2022 Ohio elections

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

2022 Ohio elections

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Federal

Senate

Main article: 2022 United States Senate election in 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] 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

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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

Governor and lieutenant governor

Main article: 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

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

Main article: 2022 Ohio Attorney General election

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

Secretary of state

Main article: 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election

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

Treasurer

2022 Ohio State Treasurer election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Robert Sprague Scott Schertzer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,390,542 1,692,160 Percentage 58.55% 41.45%

County results Congressional district results Sprague:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Schertzer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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

• Robert Sprague, incumbent state treasurer^[7]

Endorsements

Robert Sprague

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[8]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Sprague	810,487	100.00%
Total votes			810,487	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Scott Schertzer, mayor of Marion and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018^[9][7]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Schertzer	421,827	100.00%
Total votes			421,827	100.00%

General election

Results

Ohio State Treasurer election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio State Auditor election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Keith Faber Taylor Sappington Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,397,207 1,683,216 Percentage 58.75% 41.25%

County results Congressional district results Faber:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Sappington:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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

• Keith Faber, incumbent state auditor^[7]

Endorsements

Keith Faber

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[8]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Faber	809,636	100.00%
Total votes			809,636	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Taylor Sappington, Nelsonville city auditor^[10][7]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Taylor Sappington	426,699	100.00%
Total votes			426,699	100.00%

General election

Results

Ohio State Treasurer election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Main article: 2022 Ohio Senate 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

Main article: 2022 Ohio House of Representatives election

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

← 2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2024 →
3 seats of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 3 Seats won 3 0 Seat change

Further information: Ohio Supreme Court elections

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]

Chief Justice

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sharon L. Kennedy, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2012–present)^[12]

Withdrew

• Pat DeWine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present) (running for re-election)^[13][14]

Declined

• Maureen O'Connor, incumbent chief justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2011–present) (retiring due to age limit)

Endorsements

Sharon Kennedy

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[15]

Results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)^[17][13]

Endorsements

Jennifer Brunner

Labor unions

• LIUNA - Laborers' International Union of North America Local 758^[18]
• Ohio AFL–CIO^[18]

Organizations

• Ohio Democratic Party^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Brunner	445,711	100.0%
Total votes			445,711	100.0%

General election

2022 Ohio Chief Justice election

← 2016 November 8, 2022 2028 →

Nominee Sharon Kennedy Jennifer Brunner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,307,415 1,807,133 Percentage 56.1% 43.9%

County results Congressional district results Kennedy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brunner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Chief Justice before election Maureen O'Connor Republican Elected Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Sharon Kennedy (R)	Jennifer Brunner (D)	Other	Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University[20]	October 20–23, 2022	1,068 (LV)	± 3.5%	50%	43%	–	7%
Siena College[21]	October 14–19, 2022	644 (LV)	± 5.1%	42%	41%	2%[b]	15%
Ohio Northern University/Lucid[22]	October 11–15, 2022	668 (LV)	± 3.8%	49%	35%	1%[c]	16%
Siena College[23]	September 18–22, 2022	642 (LV)	± 4.4%	40%	40%	1%[d]	18%
Suffolk University[24]	September 5–7, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	42%	42%	<1%[e]	16%

Results

Ohio Chief Justice election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Kennedy	2,307,415	56.1%
	Democratic	Jennifer Brunner	1,807,133	43.9%
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

• Ohio Republican Party^[15]

Results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

• Ohio Democratic Party^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Baldwin Wallace University[20]	October 20–23, 2022	1,068 (LV)	± 3.5%	51%	42%	–	7%
Suffolk University[24]	September 5–7, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	42%	41%	<1%[f]	17%

Results

2022 Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice (term commencing 1/01/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results by county

Fischer:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Jamison:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/02/2023)

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Pat DeWine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (2017–present)^[14]

Endorsements

Pat DeWine

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[15]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

• Ohio Democratic Party^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Baldwin Wallace University[20]	October 20–23, 2022	1,068 (LV)	± 3.5%	50%	43%	–	7%
Suffolk University[24]	September 5–7, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	41%	<1%[g]	15%

Results

2022 Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice (term commencing 1/02/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results by county

DeWine:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Zayas:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Court of Appeals

Further information: Ohio District Courts 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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 1st District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Kinsley	155,976	52.04%
	Republican	Robert C. Winkler (incumbent)	143,730	47.96%
Total votes			299,706	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

Term commencing 02/09/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 2nd District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Kate Huffman	262,552	100.0%
Total votes			262,552	100.0%
	Republican hold

Term commencing 02/10/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 2nd District (Term commencing 02/10/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald C. Lewis (incumbent)	256,094	100.0%
Total votes			256,094	100.0%
	Republican hold

Term commencing 02/11/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 2nd District (Term commencing 02/11/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Tucker (incumbent)	257,202	100.0%
Total votes			257,202	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 3

Term commencing 02/09/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 3rd District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William R. Zimmerman (incumbent)	234,054	100.0%
Total votes			234,054	100.0%
	Republican hold

Term commencing 02/11/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 3rd District (Term commencing 02/11/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Juergen A. Waldick	230,210	100.0%
Total votes			230,210	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 4

Term commencing 02/09/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristy Wilkin (incumbent)	150,335	100.0%
Total votes			150,335	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 5

Term commencing 02/09/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 5th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 5th District (Term commencing 02/10/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 6th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christine Mayle (incumbent)	206,616	100.0%
Total votes			206,616	100.0%
	Republican hold

Term commencing 02/10/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 6th District (Term commencing 02/10/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 7th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 01/01/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Eileen Kilbane (incumbent)	269,100	100.0%
Total votes			269,100	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Term commencing 01/02/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 01/02/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Forbes (incumbent)	264,878	100.0%
Total votes			264,878	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Term commencing 01/03/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 01/03/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Ann Keough (incumbent)	250,596	100.0%
Total votes			250,596	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Term commencing 02/09/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eileen A. Gallagher (incumbent)	251,158	100.0%
Total votes			251,158	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Unexpired term ending 02/09/2027

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Unexpired term ending 02/09/2027) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 9th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 9th District (Term commencing 02/10/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 9th District (Term commencing 02/11/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District (Term commencing 01/01/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District (Term commencing 01/01/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia L. Dorrian (incumbent)	306,332	100.0%
Total votes			306,332	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Term commencing 01/03/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District (Term commencing 01/01/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District (Term commencing 01/01/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 11th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 11th District (Unexpired term ending 02/08/2025) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Eklund (incumbent)	209,551	100.0%
Total votes			209,551	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 12

Term commencing 02/09/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 12th District (Term commencing 02/09/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robin N. Piper (incumbent)	288,164	100.0%
Total votes			288,164	100.0%
	Republican hold

Term commencing 02/10/2023

2022 Ohio Court of Appeals 12th District (Term commencing 02/10/2023) election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael E. Powell (incumbent)	287,711	100.0%
Total votes			287,711	100.0%
	Republican hold

Notes

1. 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%