2018 Ohio Attorney General election
The 2018 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Ohio.
Incumbent Attorney General Mike DeWine was term-limited and ran for governor. [Ohio Ohio Republican Party|Republican Party|Republican] nominee and Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost defeated [Ohio Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic Party|Democratic] nominee and former US Attorney Steve Dettelbach in the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
- Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate president
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
Declined
- Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014
- Joe Schiavoni, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate
General election
Candidates
- Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
- Dave Yost, State Auditor
Results
Dave Yost won the general election by a 4.34% margin of victory.By congressional district
Yost won 12 of 16 congressional districts.| District | Yost | Dettelbach | Representative |
| 53% | 47% | Steve Chabot | |
| 56% | 44% | Brad Wenstrup | |
| 31% | 69% | Joyce Beatty | |
| 65% | 35% | Jim Jordan | |
| 60% | 40% | Bob Latta | |
| 66% | 34% | Bill Johnson | |
| 61% | 39% | Bob Gibbs | |
| 66% | 34% | Warren Davidson | |
| 36% | 64% | Marcy Kaptur | |
| 53% | 47% | Mike Turner | |
| 18% | 82% | Marcia Fudge | |
| 56% | 44% | Pat Tiberi | |
| 43% | 57% | Tim Ryan | |
| 52% | 48% | David Joyce | |
| 57% | 43% | Steve Stivers | |
| 54% | 46% | Anthony Gonzalez |