Ohio 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Ohio 2022 General Election

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Ohio
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 3 May 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Wednesday 2 February 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary, for statewide offices .
✓ Tuesday 22 February 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in for statewide offices .
✓ Friday 4 March 2022 - Filing deadline - Primary and Primary Write-in for US House .
✓ Monday 2 May 2022 - Filing Deadline - Third/Minor/Independent .
✓ Tuesday 3 May 2022 - Primary . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EDT (1030-2330 UTC).
✓ Monday 29 August 2022 - Filing Deadline - General Election Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	11,808,848	(3.81% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	17	(3.16% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	15	(3.45% of 435)
2010 Census:	11,568,495	(3.73% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	18	(3.35% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	16	(3.68% of 435)
Capital:	Columbus

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Ohio State and Local Government

The primary includes the Democratic, Green, and Republican Parties.

2022 Elections Calendar from the Ohio Secretary of State.

Statewide primary candidates from the Ohio Secretary of State. Find it at Directive 2022-24.

Due to redistricting, Senate Bill SB 258 moved the U.S. House filing deadline from 2 February to 4 March and declarations of intent for write-in candidates from 22 February to 4 March.

Federal Congressional Districts from the Ohio Secretary of State.

16 March 2022: The Ohio Supreme Court invalidated the legislative redistricting plan 4-3. The May primary will probably be rescheduled. Ref: Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-789

County Board of Elections from the Ohio Secretary of the State.

3 May 2022 Primary returns from an official source. Primary results from Politico, results from The Washington Post, and results from CNN.

19 July 2022: The Ohio Supreme Court struck the state's U.S. House 2022-2030 district boundaries as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander per the Ohio Constitution. However, decision will not affect the 2022 election. SLIP OPINION NO. 2022-OHIO-2471 NEIMAN ET AL. v. LAROSE, SECY., ET AL.

Statewide general election candidates from the Ohio Secretary of State.

Find write-ins at Directive 2022-44: Revised Form of the Ballot and Statewide Candidates for November 8, 2022 General Election (PDF).
Find statewide candidates at General Election Sample Ballot (PDF).

8 November 2022 returns from an official source. Votes totals last updated 10 December 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Sherrod Brown • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Sherrod Brown* • FEC S6OH00163

		Republican			Joel Mutchler • FEC S4OH00176

		Write-in			Stephen I. Faris • FEC S8OH00144; 31 Dec 22; Tot $6,671; Dsb $6,548

Class 3 Open		Republican	Senator Robert Jones "Rob" Portman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 25 January 2021: Not running for re-election.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 5 write-ins)

		Republican	2,192,114	53.03%	J.D. Vance • FEC S2OH00436; 31 Dec 22; Tot $15,994,977; Dsb $15,553,668

		Democratic	1,939,489	46.92%	Member of Congress Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan • US House CD 13. 26 April 2021: Announced run for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat. "I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight like hell to cut workers in on the deal...." • FEC S2OH00402; 31 Dec 22; Tot $57,770,820; Dsb $57,714,280

		Write-in	702	0.02%	John Cheng • FEC S2OH00550
		Write-in	403	0.01%	Shane Hoffman • FEC S2OH00576
		Write-in	362	0.01%	LaShondra Tinsley • FEC S2OH00493
		Write-in	194	0.00%	Stephen I. Faris • FEC S8OH00144; 31 Dec 22; Tot $6,671; Dsb $6,548
		Write-in	78	0.00%	Matthew R. Esh • FEC S2OH00568
Total			4,133,342	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 4 write-ins)

		Republican	2,580,424	62.41%	Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted

		Democratic	1,545,489	37.38%	Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley • for Lieutenant Governor: Cuyahoga County Council Member Cheryl L. Stephens

