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2 candidates are tracked for Tuscarawas County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lisa Contini and Joe Rinehart. Candidate information follows official Tuscarawas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Republican Lisa Contini won a contested May 5, 2026 primary over former state representative Brett Hillyer, 4,171 votes (54.56%) to 3,474 votes (45.44%), per DecisionDeskHQ live results; she faces Democrat Joe Rinehart, who was unopposed in his own primary with 3,853 votes, in November. Incumbent auditor Larry Lindberg, whose term ends December 31, 2026, is not a candidate.
Lisa Contini, of New Philadelphia, has worked as an accountant for more than 25 years and has served as chief deputy auditor in the Tuscarawas County Auditor's office since 2024, per Your Ohio News. She graduated from Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School in 1993 and earned an accounting degree from Walsh University in 1998, and led the county's transition of records from paper to a new digital computer system, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Lisa Contini.
Joe Rinehart appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Tuscarawas County Auditor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joe Rinehart.
