Frank LaRose

Republican

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

Also on the ballot: Annette Blackwell (Democratic)

Frank LaRose, Ohio's Secretary of State since 2019, is the Republican nominee for Auditor of State, campaigning on his record of election-security actions and stricter voter-verification rules. He substantially outraises Democratic opponent Annette Blackwell and holds the state GOP's endorsement; no 2026 Trump statement about him in this race was found.

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 2026 statement by Trump endorsing or opposing LaRose in the auditor race was found; he holds the Ohio Republican Party's endorsement, and in earlier cycles touted Trump's support for his Secretary of State campaigns, but that predates this race. source

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Who they are

Frank LaRose has been Ohio Secretary of State since 2019 and does not hold the Auditor seat, held by term-limited Keith Faber (Wikipedia). He entered the auditor race February 6, 2025, and ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary (WKYC).

Positions

Taxes & spending: No public position found for this race.
Voting rules: Backs stricter safeguards: in Nov. 2025 he endorsed proof-of-citizenship voting rules and referred 1,000+ alleged fraud cases to the DOJ (Wikipedia).
Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.
Personal freedom: Opposed the 2023 abortion-rights amendment, telling supporters that August's special election was "100% about keeping a radical pro-abortion amendment out of our constitution" (Wikipedia).

Record

As Secretary of State he ordered county election-security upgrades (2019) and backed post-election audits under Senate Bill 52 (Wikipedia). After the 2020 election he said there were "no serious irregularities with voting," at odds with Trump's contemporaneous fraud claims (Wikipedia). He also championed 2023's Issue 1 (raising the amendment threshold to 60%), which voters rejected 56.7%-43.3% (Wikipedia).

Money

For mid-April–early June 2026, LaRose raised about $84,000, mostly from large donors, with just over $844,000 cash on hand — about six times Blackwell's balance (Mahoning Matters). He holds the Ohio Republican Party's endorsement (Ballotpedia).

What we couldn't find

A tax/spending position specific to the auditor race.
Any 2026 statement by Donald Trump about LaRose in this race.
Named individual donors for the 2026 cycle.

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