2022 Ohio State Treasurer election

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2022 Ohio State Treasurer election
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Candidate Robert Sprague Scott Schertzer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,390,5421,692,160
Percentage58.55%41.45%
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2022 Ohio secretary of state election results map by congressional district.svg
Sprague:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%Schertzer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
State Treasurer before election

Robert Sprague
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Robert Sprague
Republican

The 2022 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Ohio State Treasurer, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 3, 2022. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Republican treasurer Robert Sprague ran for re-election to a second term in office against Marion mayor Scott Schertzer. [2] [3] Sprague comfortably won re-election, expanding on his 2018 margin of victory. [4] [5] During the campaign, Sprague led in fundraising against Schertzer. [6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Sprague (incumbent) 810,487 100.0%
Total votes810,487 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Schertzer 421,827 100.0%
Total votes421,827 100.0%

General election

Endorsements

Robert Sprague (R)

Executive branch officials

Organizations

Scott Schertzer (D)

Newspapers and other media

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

2022 Ohio State Treasurer election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Sprague (incumbent) 2,390,542 58.55%
Democratic Scott Schertzer1,692,16041.45%
Total votes4,082,702 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Sprague won 13 of 15 congressional districts, three of which elected Democrats. [15]

DistrictSpragueSchertzerRepresentative
1st 52%48% Steve Chabot (117th Congress)
Greg Landsman (118th Congress)
2nd 75%25% Brad Wenstrup
3rd 34%66% Joyce Beatty
4th 71%29% Jim Jordan
5th 68%32% Bob Latta
6th 67%33% Bill Johnson
7th 59%41% Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)
Max Miller (118th Congress)
8th 66%34% Warren Davidson
9th 56%44% Marcy Kaptur
10th 57%43% Mike Turner
11th 25%75% Shontel Brown
12th 69%31% Troy Balderson
13th 53%47% Tim Ryan (117th Congress)
Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)
14th 61%39% David Joyce
15th 58%42% Mike Carey

References

  1. ↑ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kasler, Karen (October 19, 2022). "Ohio Election 2022: Robert Sprague and Scott Schertzer run for Ohio Treasurer". The Statehouse News Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Staver, Anna (October 10, 2022). "Election 2022: Who is running for state treasurer in Ohio?". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ Staver, Anna (November 8, 2022). "Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague wins race for reelection". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Exner, Rich (December 7, 2018). "Final Ohio 2018 election results: Mike DeWine beat Richard Cordray, 50.4% to 46.7% with largest turnout in Ohio history for a governor's race". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Provance, Jim (October 8, 2022). "Marion mayor seeks to unseat state treasurer". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "2022 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ Chow, Andy (February 10, 2022). "Marion Mayor Scott Schertzer officially announces run for state treasurer". WOSU. The Statehouse News Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ Martinez, Marissa (May 4, 2022). "Here are the Trump-backed candidates who won Tuesday's primaries". POLITICO. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Robert Sprague for Ohio treasurer: endorsement editorial". cleveland.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ohio Education Association endorses Schertzer for state Treasurer". The Chronicle-Telegram. June 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ Weinman, Mike. "2022 FOP of Ohio Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races". Ohio Democrats. March 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "OH 2022 Congressional (March 2, 2022)". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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