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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 JD Vance won the open seat, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan by 6.12%.[3] Vance won 53% of the votes compared to Ryan's 47%.
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 re-elected 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 Democratic state 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
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.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Sprague (incumbent) | 2,390,542 | 58.55% | |
| Democratic | Scott Schertzer | 1,692,160 | 41.45% | |
| Total votes | 4,082,702 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Auditor
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Incumbent Republican state auditor Keith Faber easily won re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Keith Faber, incumbent state auditor[7]
Endorsements
Keith Faber
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Keith Faber | 809,636 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 809,636 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Taylor Sappington, Nelsonville city auditor[9][7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Taylor Sappington | 426,699 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 426,699 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Keith Faber (incumbent) | 2,397,207 | 58.75% | |
| Democratic | Taylor Sappington | 1,683,216 | 41.25% | |
| Total votes | 4,080,423 | 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
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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.[10]
Chief Justice
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Sharon L. Kennedy, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2012–present)[11]
Withdrew
- Pat DeWine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present) (running for re-election)[12][13]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sharon Kennedy | 814,717 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 814,717 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jennifer Brunner, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2021–present)[16][12]
Endorsements
Jennifer Brunner
Labor unions
- LIUNA - Laborers' International Union of North America Local 758[17]
- Ohio AFL–CIO[17]
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jennifer Brunner | 445,711 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 445,711 | 100.0% | ||
General election
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  Kennedy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Brunner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Sharon Kennedy (R) |
Jennifer Brunner (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| Baldwin Wallace University[19] | October 20–23, 2022 | 1,068 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 43% | – | 7% |
| Siena College[20] | October 14–19, 2022 | 644 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 42% | 41% | 2%[b] | 15% |
| Ohio Northern University/Lucid[21] | October 11–15, 2022 | 668 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 49% | 35% | 1%[c] | 16% |
| Siena College[22] | September 18–22, 2022 | 642 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 40% | 40% | 1%[d] | 18% |
| Suffolk University[23] | September 5–7, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 42% | 42% | <1%[e] | 16% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sharon Kennedy | 2,307,415 | 56.08% | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Brunner | 1,807,133 | 43.92% | |
| Total votes | 4,114,548 | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Patrick F. Fischer (incumbent) | 788,538 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 788,538 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Terri Jamison, incumbent Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 10th District (2021–present)[7]
Endorsements
Terri Jamison
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Terri Jamison | 418,525 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 418,525 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Patrick Fischer (R) |
Terri Jamison (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| Baldwin Wallace University[19] | October 20–23, 2022 | 1,068 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 42% | – | 7% |
| Suffolk University[23] | September 5–7, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 42% | 41% | <1%[f] | 17% |
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Patrick F. Fischer (incumbent) | 2,330,575 | 56.91% | |
| Democratic | Terri Jamison | 1,764,845 | 43.09% | |
| Total votes | 4,095,420 | 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)[13]
Endorsements
Pat DeWine
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Pat DeWine (incumbent) | 719,162 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 719,162 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Marilyn Zayas, incumbent Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 1st District[7]
Endorsements
Marilyn Zayas
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Marilyn Zayas | 406,732 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 406,732 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Pat DeWine (R) |
Marilyn Zayas (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| Baldwin Wallace University[19] | October 20–23, 2022 | 1,068 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 43% | – | 7% |
| Suffolk University[23] | September 5–7, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 41% | <1%[g] | 15% |
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Pat DeWine (incumbent) | 2,306,428 | 56.31% | |
| Democratic | Marilyn Zayas | 1,789,384 | 43.69% | |
| Total votes | 4,095,812 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Court of Appeals
The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a 6-year term. Approximately 1/3 of these positions were up for election in 2022.
District 1
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Jennifer Kinsley | 155,976 | 52.04% | |||
| Republican | Robert C. Winkler (incumbent) | 143,730 | 47.96% | |||
| Total votes | 299,706 | 100.0% | ||||
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District 2
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mary Kate Huffman | 262,552 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 262,552 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/10/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ronald C. Lewis (incumbent) | 256,094 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 256,094 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/11/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michael Tucker (incumbent) | 257,202 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 257,202 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William R. Zimmerman (incumbent) | 234,054 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 234,054 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/11/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Juergen A. Waldick | 230,210 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 230,210 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kristy Wilkin (incumbent) | 150,335 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 150,335 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Andrew King | 358,218 | 64.79% | |||
| Democratic | Earle E. Wise Jr. (incumbent) | 194,678 | 35.21% | |||
| Total votes | 552,896 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Term commencing 02/10/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Craig Baldwin (incumbent) | 368,698 | 66.79% | |
| Democratic | David T. Ball | 183,359 | 33.21% | |
| Total votes | 552,057 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Christine Mayle (incumbent) | 206,616 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 206,616 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/10/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Charles E. Sulek | 152,365 | 52.34% | |||
| Democratic | Tom Puffenberger | 138,738 | 47.66% | |||
| Total votes | 291,103 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 7
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Mark A. Hanni | 110,739 | 58.60% | |||
| Democratic | Gene Donofrio (incumbent) | 78,243 | 41.40% | |||
| Total votes | 188,982 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 8
Term commencing 01/01/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mary Eileen Kilbane (incumbent) | 269,100 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 269,100 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Term commencing 01/02/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lisa Forbes (incumbent) | 264,878 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 264,878 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Term commencing 01/03/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathleen Ann Keough (incumbent) | 250,596 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 250,596 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Eileen A. Gallagher (incumbent) | 251,158 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 251,158 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Unexpired term ending 02/09/2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Michael John Ryan | 249,113 | 65.99% | |||
| Republican | Cornelius J. O'Sullivan (incumbent) | 128,380 | 34.01% | |||
| Total votes | 377,493 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 9
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Scot Stevenson | 211,909 | 50.66% | |||
| Democratic | Thomas A. Teodosio (incumbent) | 206,400 | 49.34% | |||
| Total votes | 418,309 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Term commencing 02/10/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Donna J. Carr (incumbent) | 225,815 | 54.38% | |
| Democratic | Erica Voorhees | 189,417 | 45.62% | |
| Total votes | 415,232 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/11/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jill Flagg Lanzinger | 223,037 | 53.95% | |
| Democratic | Amber Crowe | 190,405 | 46.05% | |
| Total votes | 413,442 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
Term commencing 01/01/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Kristin Boggs | 262,128 | 62.97% | |||
| Republican | Laura Nesbitt | 154,138 | 37.03% | |||
| Total votes | 416,266 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Term commencing 01/02/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Julia L. Dorrian (incumbent) | 306,332 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 306,332 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Term commencing 01/03/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Carly Edelstein | 260,070 | 62.70% | |||
| Republican | Keith McGrath (incumbent) | 154,725 | 37.30% | |||
| Total votes | 414,795 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | David J. Leland | 302,703 | 100.0% | |||
| Total votes | 302,703 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 11
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Eugene A. Lucci | 172,345 | 58.52% | |||
| Democratic | Thomas R. Wright (incumbent) | 122,164 | 41.48% | |||
| Total votes | 294,509 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Unexpired term ending 02/08/2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John J. Eklund (incumbent) | 209,551 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 209,551 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
Term commencing 02/09/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robin N. Piper (incumbent) | 288,164 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 288,164 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Term commencing 02/10/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michael E. Powell (incumbent) | 287,711 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 287,711 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||