1994 Ohio Secretary of State election

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1994 Ohio Secretary of State election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  
  Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft III portrait - DPLA - c9c8211b3a824d8a98f58a7424de143b (cropped).jpg Daniel R. Brady - Ohio Senate 126th General Assembly 2006 - DPLA - bb02896c4b8cfc4ca292faff08e94fc8 (page 10) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Bob Taft Dan Brady
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,116,2581,150,460
Percentage64.78%35.22%

1994 Ohio Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
Taft:     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%
Brady:     50–60%

Secretary of State before election

Bob Taft
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Bob Taft
Republican

The 1994 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Ohio Secretary of State. Primaries were held on May 3, 1994. Incumbent Republican Ohio Secretary of State Bob Taft won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic Cleveland City Council member Dan Brady by a nearly two-to-one margin.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

Taft won renomination unopposed.

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Taft 686,571 100%
Total votes686,571 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

Brady won the Democratic nomination without opposition.

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Brady 643,384 100%
Total votes643,384 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1994 Ohio Secretary of State election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bob Taft 2,116,258 64.78% +11.77%
Democratic Dan Brady 1,150,46035.22%−11.77%
Total votes3,266,718 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. "Republican Primary: May 3, 1994 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  2. "Democratic Primary: May 3, 1994 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  3. "General Election: November 8, 1994 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved October 28, 2025.