1970 Ohio State Auditor election

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1970 Ohio State Auditor election

 1966 November 3, 1970 (1970-11-03) 1974 
 
Nominee Joseph T. Ferguson Roger Tracy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,484,610 1,434,105
Percentage 50.87% 49.13%

County results
Ferguson:      50–60%      60–70%
Tracy:      50–60%      60–70%

State Auditor before election

Roger Cloud
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Joseph T. Ferguson
Democratic

The 1970 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the Ohio State Auditor. Primaries were held on May 5, 1970. Republican incumbent Ohio State Auditor Roger Cloud chose to unsuccessfully run for Ohio Attorney General rather than seek another term as Auditor. Democratic former Ohio State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson won the election, defeating Republican Ohio State House Representative Roger Tracy by a narrow margin of just one percentage point.

Candidates

Campaign

Tracy easily won the Republican nomination in a landslide over Barton, winning with nearly 80% of the vote.

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Tracy 633,977 79.19%
Republican James J. Barton 166,639 20.81%
Total votes 800,616 100.00%

Democratic primary

General election

References

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