2022 Ohio elections

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2022 Ohio elections
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The 2022 Ohio general elections took place on November 8, 2022, throughout the US state of Ohio.

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Federal

Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Rob Portman announced he was retiring. [1]

Republican and Democratic primaries were held on May 3, 2022. U.S. Senate 2022 candidates elected during the primary were Congressman Tim Ryan (D) and J.D. Vance (R). [2] In the general election, Republican J.D. Vance won the open seat defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan. [3]

House of Representatives

All of Ohio's 15 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor Jon Husted were reelected to a second term, defeating Democratic governor candidate Nan Whaley and lieutenant governor candidate Cheryl Stephens. [4]

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Dave Yost was re-elected to a second term defeating Democrat Ohio Representative Jeff Crossman. [5]

Secretary of state

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was re-elected to a second term defeating Democrat Chelsea Clark. [6]

Treasurer

2022 Ohio State Treasurer election
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Nominee Robert Sprague Scott Schertzer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,390,5421,692,160
Percentage58.6%41.4%
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County results

Sprague:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Schertzer:     40–50%     50–60%
State Treasurer before election

Robert Sprague
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Robert Sprague
Republican

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Robert Sprague ran for re-election to a second term in office and was challenged by Democrat Scott Schertzer. [7] Sprague easily won the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Robert Sprague
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Sprague 810,487 100.0
Total votes810,487 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

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

General election

Results

Ohio State Treasurer election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Sprague (incumbent) 2,390,542 58.6%
Democratic Scott Schertzer1,692,16041.4%
Total votes4,082,702 100.00%
Republican hold

Auditor

2022 Ohio State Auditor election
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Nominee Keith Faber Taylor Sappington
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,397,2071,683,216
Percentage58.8%41.2%
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County results

Faber:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Sappington:     40–50%     50–60%
State Auditor before election

Keith Faber
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Keith Faber
Republican

Incumbent Republican state auditor Keith Faber easily won re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Keith Faber
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Faber 809,636 100.0
Total votes809,636 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Taylor Sappington 426,699 100.0
Total votes426,699 100.0

General election

Results

Ohio State Treasurer election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Faber (incumbent) 2,397,207 58.8%
Democratic Taylor Sappington1,683,21641.2%
Total votes4,080,423 100.00%
Republican hold

General Assembly

Senate

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2022. Prior to the election, ten of these seats were held by Republicans and seven were held by Democrats.

House of Representatives

All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2022. Prior to the election, sixty-four of these seats were held by Republicans and thirty-five were held by Democrats.

Supreme Court

2022 Ohio Supreme Court elections
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3 seats of the Supreme Court of Ohio
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election43
Seats won30
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Although Supreme Court elections were nonpartisan in the past, the Ohio General Assembly passed a bill in June 2021 to make Ohio Supreme Court and Ohio Court of Appeals elections display the party label on the candidates. [12]

Chief Justice

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
Withdrew
  • Pat DeWine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present) (running for re-election) [14] [15]
Declined
  • Maureen O'Connor, incumbent chief justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2011–present) (retiring due to age limit)
Endorsements
Sharon Kennedy
Organizations
Results
Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Kennedy 814,717 100.0%
Total votes814,717 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Endorsements
Jennifer Brunner
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Brunner 445,711 100.0%
Total votes445,711 100.0%

General election

2022 Ohio Chief Justice election
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Nominee Sharon Kennedy Jennifer Brunner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,307,4151,807,133
Percentage56.1%43.9%
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County results

Kennedy:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Brunner:     50–60%     60-70%
Chief Justice before election

Maureen O'Connor
Republican

Elected Chief Justice

Sharon Kennedy
Republican

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Sharon
Kennedy (R)		Jennifer
Brunner (D)		OtherUndecided
Baldwin Wallace University October 20–23, 20221,068 (LV)± 3.5%50%43%–7%
Siena College October 14–19, 2022644 (LV)± 5.1%42%41%2% [lower-alpha 2] 15%
Ohio Northern University/Lucid October 11–15, 2022668 (LV)± 3.8%49%35%1% [lower-alpha 3] 16%
Siena College September 18–22, 2022642 (LV)± 4.4%40%40%1% [lower-alpha 4] 18%
Suffolk University September 5–7, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%42%42%<1% [lower-alpha 5] 16%
Results
Ohio Chief Justice election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Kennedy 2,307,415 56.1%
Democratic Jennifer Brunner 1,807,13343.9%
Total votes4,114,548 100.00%
Republican hold

Associate Justice (Term commencing 01/01/2023)

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Patrick F. Fischer, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present)
Endorsements
Patrick Fischer
Organizations
Results
Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick F. Fischer (incumbent) 788,538 100.0%
Total votes788,538 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Endorsements
Terri Jamison
Organizations
Results
Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terri Jamison 418,525 100.0%
Total votes418,525 100.0%

General election

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Patrick
Fischer (R)		Terri
Jamison (D)		OtherUndecided
Baldwin Wallace University October 20–23, 20221,068 (LV)± 3.5%51%42%–7%
Suffolk University September 5–7, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%42%41%<1% [lower-alpha 6] 17%
Results
2022 Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice (Term commencing 1/01/2023) election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick Fischer (incumbent) 2,330,575 56.91%
Democratic Terri Jamison1,764,84543.09%
Total votes4,095,420 100.0%
Republican hold

Associate Justice (Term commencing 01/02/2023)

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Pat DeWine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present) [15]
Endorsements
Pat DeWine
Organizations
Results
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat DeWine (incumbent) 719,162 100.0%
Total votes719,162 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Marilyn Zayas, incumbent Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 1st District [8]
Endorsements
Marilyn Zayas
Organizations
Results
Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marilyn Zayas 406,732 100.0%
Total votes406,732 100.0%

General election

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Pat
DeWine (R)		Marilyn
Zayas (D)		OtherUndecided
Baldwin Wallace University October 20–23, 20221,068 (LV)± 3.5%50%43%–7%
Suffolk University September 5–7, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%43%41%<1% [lower-alpha 7] 15%
Results
2022 Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice (Term commencing 1/02/2023) election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat DeWine (incumbent) 2,306,428 56.31%
Democratic Marilyn Zayas1,789,38443.69%
Total votes4,095,812 100.0%
Republican hold

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  3. ↑ "Other" with 1%
  4. ↑ "Not going to vote" with 1%
  5. ↑ "Someone else" with <1%
  6. ↑ "Someone else" with <1%
  7. ↑ "Someone else" with <1%

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