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Blackwell: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% Sykes: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Ohio State Treasurer. Primaries were held on May 3, 1994.
Republican incumbent Ohio State Treasurer Ken Blackwell, who was appointed following Democrat Mary Ellen Withrow's resignation after being nominated to Treasurer of the United States, won election to a full term, defeating the Democratic nominee Akron City Council member Barbara Sykes by eleven percentage points.
Blackwell won the Republican nomination unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Blackwell | 610,594 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 610,594 | 100.00% | ||
Sykes easily won the Democratic nomination over McKelvey, winning with 62.74% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Sykes | 495,632 | 62.74% | |
| Democratic | George McKelvey | 294,361 | 37.26% | |
| Total votes | 789,993 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Blackwell | 1,740,710 | 53.74% | +13.21% | |
| Democratic | Barbara Sykes | 1,370,737 | 42.32% | −17.15% | |
| Independent | Edward Licht | 127,670 | 3.94% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,297,888 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||