Secretary of State of Ohio
Robert Sprague
Ohio Treasurer of State (since January 14, 2019)R
- Race
- Secretary of State of Ohio
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Allison Russo (D); Tom Pruss (LIB)
- Research
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Robert Sprague is the Republican nominee. He is the Ohio Treasurer, a former three-term state representative from Findlay and a former Findlay city auditor and treasurer. His campaign emphasizes citizenship checks at registration, photo ID, printed paper ballots, fewer mail-ballot options and making Election Day a state holiday.[1][2][3]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Robert Sprague R | challenger |
| Allison Russo D | challenger |
| Tom Pruss LIB | challenger |
Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with about 70% of the vote.
Biography
Robert Sprague is the Republican nominee. He is the Ohio Treasurer, a former three-term state representative from Findlay and a former Findlay city auditor and treasurer. His campaign emphasizes citizenship checks at registration, photo ID, printed paper ballots, fewer mail-ballot options and making Election Day a state holiday.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Sprague earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University in 1996 and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.[4] He worked as a management consultant for Ernst & Young and later ran his own consulting firm.[4]
Sprague is from Findlay, Ohio, where he served as city auditor and treasurer.[4][3] He was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives in February 2011 and, after being elected to three terms, represented District 83 until 2018.[4][3]
He was elected Ohio Treasurer in 2018, defeating Rob Richardson 53% to 47%, and took office on January 14, 2019.[3][1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionAs Treasurer, launched ResultsOHIO, a program under which public dollars reimburse project costs only if a project delivers verifiable results.[5]
- actionAs Treasurer, oversaw development of the Family Forward adoption-cost loan program (reduced-interest loans up to $50,000) and the STABLE Account program for people with disabilities.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- "My goal in the secretary of state's office is to run fair, transparent, secure elections."[6]
- Eliminate ballot drop boxes, require photo ID for mail ballots and verify applicants' citizenship against government records before registering them, as summarized by the USA TODAY Network.[7]
- Work with the General Assembly to make Election Day a state holiday.[8]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote
“front-end citizenship check”[8]
Describing, to the Ohio Capital Journal as reported by the USA TODAY Network, one of the "incremental improvements" he would make to Ohio elections
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Treasurer Robert Sprague · Ohio Treasurer of State Official record
- 2.How Ohio secretary of state candidates want to change elections · Columbus Dispatch (via Yahoo News) · 2026-10-12 News report
- 3.Ohio secretary of state election 2026: Allison Russo vs. Robert Sprague · USA TODAY Network Ohio (via Yahoo News) · 2026-09-30 News report
- 4.Robert Sprague · Ballotpedia Reference
- 5.Treasurer Robert Sprague · Ohio Treasurer of State Official record
- 6.How Ohio secretary of state candidates want to change elections · Columbus Dispatch (via Yahoo News) · 2026-10-12 News report
- 7.Who's running for Ohio secretary of state? What to know about the 2026 candidates · USA TODAY Network (via Yahoo News) News report
- 8.Ohio secretary of state election 2026: Allison Russo vs. Robert Sprague · USA TODAY Network Ohio (via Yahoo News) · 2026-09-30 News report