2014 Ohio Secretary of State election

2014 Ohio Secretary of State election

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Registered	7,748,201
Turnout	40.65%
Candidate Jon Husted Nina Turner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,811,020 1,074,475 Percentage 59.83% 35.50%
County results Precinct results Husted:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100% Turner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100%
Secretary of State before election Jon Husted Republican Elected Secretary of State Jon Husted Republican

atThe 2014 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Ohio Secretary of State, concurrently with elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 6, 2014. ^[1]

Incumbent Republican secretary Jon Husted ran for re-election to a second term in office. ^[2] He defeated Democratic state senator Nina Turner in the general election. ^[3] Voter fraud, redistricting, and early voting were key issues during the campaign. ^{[4] [5]} Turner conceded the race early on November 5. ^[6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jon Husted, incumbent secretary of state (2011-present), state senator from the 6th district (2009-2011), and state representative from the 41st district (2001-2009) ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Husted (incumbent)	505,612	100.0%
Total votes			505,612	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nina Turner, state senator from the 25th district (2008-present) and Cleveland City Council member from Ward 1 (2006-2008) ^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nina Turner	374,834	100.0%
Total votes			374,834	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Knedler, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Ohio ^[10]

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Kevin Knedler	774	100.0%
Total votes			774	100.0%

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Jon Husted (R)

Newspapers and other media

• The Cincinnati Enquirer ^[11]

Nina Turner (D)

U.S. presidents

• Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993-2001), former Governor of Arkansas (1983-1992, 1979-1981), and former Attorney General of Arkansas (1977-1979) ^[12]

U.S. governors

• Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2005-2009), Governor of Vermont (1991-2003), Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (1987-1991), and state representative from Chittenden 7-4 (1983-1987) ^[13]

Labor unions

• United Steelworkers District 1 ^[14]

Newspapers and other media

• Cincinnati CityBeat ^[15]
• Northeast Ohio Media Group ^[16]
• The Plain Dealer ^[16]

Organizations

• Democracy for America ^[13]

Results

2014 Ohio Secretary of State election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Husted (incumbent)	1,811,020	59.83%
	Democratic	Nina Turner	1,074,475	35.50%
	Libertarian	Kevin Knedler	141,292	4.67%
Total votes			3,026,787	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "Notice of Primary Election – May 6, 2014". Allen County Board of Elections. December 12, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
2. Kopan, Tal (February 12, 2014). "The state races ignored — until now". POLITICO. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
3. "GOP's Husted Re-Elected As Ohio Secretary Of State". WOSU. November 4, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
4. Castele, Nick (September 24, 2014). "Conversations with the Candidates: Secretary of State Jon Husted and Nina Turner". Ideastream Public Media. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
5. Brand, Anna (August 13, 2014). "30 in 30: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 -- Nina Turner". MSNBC. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
6. Farkas, Karen (November 5, 2014). "Nina Turner's campaign for secretary of state has ended, but she said her fight will continue" . Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025. Democratic Ohio Sen. Nina Turner announced she will not be the next secretary of state, but that is about all she conceded.
7. Pelzer, Jeremy (November 5, 2014). "AP: Jon Husted wins Ohio Secretary of State race". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
8. "Primary Election: May 6, 2014". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
9. Troy, Tom (July 1, 2013). "State Sen. Nina Turner from Cleveland to run for Ohio secretary of state". The Blade. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
10. "Public support of political conventions a free speech issue: Kevin Knedler, Libertarian Party of Ohio". Cleveland.com. August 31, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
11. "Endorsement: Jon Husted for secretary of state" . The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025. Husted, a rising star in the state Republican Party, has earned another term as Ohio secretary of state.
12. "Bill Clinton backs Nina Turner for secretary of state". The Alliance Review. September 19, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
13. "Howard Dean endorses Nina Turner". WKYC. June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
14. Blatt, Donald (July 2, 2014). "USW District 1 Endorses Nina Turner for Ohio Secretary of State". United Steelworkers. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
15. "CityBeat: Nina Turner for Ohio Secretary of State". CityBeat. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
16. "Nina Turner for Ohio secretary of state: endorsement editorial". Cleveland.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
17. "General Election: November 4, 2014". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved October 21, 2025.