County

Montgomery County Auditor

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county auditor appraises property for taxation, keeps the county's accounts and issues its payments.

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Tammy L. Murphy

Republican

Real estate agent and broker · Centerville

The gist

Supports abolishing property taxes in Ohio.
Proposes a year-round property tax resource center.
Proposes adding more local governments to Ohio Checkbook.

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Supports abolishing property taxes in Ohio.
Montgomery County auditor candidates talk property tax relief, transparency
News coverage · Dayton Daily News · daytondailynews.com
“Murphy wants property taxes to be abolished and helped collect signatures for the citizen-led campaign”
Proposes a year-round property tax resource center.
Montgomery County auditor candidates talk property tax relief, transparency
News coverage · Dayton Daily News · daytondailynews.com
“she would want to create a property tax resource center, operating year-round, within the auditor’s office”
Proposes adding more local governments to Ohio Checkbook.
Montgomery County auditor candidates talk property tax relief, transparency
News coverage · Dayton Daily News · daytondailynews.com
“working to add more governments in Montgomery County to the Ohio Checkbooks initiative”

Karl Keith

DemocraticIncumbent

Dayton

The gist

Supports expanding Ohio's Homestead Exemption property tax relief.
Supports removing or loosening the Homestead Exemption income test.
Supports immediate state action on property tax relief.

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Supports expanding Ohio's Homestead Exemption property tax relief.
Montgomery County auditor candidates talk property tax relief, transparency
News coverage · Dayton Daily News · daytondailynews.com
“Expanding the Homestead Exemption — the state’s property tax relief program that provides savings to older Ohioans — would provide immediate relief”
Supports removing or loosening the Homestead Exemption income test.
Montgomery County auditor candidates talk property tax relief, transparency
News coverage · Dayton Daily News · daytondailynews.com
“Eliminating the income means test — or at the very least expanding income eligibility — would also provide more relief to households”
Supports immediate state action on property tax relief.
Montgomery County auditor candidates talk property tax relief, transparency
News coverage · Dayton Daily News · daytondailynews.com
““You find money for other things. Why can’t you find money for this?” Keith said of state lawmakers and property tax relief.”

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