Ohio State Treasurer

The treasurer of the U.S. state of Ohio is responsible for collecting and safeguarding taxes and fees, as well as managing state investments. The Treasury was located in the Ohio Statehouse from 1861 to 1974, when it was moved to the Rhodes State Office Tower. The original office in the statehouse, which has been restored to its 19th-century appearance, is used for ceremonial events.

Before Ohio became a state, John Armstrong was Treasurer-General of the Northwest Territory from 1796 to 1803. He was appointed to the post by the United States Congress. Under the first constitution of Ohio, 1803 to 1851, the state legislature appointed a treasurer. Since the second constitution in 1852, the office has been elective.

The current officeholder is Republican Robert Sprague.

List of Ohio state treasurers Image Name Term of office PartyWilliam McFarland1803–1816Hiram M. Curry1816–1820Samuel Sullivan1820–1823Henry Brown1823–1835Joseph Whitehill1835–1847Albert A. Bliss1847–1852WhigJohn G. Breslin1852–1856DemocraticWilliam Harvey Gibson1856–1857RepublicanAlfred P. Stone1857–1862RepublicanG. V. Dorsey1862–1865RepublicanWilliam Hooper1865–1866Sidney S. Warner1866–1871RepublicanIsaac Welsh1872–1875RepublicanLeroy Welsh1875–1876RepublicanJohn M. Millikin1876–1878RepublicanAnthony Howells1878–1880DemocraticJoseph Turney1880–1884RepublicanPeter Brady1884–1886DemocraticJohn C. Brown1886–1892RepublicanWilliam T. Cope1892–1896RepublicanSamuel B. Campbell1896–1900RepublicanIsaac B. Cameron1900–1904RepublicanWilliam S. McKinnon1904–1908RepublicanCharles C. Green1908–1909RepublicanDavid S. Creamer1909–1913DemocraticJohn P. Brennan1913–1915DemocraticRudolph W. Archer1915–1917RepublicanChester E. Bryan1917–1919DemocraticRudolph W. Archer1919–1923RepublicanHarry S. Day1923–1927RepublicanBert B. Buckley1927–1929RepublicanH. Ross Ake1929–1930RepublicanEdwin A. Todd1930–1931Harry S. Day1931–1937RepublicanClarence H. Knisley1937–1939Don H. Ebright1939–1951RepublicanRoger W. Tracy1951–1959RepublicanJoseph T. Ferguson1959–1963DemocraticJohn D. Herbert1963–1971RepublicanGertrude W. Donahey1971–1983DemocraticMary Ellen Withrow1983–1994DemocraticJ. Kenneth Blackwell1994–1999RepublicanJoseph T. Deters1999–2005RepublicanJennette Bradley2005–2007RepublicanRichard Cordray2007–2009DemocraticKevin Boyce2009–2011DemocraticJosh Mandel2011–2019RepublicanRobert Sprague2019–presentRepublican

Elections

Ohio voters elect the treasurer for a four-year term in midterm election years, along with the governor and lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and state auditor.

