2022 Ohio elections


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

Federal

Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Rob Portman announced he was retiring.
Republican and Democratic primaries were held on May 3, 2022. U.S. Senate 2022 candidates elected during the primary were Congressman Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance. In the general election, Republican JD Vance won the open seat, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan by 6.12%. Vance won 53% of the votes compared to Ryan's 47%.

House of Representatives

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

Governor and lieutenant governor

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.

Attorney general

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

Secretary of state

was re-elected to a second term defeating Democrat Chelsea Clark.

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Robert Sprague ran for re-election to a second term in office and was challenged by Democrat Scott Schertzer. Sprague easily won the general election.

Auditor

Incumbent Republican state auditor Keith Faber easily won re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

General Assembly

Senate

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

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

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.

Chief Justice

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Jennifer Brunner, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
    Endorsements
Results

General election

Polling
Results

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/01/2023)

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Results

General election

Polling
Results

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/02/2023)

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Pat DeWine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
    Endorsements
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Results

General election

Polling
Results

Court 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.