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]
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]
- 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
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
