2 candidates are tracked for Mahoning County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ralph T. Meacham and Dalton Bosze. Candidate information follows official Mahoning County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Republican incumbent Ralph T. Meacham faces Democrat Dalton Bosze. Unofficial May 2026 primary counts showed Bosze with 14,583 votes in the Democratic primary and Meacham with 13,158 votes in the Republican primary, per Mahoning County Board of Elections unofficial results.
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 Mahoning County votes on this seat. The sitting officeholder, Ralph T. Meacham, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Ralph T. Meacham is the incumbent Mahoning County Auditor, per the Board of Elections' current elected officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ralph T. Meacham.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Bosze is an elder at Canfield Presbyterian Church who previously managed grants for nonprofit organizations in Indiana before returning to his native Mahoning County, per the campaign site. He grew up in Canfield, Ohio, and is married to his wife Jamie, a physician, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Mahoning County Auditor in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Mahoning County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ralph T. Meacham and Dalton Bosze. Candidate information follows official Mahoning County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Mahoning County Auditor election in Ohio?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Ohio are on the Ohio election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Mahoning County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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