| Election Name: | 2022 Ohio elections |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | midterm |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
The 2022 Ohio general elections took place on November 8, 2022, throughout the US state of Ohio.
See 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 J.D. 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%.
See 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.
See main article: 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election. 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]
See main article: 2022 Ohio Attorney General election. Incumbent Republican attorney general Dave Yost was re-elected to a second term defeating Democrat Ohio Representative Jeff Crossman.[5]
See 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]
| Election Name: | 2022 Ohio State Treasurer election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Ohio elections#Treasurer |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Ohio elections#Treasurer |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Rob Portman and Robert Sprague (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Robert Sprague |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,390,542 |
| Percentage1: | 58.55% |
| Nominee2: | Scott Schertzer |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,692,160 |
| Percentage2: | 41.45% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| State Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | Robert Sprague |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Sprague |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
| Election Name: | 2022 Ohio State Auditor election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Ohio elections#Auditor |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Ohio elections#Auditor |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Keith Faber 2018 rally (alt crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Keith Faber |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,397,207 |
| Percentage1: | 58.75% |
| Nominee2: | Taylor Sappington |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,683,216 |
| Percentage2: | 41.25% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| State Auditor | |
| Before Election: | Keith Faber |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Keith Faber |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Republican state auditor Keith Faber easily won re-election.
See 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.
See 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.
| Election Name: | 2022 Ohio Supreme Court elections |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Ohio elections#Supreme Court |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Ohio elections#Supreme Court |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 3 seats of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Party1: | Ohio Republican Party |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Ohio Democratic Party |
| Last Election2: | 3 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
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]
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| Election Name: | 2022 Ohio Chief Justice election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Ohio elections#Supreme Court |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Ohio elections#Supreme Court |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Sharon Kennedy |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,307,415 |
| Percentage1: | 56.1% |
| Nominee2: | Jennifer Brunner |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,807,133 |
| Percentage2: | 43.9% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Chief Justice | |
| Before Election: | Maureen O'Connor |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sharon Kennedy |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sharon Kennedy (R) | Jennifer Brunner (D) | Other | Undecided | |
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| Baldwin Wallace University | October 20–23, 2022 | 1,068 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 43% | – | 7% | |
| Siena College | October 14–19, 2022 | 644 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 42% | 41% | 2% | 15% | |
| Ohio Northern University/Lucid | October 11–15, 2022 | 668 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 49% | 35% | 1% | 16% | |
| Siena College | September 18–22, 2022 | 642 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 40% | 40% | 1% | 18% | |
| Suffolk University | September 5–7, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 42% | 42% | <1% | 16% |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Patrick Fischer (R) | Terri Jamison (D) | Other | Undecided | ||
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| 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% | 17% |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Pat DeWine (R) | Marilyn Zayas (D) | Other | Undecided | ||
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| 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% | 15% |