Annette Blackwell

Democratic

Auditor of State · Summit County, Ohio · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Frank LaRose (Republican)

Annette Blackwell, the ten-year mayor of Maple Heights, is the Democratic nominee for Auditor of State, campaigning on fighting state government corruption and citing her city's turnaround from fiscal emergency to Clean Audit Awards. She trails Republican Frank LaRose badly in fundraising and cash on hand, and has stated no specific tax, elections, or judicial-partisanship position.

What this office decides

The Auditor of State audits every public office in Ohio, from state agencies to counties, cities, and school districts, and investigates fraud and misuse of public money. The auditor also sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which draws legislative and congressional maps. Four-year term.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No search result surfaced any statement by or about Donald Trump concerning Blackwell.

Ohio Democratic Party (for) source

Who they are

Annette Blackwell is Mayor and Safety Director of Maple Heights (Cuyahoga County), a post she has held since 2015 across three terms; she does not hold the Auditor seat, held by term-limited Keith Faber (WKYC; Wikipedia). Before public office she worked at KeyBank, University Hospitals, Deloitte, and Ryan LLC (Ohio Capital Journal). She briefly ran for Cuyahoga County Executive in 2022, withdrawing before the primary (Wikipedia).

Positions

Taxes & spending: No public position found; her platform speaks generally of "safeguard[ing] our tax dollars" without a specific tax policy (WKYC).
Voting rules: No public position found.
Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.

Record

As mayor since 2015 she implemented a five-year plan moving Maple Heights out of state fiscal-emergency/fiscal-watch status, and the city won the state Auditor's Clean Audit Award each year from 2021 through 2023 (her campaign site). She has held no prior state office.

Money

For mid-April–early June 2026, Blackwell reported about $67,400 raised, including $50,000 from the Ohio Democratic Party, and about $106,000 cash on hand (Mahoning Matters). The state Democratic Party lists her as its endorsed candidate (Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association).

What we couldn't find

Any stated position on taxes, voting rules, or partisan judicial/agency elections.
Individual (non-party) donor names.
Any statement by or about Donald Trump concerning Blackwell.

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