Robert Sprague
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RepublicanNot in office · last served 2022Lost the 2026 general

Robert Sprague

Last held office: Ohio Treasurer (2018–2022). Lost the 2026 race for Ohio Secretary of State.

Last office: Ohio TreasurerBorn 1973Treasurer

Last margin
−3.5
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 7:39 AM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Sprague was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Sprague has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Sprague won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Ohio Secretary of StateGeneralLostAllison Russo (D), Tom Pruss (L)46.8%D+3.5R+11.3−14.8
2018Ohio TreasurerGeneralWonRob Richardson (D)53.3%R+6.6—
2016Ohio House of Representatives, District 83GeneralWonMary E. Harshfield (D)74.7%R+49.5—
2014Ohio House of Representatives, District 83GeneralWonKevin Rettig (I), Gregory A. Norris (L)74.8%R+58.4—
2014Ohio House of Representatives, District 83PrimaryWonUnopposed100%——
2012Ohio House of Representatives, District 83GeneralWonJohn Kostyo (D)67.3%R+34.6—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Sprague has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sprague has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Sprague

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 7:39 AM ET