Ohio State Auditor

State Auditor of Ohio
Seal of the State Auditor
Incumbent David Yost since January 10, 2011
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years, two term limit
Inaugural holder	Thomas Gibson 1803
Formation	Ohio Constitution
Salary	$109,554
Website	Office of the State Auditor of Ohio

The Ohio State Auditor (formally known as the Auditor of State) is responsible for auditing all the public offices of the state of Ohio. The auditor is elected to a four-year term. The current Auditor is Dave Yost.

Term	Name	Party	Notes
1803–1808	Thomas Gibson	Democratic-Republican
1808–1815	Benjamin Hough	Democratic-Republican
1815–1833	Ralph Osborn	Democratic-Republican
1833–1839	John A. Bryan
1839–1845	John Brough	Democratic
1845–1852	John Woods	Whig
1852–1856	William Duane Morgan	Democratic
1856–1860	Francis M. Wright	Republican
1860–1863	Robert W. Tayler	Republican	Resigned April, 1863.
1863–1864	Oviatt Cole	Republican
1864–1872	James H. Godman	Republican
1872–1880	James Williams	Republican
1880–1884	John F. Oglevee	Republican
1884–1888	Emil Kiesewetter	Democratic
1888–1896	Ebenezer W. Poe	Republican
1896–1909	Walter D. Guilbert	Republican
1909–1913	Edward M. Fullington	Republican
1913–1921	A. Victor Donahey	Democratic
1921–1937	Joseph T. Tracy	Republican
1937–1953	Joseph T. Ferguson	Democratic
1953–1963	James A. Rhodes	Republican	resigned
1963–1964	Roger W. Tracy, Jr.	Republican	died in office
1964–1965	Chester W. Goble	Republican	appointed
1965–1966	Roger Cloud	Republican	appointed
1966–1967	Archer E. Reilly	Republican
1967–1971	Roger Cloud (2nd term)	Republican
1971–1975	Joseph T. Ferguson	Democratic
1975–1995	Thomas E. Ferguson	Democratic
1995–2003	James M. Petro	Republican
2003–2007	Betty Montgomery	Republican
2007–2011	Mary Taylor	Republican
2011–present	Dave Yost	Republican

External links

• Auditor of State website
• "Auditors of State of the State of Ohio: 1803 - present". Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State. State of Ohio. Retrieved 29 July 2014.