Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County Auditor

2 candidates are tracked for Ashtabula County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Oakey L. Emery and Scott Yamamoto. Candidate information follows official Ashtabula County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Oakey L. Emery (Democratic) and Scott Yamamoto (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for the auditor term beginning March 11, 2027, per the Ashtabula County Board of Elections' unofficial November 3, 2026 candidate list (revised August 18, 2026).

What this office does

County auditor. The county auditor keeps the county's books, processes payments and payroll, and prepares financial reports. In some states the auditor also calculates property tax rates, oversees elections or certifies the budget. The office is a check on how county money is spent.

This race. Every voter in Ashtabula County votes on this seat.

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Oakey L. Emery

Democratic

Top priorities

Pushed back on the state shifting costs onto local governments while on Conneaut council
Pressed for infrastructure improvements on Conneaut's east end
Backed Conneaut's moratorium on data centers so the city could set its own terms

Per the Ashtabula County Democratic Party Facebook post.

Biography

Emery is a Conneaut city council member, elected in 2022, and builds guitars by hand in a backyard shop, per an Ashtabula County Democratic Party post. He is the Democratic nominee for Ashtabula County Auditor. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Oakey L. Emery.

Scott Yamamoto

Republican

Biography

Scott Yamamoto is the incumbent Ashtabula County auditor, having succeeded David Thomas after Thomas moved on to the Ohio legislature; he is seeking his first full term after more than 20 years of supervisory experience in northeast Ohio county auditors' offices, six years as a township trustee, and more than 35 years as a state-certified appraiser, per the Star Beacon. He serves on the County Auditors' Association of Ohio's Agriculture Board of Revision and Technology committees, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scott Yamamoto.

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Candidate roster from official Ashtabula County and state election office filings, last verified October 1, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Oakey L. Emery, full profile Scott Yamamoto, full profile Official Ohio election office