County Auditor
Montgomery County, Ohio
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 536,096 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 536,096) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.29, measured against a statewide vote in OH (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Catching waste or fraud in county programs
- Handling county payroll, payments, or elections, in some counties
- Reporting to the public on county spending
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Karl Keith is a Democratic candidate for Montgomery County Auditor. Montgomery County’s official website identifies him as the current auditor, appointed in 2000 and elected to six full terms, most recently in 2022.
Republican · declared
Tammy L. Murphy is a Republican certified candidate for Montgomery County Auditor. The official county election report establishes her candidacy; it does not provide a current office, official website, or prior public-office history.
Sources: boe.ohio.gov · montgomery.boe.ohio.gov