In 1974, Ashcroft was narrowly defeated for election to that post by Jackson County County Executive George W. Lehr, who argued that Ashcroft, who is not an accountant, was not qualified to be the State Auditor.
Ashcroft was narrowly defeated for election to that post by Jackson County County Executive George W. Lehr. This was in 1974. Ashcroft was not qualified to be the State Auditor. This was what Jackson County County Executive George W. Lehr argued. Ashcroft is not an accountant.