2022 Ohio Secretary of State election explained

Election Name:	2022 Ohio Secretary of State election
Country:	Ohio
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Ohio elections#Secretary of state
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Ohio Secretary of State election
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Image1:	File:LaRose-6 (cropped).JPG
Nominee1:	Frank LaRose
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	2,444,382
Percentage1:	59.29%
Nominee2:	Chelsea Clark
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,635,824
Percentage2:	39.68%
Secretary of State
Before Election:	Frank LaRose
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Frank LaRose
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Frank LaRose won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank LaRose, incumbent Secretary of State^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• John Adams, former state representative from the 85th district (2007–2014)^{[2] [3]}

Disqualified

• Terpsichore “Tore” Maras-Lindeman, podcaster^{[4] [5] [3]} (running as an Independent)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chelsea Clark, Forest Park city council member^{[6] [3]}

Results

Independents

Qualified

• Terpsehore Tore Maras, podcaster and conspiracy theorist (previously ran as a Republican)^{[7] [8]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]		December 1, 2021
Elections Daily^[10]		November 7, 2022

Results

By congressional district

LaRose won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.^[11]

District	LaRose	Clark	Representative
	51%	48%		Steve Chabot (117th Congress)
			Greg Landsman (118th Congress)
		75%	24%		Brad Wenstrup
		35%	64%		Joyce Beatty
		72%	27%		Jim Jordan
		68%	31%		Bob Latta
		68%	31%		Bill Johnson
	59%	40%		Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)
			Max Miller (118th Congress)
		66%	33%		Warren Davidson
		57%	42%		Marcy Kaptur
		58%	41%		Mike Turner
		25%	74%		Shontel Brown
		70%	29%		Troy Balderson
	55%	44%		Tim Ryan (117th Congress)
			Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)
		62%	37%		David Joyce
		59%	40%		Mike Carey

External links

Official campaign websites

• Chelsea Clark (D) for Secretary of State
• Frank LaRose (R) for Secretary of State
• Terpsehore Maras (I) for Secretary of State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frank LaRose announces reelection bid for Ohio secretary of state. Spectrum News. Taylor. Lydia. May 17, 2021. December 21, 2021.
2. Web site: Bischoff. Laura. Former Ohio lawmaker with doubts about Joe Biden's win wants to run Ohio elections. August 23, 2021. Columbus Dispatch.
3. News: February 16, 2022. CANDIDATE PETITION VERIFICATIONS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED. Ohio Secretary of State. February 27, 2022.
4. Web site: Controversial podcaster files to run for Ohio's top elections office. The Blade. Provance. Jim. February 1, 2022. February 4, 2022.
5. News: February 3, 2022. FILINGS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED. Ohio Secretary of State. February 4, 2022. February 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204045311/https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2022/2022-02-03/. dead.
6. Web site: Hamilton County Democrat launches Ohio secretary of state campaign. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Balmert. Jessie. July 7, 2021. December 21, 2021.
7. Web site: Election denier makes Ohio ballot for secretary of state . . 21 July 2022 . 19 July 2022.
8. Web site: Court: Election denier can run for Ohio secretary of state. September 20, 2022. KTAR.
9. Web site: Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too . Sabato's Crystal Ball . December 1, 2021.
10. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
11. OPoliticsguru. 1614844958313250819. In the Secretary of State's race, incumbent Secretary Frank LaRose was able to mirror Yost's performance in the AG race, running 6.8% ahead of congressional GOP nominees..