2018 Ohio Attorney General election
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The 2018 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Ohio.[2]
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November 6, 2018
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| Turnout | 55.79%[1]  15.14pp | ||||||||||||||||
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   Yost: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Dettelbach: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Attorney General Mike DeWine was term-limited and ran for governor.[3] Republican nominee and Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost defeated Democratic nominee and former US Attorney Steve Dettelbach in the general election.[4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
- Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate president (ran for State Auditor)[6][7][8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Yost | 642,717 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 642,717 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio[9]
Declined
- Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014 (ran for governor)[10][11]
- Joe Schiavoni, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate (ran for governor)[10][12]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Dettelbach | 510,741 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 510,741 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
- Dave Yost, State Auditor
Endorsements
Dave Yost (R)
- Organizations
Newspapers
Steve Dettelbach (D)
Politicians
- Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States[16]
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States[17]
Newspapers
- Akron Beacon Journal[18]
- The Chronicle Telegram
- Plain Dealer[19]
- The Toledo Blade[20]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dave Yost (R) |
Steve Dettelbach (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal (R)[21] | October 30–31, 2018 | 503 | ± 4.4% | 46% | 43% | 12% |
| Baldwin Wallace University[22] | October 19–27, 2018 | 1,051 | ± 3.8% | 38% | 40% | 20% |
| Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio)[23] | August 31 – September 4, 2018 | 822 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 37% | 22% |
| Fallon Research[24] | May 21–25, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 41% | 32% | 27% |
Results
Dave Yost won the general election by a 4.34% margin of victory.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Yost | 2,276,414 | 52.17% | −9.33% | |
| Democratic | Steve Dettelbach | 2,086,715 | 47.83% | +9.33% | |
| Total votes | 4,363,129 | 100.0 | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By congressional district
Yost won 12 of 16 congressional districts.[26]
| District | Yost | Dettelbach | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 53% | 47% | Steve Chabot |
| 2nd | 56% | 44% | Brad Wenstrup |
| 3rd | 31% | 69% | Joyce Beatty |
| 4th | 65% | 35% | Jim Jordan |
| 5th | 60% | 40% | Bob Latta |
| 6th | 66% | 34% | Bill Johnson |
| 7th | 61% | 39% | Bob Gibbs |
| 8th | 66% | 34% | Warren Davidson |
| 9th | 36% | 64% | Marcy Kaptur |
| 10th | 53% | 47% | Mike Turner |
| 11th | 18% | 82% | Marcia Fudge |
| 12th | 56% | 44% | Pat Tiberi |
| 13th | 43% | 57% | Tim Ryan |
| 14th | 52% | 48% | David Joyce |
| 15th | 57% | 43% | Steve Stivers |
| 16th | 54% | 46% | Anthony Gonzalez |