2006 Ohio State Auditor election

none 2006 Ohio State Auditor election Ohio presidential no 2002 Ohio State Auditor election 2002 2010 Ohio State Auditor election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Mary Taylor by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mary Taylor Republican Party (United States) 1,940,665 50.64% File:Barbara Sykes.jpg Barbara Sykes Democratic Party (United States) 1,891,874 49.36% 2006 Ohio State Auditor election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsTaylor: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Sykes: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% State Auditor Betty Montgomery Republican Party (United States) Mary Taylor Republican Party (United States) The 2006 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 7, 2006. The Republican nominee, Ohio House Representative Mary Taylor, very narrowly defeated her Democratic opponent, fellow Ohio House Representative Barbara Sykes, by less than two percentage points. Background Incumbent Republican Ohio State Auditor Betty Montgomery had previously won the 2002 Ohio State Auditor election by a landslide margin of 28.64 percentage points against Democratic nominee Helen Smith.https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2002-elections-results/attorney-generalauditor-of-state/ Attorney General/Auditor of State - Ohio Secretary of State Ohio Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20211203163806/https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2002-elections-results/attorney-generalauditor-of-state/ 2021-12-03 She chose not to seek re-election in order to run for Governor of Ohio, later switching to Ohio Attorney General, a race she would ultimately lose. Republican primary Candidates Mary Taylor, Ohio House Representative from the 43rd district (2003–2006) Campaign The Republican primary was held on May 2, 2006. Mary Taylor won the Republican nomination unopposed. Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/republican-auditor-of-state-may-2-2006/ Republican Auditor of State: May 2, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State Ohio Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20210802063810/https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/republican-auditor-of-state-may-2-2006/ 2021-08-02 Mary Taylor Republican Party (United States) 585,679 100 585,679 100 Democratic primary Candidates Barbara Sykes, Ohio House Representative from the 44th district (2001–2006) Campaign The Democratic primary was held on May 2, 2006. Sykes was initially challenged for the Democratic nomination by Mahoning County Treasurer John Reardon, but he withdrew from the race prior to the primary election.https://vindyarchives.com/news/2012/may/17/complaint-reardon-got-k-for-bogus-debt/ Skolnick David Complaint: Reardon got $115K for bogus debt | Vindy Archives 17 May 2012 The Vindicator 8 October 2025 Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/Democratic-auditor-of-state-may-2-2006/ Democratic Auditor of State: May 2, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State Ohio Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20210802064144/https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/Democratic-auditor-of-state-may-2-2006/ 2021-08-02 Barbara Sykes Democratic Party (United States) 614,308 100 614,308 100 General election Candidates Mary Taylor, Ohio House Representative from the 43rd district (2003–2006) (Republican) Barbara Sykes, Ohio House Representative from the 44th district (2001–2006) (Democratic) Campaign The campaign was filled with mudslinging and controversy. Sykes filed a lawsuit against Taylor for conspiracy to incite racism after her campaign polled voters on whether Sykes's presidency of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus would affect their vote. Taylor was additionally attacked for allegedly supporting a building project at the University of Akron that would have rewarded her husband with $331,000 as construction manager.https://kentstater.com/72225/uncategorized/lawsuit-and-accusations-spice-up-ohio-auditor-race/ Ulrich Nate Lawsuit and accusations spice up Ohio auditor race - KentStater 31 October 2006 The KentStater 8 October 2025 Results The race was extremely close, but in the end, Taylor defeated Sykes by a razor-thin margin of 1.28 percentage points. She did this despite a national Democratic wave in 2006, with Democrats sweeping most of Ohio's top offices. Thus, with her victory, she became the only non-judicial statewide elected Republican official in Ohio. 2006 Ohio State Auditor electionhttps://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/auditor-of-state-november-7-2006/ Auditor of State: November 7, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State Ohio Secretary of State October 8, 2025 2021-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20210925031215/https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/auditor-of-state-november-7-2006/ live Republican Party (United States) Mary Taylor 1,940,665 50.64% -13.68 Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Sykes 1,891,874 49.36% +13.68 48,791 1.28% -27.36% 3,832,539 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Mary Taylor (R) for Ohio State Auditor Barbara Sykes (D) for Ohio State Auditor John Reardon (D) for Ohio State Auditor State Auditor Category:2006 United States state auditor elections