		Write-in	8,082	0.20%	Marshall Usher • for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Walker
		Write-in	574	0.01%	Timothy Grady • for Lieutenant Governor: Dayna Bickley
		Write-in	231	0.01%	Renea Turner • for Lieutenant Governor: Adina Pelletier
		Write-in	77	0.00%	Craig Patton • for Lieutenant Governor: Collin Cook
Total			4,134,877	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 12 Republican (10 Renominated, 2 Open); 4 Democratic (3 Renominated, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Steven J. "Steve" Chabot • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	156,416	52.76%	Cincinnati City Council Member Greg Landsman • FEC H2OH01194; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,768,116; Dsb $2,700,068

		Republican	140,058	47.24%	Member of Congress Steven J. "Steve" Chabot • FEC H8OH01043; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,234,659; Dsb $2,246,582
Total			296,474	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Brad R. Wenstrup • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	192,117	74.50%	Member of Congress Brad R. Wenstrup • FEC H2OH02085; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,088,194; Dsb $1,670,776

		Democratic	65,745	25.50%	Samantha "Sammi" Meadows • FEC H2OH02127; 31 Dec 22; Tot $22,925; Dsb $28,330
Total			257,862	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Joyce B. Beatty • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	182,324	70.45%	Member of Congress Joyce B. Beatty • FEC H2OH03125; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,243,896; Dsb $1,043,588

		Republican	76,455	29.54%	former Whitehall City Council Member Lee R. Stahley • FEC H2OH03190

		Write-in	18	0.01%	Alexander Q. "Alex" Amicucci • FEC H2OH03208
Total			258,797	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress James D. "Jim" Jordan • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	200,773	69.19%	Member of Congress James D. "Jim" Jordan • FEC H6OH04082; 31 Dec 22; Tot $14,293,131; Dsb $12,721,629

		Democratic	89,383	30.81%	Tamara "Tamie" Wilson • FEC H2OH04156 or H2OH04164 • FEC H2OH04156; 28 Nov 22; Tot $168,937; Dsb $168,924
Total			290,156	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a special election (re: death of Member of Congress Paul E. Gillmor): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	187,303	66.91%	Member of Congress Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • FEC H8OH05036; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,560,725; Dsb $1,355,638

		Democratic	92,634	33.09%	Craig Stephen Swartz • FEC H2OH05062; 31 Dec 22; Tot $54,981; Dsb $54,692
Total			279,937	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Bill Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	189,883	67.72%	Member of Congress Bill Johnson • FEC H0OH06189; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,706,985; Dsb $1,580,550

		Democratic	90,500	32.28%	Louis George "Lou" Lyras • FEC H8OH13154; 31 Dec 22; Tot $144,248; Dsb $132,597
Total			280,383	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 6 April 2022: "I have decided to not seek re-election this year."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	168,002	55.34%	Max Miller • FEC H2OH16051; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,045,489; Dsb $2,972,790

		Democratic	135,485	44.63%	Matthew Diemer • FEC H2OH16044; 22 Dec 22; Tot $276,779; Dsb $276,779

		Write-in	51	0.02%	Vince Licursi • FEC H2OH07274
		Write-in	35	0.01%	Brian Kenderes • FEC H2OH07266
Total			303,573	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress Warren Davidson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 7 June 2016 in a special election. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	180,287	64.64%	Member of Congress Warren Davidson • FEC H6OH08315; 31 Dec 22; Tot $976,170; Dsb $1,043,417

		Democratic	98,629	35.36%	Vanessa Enoch • FEC H8OH08097; 19 Oct 22; Tot $0; Dsb $0
Total			278,916	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	150,655	56.63%	Member of Congress Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur • FEC H2OH09031; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,393,469; Dsb $3,779,218

		Republican	115,362	43.37%	J.R. Majewski • FEC H2OH09155; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,185,047; Dsb $1,178,922
Total			266,017	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Member of Congress Michael R. "Mike" Turner • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	168,327	61.67%	Member of Congress Michael R. "Mike" Turner • FEC H2OH03067; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,522,717; Dsb $1,029,189

		Democratic	104,634	38.33%	David Esrati • FEC H8OH03098; 31 Dec 22; Tot $45,356; Dsb $45,681
Total			272,961	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Shontel M. Brown • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2 November 2021 in a Special Election [re: resignation of Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	167,722	77.75%	Member of Congress Shontel M. Brown • FEC H2OH11169; 31 Dec 22; Tot $4,655,784; Dsb $4,321,598

