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Two down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of Ohio in 2014. The two down ballot offices on the ballot in 2014 were the Ohio Treasurer and the Ohio Auditor. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Josh Mandel (R) and Dave Yost (R) were seeking re-election to the treasurer and auditor offices, respectively. State Rep. Connie Pillich (D) ran to unseat Mandel, while state Rep. John Patrick Carney (D) and Bob Bridges (L) challenged Yost. Mandel and Yost won in the general election.[1]
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter to be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Treasurer
Candidates
General election
Josh Mandel 
- Incumbent[4]
Connie Pillich - state representative[5]
Disqualified
Marc Allan Feldman - Physician[6][7]
Results
| Ohio Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Josh Mandel Incumbent |
56.6% | 1,724,060 | |
| Democratic | Connie Pillich | 43.4% | 1,323,325 | |
| Total Votes | 3,047,385 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Duties
The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the state and serves as the state's banker. The most important duty of the treasury is to safeguard the taxpayer's money in Ohio. The office is responsible, among other things, for:[8]
- managing more than $160 billion in financial assets
- investing the state's money and manage an investment portfolio that exceeds $15 billion
- tracking and maintaining a database of all unclaimed property in Ohio
- providing financial advice to state agencies
- providing financial education and resources
Polls
| Ohio Treasurer's Race 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Josh Mandel | Connie Pillich | Not sure | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (November 5-6, 2013) | 43% | 47% | 10% | +/-4.0 | 595 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Race background
Money in the race: Mid-year campaign financial reports detailing the first six months of the year were due on July 31, 2013. Incumbent Mandel raised over $1.1 million in the first half of the year. Challenger Connie Pillich raised about $312,000.[9]
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $8,695,761 during the election. This information was last updated on April 3, 2015.[10]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Josh Mandel |
Ohio Treasurer |  |
$5,866,317 | |
| Connie Pillich |
Ohio Treasurer |  |
$2,829,444 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $8,695,761 | |||
Past elections
2010
| Ohio Treasurer, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Josh Mandel |
54.5% | 2,050,142 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Boyce | 40.6% | 1,525,992 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Cantrell | 4.9% | 184,478 | |
| Total Votes | 3,760,612 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Auditor
Candidates
Dave Yost - Incumbent
John Patrick Carney - state representative[11]
Bob Bridges - political director for the Libertarian Party of Ohio[12][13]<
Results
| Ohio Auditor, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dave Yost Incumbent |
57% | 1,711,927 | |
| Democratic | John Patrick Carney | 38.3% | 1,149,305 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Bridges | 4.8% | 143,363 | |
| Total Votes | 3,004,595 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Duties
The auditor of state serves as a watchdog, ensuring the state and its more than 5,600 entities are using resources efficiently and effectively. The office conducts both fiscal and performance audits of:[14]
- all public offices in Ohio
- cities
- counties
- village
- townships
- schools
- state universities
- public libraries
- state agencies, boards, and commissions
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $3,463,191 during the election. This information was last updated on April 3, 2015.[15]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Dave Yost |
Ohio Auditor | |
$2,340,446 | |
| John Patrick Carney |
Ohio Auditor | |
$1,122,595 | |
| Bob Bridges |
Ohio Auditor | |
$150 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $3,463,191 | |||
Past elections
2010
| Ohio Auditor of State, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dave Yost |
50.2% | 1,882,010 | |
| Democratic | David Pepper | 44.9% | 1,683,330 | |
| Libertarian | L. Michael Howard | 4.9% | 182,534 | |
| Total Votes | 3,747,874 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| February 5, 2014 | Filing deadline |
| May 6, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 25, 2014 | Completion of state canvass of vote results |
| January 12, 2015 | Inauguration of all state-wide executive officeholders |
Recent news
Auditor
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ohio + auditor + elections"
Treasurer
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ohio + treasurer + elections"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Times, "Election 2014 – Ohio," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ The Toledo Blade, "Mandel insists loss hasn’t ended career, plans re-election run," December 2, 2012
- ↑ Vindy, "Next year's statewide races begin," April 27, 2013
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Wood County, "Treasurer Candidate: Marc Allan Feldman," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Ed FitzGerald faces only primary among statewide candidates; Libertarians fail to field full slate," February 19, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Administrative Code, "Chapter 113: Treasurer of State," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ The Bellingham Herald, "Ohio gov holds $4.4M in campaign cash for 2014 bid," July 31, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Ohio 2014 elections," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ed FitzGerald and Nina Turner crack first draft of Ohio Democrats' statewide slate for 2014," March 27, 2013
- ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Auditor of State, "The Office," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Ohio 2014 elections," accessed April 7, 2015
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