2022 Ohio Secretary of State election

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2022 Ohio Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
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Nominee Frank LaRose Chelsea Clark
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,444,3821,635,824
Percentage59.29%39.68%

2022 Ohio Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
2022 Ohio Secretary of State election by congressional district.svg
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LaRose:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Clark:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

Secretary of State before election

Frank LaRose
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Frank LaRose
Republican

The 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Frank LaRose won re-election to a second term.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

  • Terpsichore “Tore” Maras-Lindeman, podcaster [4] [5] [2] (running as an Independent)

Endorsements

GOP Primary results by county
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LaRose
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Adams
50-60%
60-70% 2022 Ohio Secretary of State Republican primary election results map by county.svg
GOP Primary results by county
  LaRose
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Adams
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
John Adams

Organizations

  • Ohio Value Voters [6]
Frank LaRose

Executive branch officials

Newspapers and other media

Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank LaRose (incumbent) 613,378 64.7
Republican John Adams 335,45735.3
Total votes948,835 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chelsea Clark 434,038 100.0
Total votes434,038 100.0

Independents

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14] Safe RDecember 1, 2021
Elections Daily [15] Safe RNovember 7, 2022

Results

State Senate district results 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election by State Senate District.svg
State Senate district results
2022 Ohio secretary of state election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Frank LaRose (incumbent) 2,444,382 59.29% +8.64%
Democratic Chelsea Clark1,635,82439.68%−7.30%
Independent Terpsehore Tore Maras42,7531.04%N/A
Total votes4,122,959 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

LaRose won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats. [16]

DistrictLaRoseClarkRepresentative
1st 51%48% Steve Chabot (117th Congress)
Greg Landsman (118th Congress)
2nd 75%24% Brad Wenstrup
3rd 35%64% Joyce Beatty
4th 72%27% Jim Jordan
5th 68%31% Bob Latta
6th 68%31% Bill Johnson
7th 59%40% Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)
Max Miller (118th Congress)
8th 66%33% Warren Davidson
9th 57%41% Marcy Kaptur
10th 58%41% Mike Turner
11th 25%74% Shontel Brown
12th 70%30% Troy Balderson
13th 55%44% Tim Ryan (117th Congress)
Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)
14th 62%37% David Joyce
15th 59%40% Mike Carey

References

  1. Taylor, Lydia (May 17, 2021). "Frank LaRose announces reelection bid for Ohio secretary of state". Spectrum News . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CANDIDATE PETITION VERIFICATIONS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED". Ohio Secretary of State. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. Bischoff, Laura (August 23, 2021). "Former Ohio lawmaker with doubts about Joe Biden's win wants to run Ohio elections". Columbus Dispatch .
  4. Provance, Jim (February 1, 2022). "Controversial podcaster files to run for Ohio's top elections office". The Blade . Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. "FILINGS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED". Ohio Secretary of State. February 3, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. Windsor, Jack (January 3, 2022). "Ohio Secretary of State candidate John Adams gets endorsement from influential conservative group". The Ohio Press Network. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. "Former President Donald Trump holds rally in Ohio and endorses Frank LaRose for Ohio Secretary of State". WLWT . April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  8. "GOP voters should stick with LaRose". The Chronicle-Telegram. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. "Frank LaRose in the Republican primary for Ohio secretary of state: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer . April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  10. Rogers, Janet (March 12, 2022). "Columbiana County Republican party endorsements for state and local races". WFMJ-TV . Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  11. "Knox County Republican Committee endorses candidates". Knox Pages. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  13. Balmert, Jessie (July 7, 2021). "Hamilton County Democrat launches Ohio secretary of state campaign". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. December 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  15. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  16. "Dra 2020".

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