Welcome to the Ohio Secretary of State's Campaign Finance File Transfer Page. This page was developed to allow users to obtain large sets of data faster than the normal query process. At this page you can download files of pre-queried data, such as all candidate contributions for a particular year or a list of all active political action committees registered with the Secretary of State. In addition, campaign finance data filed prior to 2000 is available only on this site. These files contain all relevant and frequently requested information. If you are looking for smaller or very specific sets of data please use the regular Campaign Finance queries listed on the tabs above.

The data is in a "comma delimited" format that loads easily into Microsoft Excel or Access as well as many other spreadsheet or database programs. Many of the available files contain a significant quantity of data records. A spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, may not allow all of the data in a file to be loaded because of a limit on the number of available rows. For this reason, it is advised that a database application be utilized to load and work with the data available at this site. For more information please contact the Campaign Finance unit at (614) 466-3111 or [email protected].

Each user's Internet connection, (i.e. modem, DSL, T1), will determine the speed by which the file is downloaded. Every effort was made to package the files in manageable sizes for any connection speed.

Any questions regarding the content or use of this site should be directed to the Campaign Finance Unit.

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