87
Total votes 3,747,874 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Elections Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Taylor to seek re-election, not Senate seat". The Columbus Dispatch. May 15, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2025. State Auditor Mary Taylor has decided to run for re-election and forgo a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor won't seek re-election, instead will run for lieutenant governor". The Plain Dealer. January 12, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Republican primary for state auditor". WCBE 90.5 FM. May 5, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "GOP's Yost to become Ohio's next state auditor". The Canton Repository. November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Naymik, Mark (January 25, 2010). "Delaware County Prosecutor David Yost leaves Ohio attorney general race for auditor's race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Republican state Rep. Morgan running for auditor". The Columbus Dispatch. January 20, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Auditor of State - Republican: May 4, 2010". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Pepper to run for auditor". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 3, 2025. Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper is expected to announce his Democratic candidacy for state auditor at a news conference Tuesday.
  10. ↑ "Auditor of State - Democratic: May 4, 2010". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Westerville political novice enters state auditor's race". The Columbus Dispatch. April 21, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2025. The Westerville resident, who has not been active in politics for more than 30 years, has thrown himself into the Nov. 2 race for Ohio auditor as a Libertarian candidate.
  12. ↑ "Auditor of State - Libertarian: May 4, 2010". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Auditor of State: November 2, 2010". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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