Year Democratic Republican Other 2022 Scott Schertzer : 1,692,160 Robert Sprague : 2,390,542   2018 Rob Richardson : 2,024,194 Robert Sprague : 2,308,425   2014 Connie Pillich: 1,323,325 Josh Mandel: 1,724,060   2010 Kevin Boyce: 1,525,912 Josh Mandel : 2,050,142 Matthew Cantrell(Libertarian): 184,478 2006 Richard Cordray: 2,223,282 Sandra O'Brien: 1,618,625   2002 Mary O. Boyle: 1,459,113 Joseph Deters: 1,666,844   1998 John A. Donofrio Joseph Deters   1994 Barbara Sykes J. Kenneth Blackwell   1990 Mary Ellen Withrow Judith Y. Brachman   1986 Mary Ellen Withrow Jeff Jacobs   1982 Mary Ellen Withrow Dana G. Rinehart   1978 Gertrude W. Donahey George C. Rogers   1974 Gertrude W. Donahey Richard H. Harris   1970 Gertrude W. Donahey Robin T. Turner   1966 Eldon Brown John D. Herbert   1962 Thomas E. Ferguson John D. Herbert   1958 Joseph T. Ferguson Roger W. Tracy   1956 John W. Donahey Rober W. Tracy   1954 Joseph T. Ferguson Roger W. Tracy   1952 John J. Gallagher Roger W. Tracy   1950 Frank M. Quinn Roger W. Tracy   1948 Harry V. Armstrong Don H. Ebright   1946 James T. Welsh Don H. Ebright   1944 Harry V. Armstrong Don H. Ebright   1942 Robert S. Cox Don H. Ebright   1940 Clarence H. Knisley Don H. Ebright   1922 William S. Hiler : 666,786 Harry S. Day : 844,398   1920 Charles B. Orwig : 770,387 Rudolph W. Archer : 1,109,191 Max Goodman : 43,538 Adam Lehr : 1,537 1916 Chester E. Bryan : 565,902 Rudolph W. Archer : 542,198 Frank M. Hinkle : 38,299John N. Ferguson : 6,708 1912Powell 1913 : 453-454 John P. Brennan Rudolph W. Archer William Kirtley, Jr. (Progressive) 1910Powell 1913 : 423 David S. Creamer Rudolph W. Archer   1908 page 404 of pdf file David S. Creamer : 537,461 Charles C. Green : 536,030 Thomas C. Devine (Soc) : 31,865James H. Ford (Pro) : 10,897John P. Thornbury (Ind) : 587Danford Hare (Peo) : 167Henry Piper (Soc Lab) : 839 1905 page 17 of pdf file Charles E. Mason : 418,515 William S. McKinnon : 462,447 Joseph H. Sims (Soc) : 18,277Hiram L. Baker (Pro) : 13,837Peter Faber (Soc Lab) : 1,831 1903 page 1667 of pdf file Volley J. Dahl : 356,617 William S. McKinnon : 474,033 Ithamar B. Hinman (Soc) : 14,165Will Kingham (Pro) : 14,448John H T Juergens (Soc Lab) : 2,185 1901Powell 1913 : 379-380 R. Page Aleshire Isaac B. Cameron   1899Powell 1913 : 371-372 James L. Gorman Isaac B. Cameron   1897 page 388 of pdf file James F. Wilson : 401,024 Samuel B. Campbell : 427,521 Samuel Wells : 7,541F M Morris : 5,849Samuel Stevens : 1,535Edward L. Larsen : 4,186B W Maxwell : 437T A Rodefer : 3,112 1895Smith 1898 : 665 William B. Shober 329,209 Samuel B. Campbell 427,706   1893Smith 1898 : 644 Brisbin C. Blackburn 346,849 William T. Cope 422,483   1891Smith 1898 : 605 Charles F. Ackerman 345,847 William T. Cope 373,395   1889Smith 1898 : 579 William E. Boden 373,476 John C. Brown 377,102   1887Smith 1898 : 541 George W. Harper 327,435 John C. Brown 357,597   1885Smith 1898 : 512 Peter Brady 340,969 John C. Brown 361,463   1883Smith 1898 : 473 Peter Brady 359,847 John C. Brown 348,399   1881Smith 1898 : 450 Alonzo P. Winslow 286,591 Joseph Turney 316,232   1879Smith 1898 : 406 Anthony Howells 317,193 Joseph Turney 335,670   1877Smith 1898 : 379 Anthony Howells 270,461 John M. Millikin 250,746   1875Smith 1898 : 342 John Schreiner 292,714 John M. Millikin 296,617   1873Smith 1898 : 319 George Weimer 231,349 Isaac Welsh 213,527   1871Smith 1898 : 286 Gustav Bruehl 218,390 Isaac Welsh 237,398   1869Smith 1898 : 268 Stephen Buhrer 227,948 Sidney S. Warner 236,345   1867Smith 1898 : 238 Charles Fulton 240,802 Sidney S. Warner 243,318   1865Smith 1898 : 209 George Spence 192,972 Sidney S. Warner 225,673   1863Smith 1898 : 161 Horace L. Knapp 188,320 Godwin V. Dorsey 284,976   1861Smith 1898 : 140 George W. Holmes 151,548 Godwin V. Dorsey 207,439   1859Smith 1898 : 95 William Bushnell 170,503 Alfred P. Stone 184,568   1857Smith 1898 : 74 James R. Morris 158,756 Alfred P. Stone 160,585   1855Smith 1898 : 40 John G. Breslin 132,925 William Harvey Gibson 169,350   1853Bell 1876 : 120-121 John G. Breslin : 151,226 J. Wesley Chafin(Freesoil) : 33,934 Henry Brachman(Whig) : 95,862 1851Bell 1876 : 114-115 John G. Breslin : 145,331 Tobias A. Plants(Freesoil) : 13,127 Albert A. Bliss(Whig) : 124,554

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