2014 Ohio Attorney General election
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November 4, 2014
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| Turnout | 39.4% ( | ||||||||||||||||
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County results DeWine: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Pepper: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, concurrently with other statewide offices including the Gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican Attorney General and former 2-term United States Senator Mike DeWine was challenged by former member of the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Commissioners and candidate for Auditor in 2010 David Pepper. DeWine won in a landslide, winning 61% of the vote to Pepper's 38%, a 23-point margin of victory.
To date, this along with many other concurrently held statewide races is the last time Franklin County voted Republican.
Candidates
Declared
- Mike DeWine, incumbent Attorney General, former U.S. Senator, former lieutenant governor of Ohio, and former U.S. Representative.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- David Pepper, former member of the Hamilton County Ohio Board of Commissioners, Democratic nominee for Auditor in 2010.[1]