The 2022 Ohio general elections took place on November 8, 2022, throughout the US state of Ohio .
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] JD Vance won the open seat, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan by 6.12%.[ 3]
House of Representatives [ edit ] All of Ohio's 15 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.
Governor and lieutenant governor [ edit ] 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]
Incumbent Republican attorney general Dave Yost was re-elected to a second term defeating Democrat Ohio Representative Jeff Crossman .[ 5]
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was re-elected to a second term defeating Democrat Chelsea Clark.[ 6]
2022 Ohio State Treasurer election
County results
Sprague: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Schertzer: 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Republican state treasurer Robert Sprague ran for re-election to a second term in office and was challenged by Democrat Scott Schertzer.[ 7]
2022 Ohio State Auditor election
County results
Faber: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Sappington: 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Republican state auditor Keith Faber easily won re-election.
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 [ edit ] 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.
2022 Ohio Supreme Court elections
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
4
3
Seats won
3
0
Seat change
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.[ 11]
Pat DeWine , incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present) (running for re-election) [ 13] [ 14] Maureen O'Connor , incumbent chief justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2011–present) (retiring due to age limit) Jennifer Brunner
Labor unions Organizations 2022 Ohio Chief Justice election
County results
Kennedy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Brunner: 50–60% 60-70%
[ edit ] Patrick F. Fischer , incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present)
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Patrick
Terri
Other
Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University
October 20–23, 2022
1,068 (LV)
± 3.5%
51%
42%
–
7%
Suffolk University
September 5–7, 2022
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
42%
41%
<1%[ f]
17%
[ edit ] Pat DeWine , incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present)[ 14] Marilyn Zayas , incumbent Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 1st District[ 7]
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Pat
Marilyn
Other
Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University
October 20–23, 2022
1,068 (LV)
± 3.5%
50%
43%
–
7%
Suffolk University
September 5–7, 2022
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
43%
41%
<1%[ g]
15%
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.
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^ a b c Key:
^ "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
^ "Other" with 1%
^ "Not going to vote" with 1%
^ "Someone else" with <1%
^ "Someone else" with <1%
^ "Someone else" with <1%
^ Burgess, Everett; Arkin, James (January 25, 2021). "Portman's exit signals uncertainty for Senate GOP" . Politico . Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ "Ohio Primary Election Results" . The New York Times . May 13, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved September 4, 2022 .^ Kinery, Emma. "Republican J.D. Vance defeats Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race, NBC News projects" . CNBC . Retrieved November 11, 2022 . ^ Staff, WSAZ News (November 9, 2022). "Incumbent DeWine wins re-election as Ohio governor" . www.wsaz.com . Retrieved November 11, 2022 . ^ "Republican Dave Yost wins Ohio attorney general race" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved November 12, 2022 .^ "Frank LaRose defeats 2 challengers in Ohio secretary of state race" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved November 12, 2022 .^ a b c d e f g "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 .^ a b Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved February 18, 2022 . ^ Carter, Andrew (February 1, 2022). "Marion Mayor Scott Schertzer to run for Ohio treasurer" . The Marion Star . Retrieved February 4, 2022 . ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (January 28, 2022). "Democrat Taylor Sappington files initial paperwork to run for Ohio state auditor" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved January 30, 2022 . ^ "Bill requiring party labels for Ohio judicial candidates clears legislature" . The Plain Dealer ^ Hubert, Trevor (June 4, 2021). "Justice Kennedy talks 2022 with Ohio Republicans" . The Lima News . Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ a b Buchanan, Tyler (June 9, 2021). "The race for Ohio Supreme Court chief justice is on" . Ohio Capital Journal . Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ a b Bischoff, Laura A. (August 31, 2021). "Pat DeWine drops out of race for Ohio Supreme Court chief justice, will run for reelection" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ a b c Pelzer, Jeremy (September 13, 2021). "Ohio Republican Party leaders endorse state Supreme Court candidates, debate party audit" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "2022 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Ohio Secretary of State .^ Bischoff, Laura A. (June 8, 2021). "Democrat Jennifer Brunner running for chief justice of Ohio Supreme Court" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ a b "Ohio AFL-CIO endorses Brunner for Supreme Court chief justice" . The Chronicle-Telegram . February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022 .^ a b c BeMiller, Haley (February 17, 2022). "Ohio Democratic Party endorses Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate, stays neutral in governor's race" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
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