		Republican	47,988	22.25%	former East Cleveland Mayor Eric Jonathan Brewer • FEC H2OH11326
Total			215,710	100.00%
	On 8 December 2020, Member of Congress Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic) who was first elected in 2008, was nominated by apparent President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. On 10 March 2021, she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 66-34 and subsequently resigned from Congress. On 2 November 2021, Shontel M. Brown (Democratic) was elected in a Special Election

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Member of Congress William Troy "Troy" Balderson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a special election: 7 August 2018 (re: 15 January 2018 resignation of Member of Congress Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (Republican). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	191,344	69.27%	Member of Congress William Troy "Troy" Balderson • FEC H8OH12180; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,919,520; Dsb $1,558,779

		Democratic	84,893	30.73%	Amy Rippel-Elton • FEC H2OH12126 or H2OH12134 • FEC H2OH12126
Total			276,237	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 13 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 26 April 2021: Announced run for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat. "I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight like hell to cut workers in on the deal...." 8 November 2022: Lost the election for U.S. Senate Class 3
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	149,816	52.68%	state Representative Emilia Sykes • FEC H2OH13264; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,542,383; Dsb $2,491,706

		Republican	134,593	47.32%	Madison Gesiotto Gilbert • FEC H2OH09163; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,197,171; Dsb $2,193,907
Total			284,409	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Member of Congress David P. "Dave" Joyce • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	183,389	61.74%	Member of Congress David P. "Dave" Joyce • FEC H2OH14064; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,606,248; Dsb $1,442,817

		Democratic	113,639	38.26%	Matthew "Matt" Kilboy • FEC H2OH13223; 31 Dec 22; Tot $91,186; Dsb $91,186
Total			297,028	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Member of Congress Mike Carey • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a Special Election: 2 November 2021 [re: resignation of Steve E. Stivers (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	143,112	56.96%	Member of Congress Mike Carey • FEC H2OH15228; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,363,799; Dsb $2,285,183

		Democratic	108,139	43.04%	Gary Josephson • FEC H2OH15269 or H2OH15277 • FEC H2OH15277; 31 Dec 22; Tot $40,186; Dsb $41,466
Total			251,251	100.00%
	Member of Congress Steve E. Stivers (Republican), who was first elected in 2010, announced his resignation on 19 April 2021: "Effective May 16, I will be leaving Congress in order to accept the position of President and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce." 26 Apri 2021: Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat. The partisan candidate filing deadline is 17 May, the primary write-in candidate filing deadline is 28 May, the independent candidate filing deadline is 2 August, the primary is 3 August, the general election write-in candidate filing deadline is 23 August, and the special General Election is 2 November. 2 November 2021: Mike Carey (Republican) is elected.

Incumbent - 117th Congress - 2010 apportionment / Seat lost in 2020 apportionment - No election in 2022
CD 16		Republican	Member of Congress Anthony E. Gonzalez • First elected: 2018 • Open Seat - 16 September 2021: Announced retirement at the end of his term.

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Secretary of State Frank LaRose • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	2,444,382	59.29%	Secretary of State Frank LaRose

		Democratic	1,635,824	39.68%	Forest Park City Council Member Chelsea Clark • Chelsea Nuss

		Independent	42,753	1.04%	Terpsehore Tore Maras
Total			4,122,959	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General David A. "Dave" Yost • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,484,753	60.13%	Attorney General David A. "Dave" Yost

		Democratic	1,647,644	39.87%	state Representative Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Crossman
Total			4,132,397	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer Robert Cole Sprague • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,390,542	58.55%	Treasurer Robert Cole Sprague

		Democratic	1,692,160	41.45%	Scott Schertzer
Total			4,082,702	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor Keith Faber • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,397,207	58.75%	Auditor Keith Faber

		Democratic	1,683,216	41.25%	Nelsonville City Auditor Taylor Sappington
Total			4,080,423	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 5 incumbents, 22 candidates
	• Republican: 19 incumbents, 22 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 13 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.