John Yeutter
John Yeutter (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Yeutter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Yeutter earned a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Oklahoma. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and certified financial planner. Yeutter has been a faculty member for Northeastern State University since 1995.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Oklahoma Auditor election, 2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector
Cindy Byrd defeated John Yeutter in the general election for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cindy Byrd (R) | 75.2 | 818,851 |
 | John Yeutter (L)  | 24.8 | 270,313 | |
| Total votes: 1,089,164 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector
Cindy Byrd defeated Charlie Prater in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Byrd | 50.2 | 144,020 |
| Charlie Prater | 49.8 | 143,032 | ||
| Total votes: 287,052 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector
Cindy Byrd and Charlie Prater advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Uzzo in the Republican primary for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Byrd | 49.4 | 204,249 |
| ✔ | Charlie Prater | 42.1 | 173,807 | |
| John Uzzo | 8.5 | 34,994 | ||
| Total votes: 413,050 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. John Yeutter advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Yeutter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yeutter's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
From a financial perspective, residents need transparency from their county government. As an auditor, I will provide an independent check on county government spending. Citizens are concerned that funds meant for roads and bridges are not spent where they should. I can independently determine and communicate where these have been spent. The State of Oklahoma has a complicated income stream. Counties and schools have many different sources of income. As someone who has taught accounting for over 20 years, I can communicate to the public clearly about state income and spending.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
My passion has always been transparency. I believe that the government and its elected officials should be held to a high standard. Because of this, I have personally pledged openness and transparency to the citizens of Oklahoma, by signing the Open Government Pledge provided by FOI Oklahoma Inc. In addition, I released my personal financial information to the watchdog group, Oklahoma Watch, and have posted my tax return on my campaign web page..
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I believe that I am qualified for this position because I am first and foremost independent, which is absolutely necessary for an independent auditor. Whether the County Treasurer is a Democrat or a Republican, and whether the Governor is a Democrat or a Republican, citizens can be assured that I will be able to audit State and county records free of any political bias.
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Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I believe that citizens deserve transparency and accountability from their government and from their elected officials.[2] |
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| —John Yeutter[1] | ||
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