2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio


The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 15 U.S. representatives from Ohio, one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. The elections coincided with 2022 [United States House of Representatives elections|other elections] to the House of Representatives, 2022 [United States Senate elections|other elections] to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 3, 2022.

Results summary

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:

District 1

The 1st district is based in the city of Cincinnati, stretching northward to Warren County. The incumbent was Republican Steve Chabot, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2020.
This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee targeted in 2022. Democrat Greg Landsman won the election by 14,205 votes.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. Representative
    Withdrawn
  • Brent Centers, Mayor of Franklin
  • Jenn Giroux, Christian activist

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Polling

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Change Research October 19, 2022––44%49%7%
Impact Research May 9–15, 2022500 ± 4.4%40%43%17%

Results


District 2

The 2nd district takes in eastern Cincinnati and its suburbs, including Norwood and Loveland, and stretches eastward along the Ohio River. The incumbent was Republican Brad Wenstrup, who was re-elected with 61.1% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Brad Wenstrup, incumbent U.S. Representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • James J. Condit Jr., perennial candidate
  • David J. Windisch

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results


District 3

The 3rd district, located entirely within the borders of Franklin County, taking in inner Columbus, Bexley, Whitehall, as well as Franklin County's share of Reynoldsburg. The incumbent was Democrat Joyce Beatty, who was re-elected with 70.8% of the vote in 2020. She was re-elected in 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joyce Beatty, incumbent U.S. Representative
    Withdrawn
  • Matthew Meade
    Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lee Stahley, professor and Whitehall city councilor

General election

Results


District 4

The 4th district, sprawls from the Columbus exurbs, including Marion and Lima into north-central Ohio, taking in Mansfield. The incumbent was Republican Jim Jordan, who was re-elected with 67.9% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tamie Wilson, entrepreneur
    Eliminated in primary
  • Jeffrey Sites, U.S. Army veteran and candidate in 2020

General election

Results


District 5

The 5th district encompasses the lower portion of Northwestern Ohio and the middle shore of Lake Erie, taking in Findlay, Lorain, Oberlin, and Bowling Green. The incumbent was Republican Bob Latta, who was re-elected with 68.0% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Craig Swartz, chair of the Wyandot County Democratic Party
    Eliminated in primary
  • Martin Heberling, Amherst city councilor

General election

Results


District 6

The 6th district encompasses Appalachian Ohio and the Mahoning Valley, including Youngstown, Steubenville, and Marietta. The incumbent was Republican Bill Johnson, who was re-elected with 74.4% in 2020. Some parts of the 6th district, including Youngstown, were formerly in the 13th district before redistricting. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results


District 7

The 7th district stretches from exurban Cleveland to rural areas in north central Ohio, including Medina and Wooster. The incumbents were Republicans Bob Gibbs and Anthony Gonzalez, both of whom retired. Max Miller won the election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Max Miller, former White House aide
    Eliminated in primary
  • Anthony Leon Alexander, podcaster
  • Charlie Gaddis, business owner
  • Jonah Schulz, non-profit founder
    Withdrawn
  • Bob Gibbs, incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Matt Shoemaker, former Intelligence Officer
    Declined
  • Anthony Gonzalez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Anthony
Gonzalez		Max
Miller		Undecided
WPA Intelligence March 17–18, 2021411 ± 4.9%30%39%31%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Matthew Diemer, podcast producer
    Eliminated in primary
  • Tristan Rader, Lakewood city councilor
    Withdrawn
  • Patrick A. Malley

Independents

  • Brian Kenderes
  • Vince Licursi

Filed paperwork

  • Lynn Carol Gorman, minister

General election

Results


District 8

The 8th district takes in the northern and western suburbs of Cincinnati, including Butler County. The incumbent was Republican Warren Davidson, who was re-elected with 69.0% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Vanessa Enoch, former journalist

General election

By county


District 9

The 9th district is based in Northwest Ohio, including Toledo and the western Lake Erie coast. The incumbent was Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2020. She was running for re-election.
This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee targeted in 2022. The seat was significantly changed due to redistricting, losing all of its territory in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties while picking up more territory in northwest Ohio. This turned the district from a safely Democratic seat to a competitive one.
During the campaign, the Associated Press reported that Majewski may have falsified his service record and lied about serving in Afghanistan.
Kaptur was re-elected in 2022; her win was the second largest overperformance by a Democratic candidate of their district's baseline partisanship in the 2022 election, in part due to accusations that Majewski stole valor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Youseff Baddar, teacher and activist

General election

J.R. Majewski ran on his military experience, claiming to have been a combat veteran deployed to Afghanistan. A public records request by the Associated Press showed that Majewski worked for six months loading planes in Qatar but did not receive any medals given to those who served in Afghanistan, and the campaign did not confirm if he was ever there.
However, in August 2023, the United States Air Force added the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to Majewski's record and issued a corrected discharge form. Majewski said that the correction had "vindicated" him, after questions about his military service arose in the media during the 2022 general election. According to [The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Toledo Blade], Majewski said he did in fact deliver cargo to Afghanistan, among other locations, and that the military still referred to him as a combat veteran even though "not all of us were kicking in doors and shooting people".
Although the district would have gone for Donald Trump by 2.9 points, Kaptur easily won re-election. Kaptur won Erie County, which Trump won by over 10 points, and was the only Democrat to win this county in this election cycle. Her performance was the largest overperformance of the partisan baseline by a Democratic candidate during the 2022 midterms.

Results


District 10

The 10th district encompasses the Dayton metro area, including Dayton and the surrounding suburbs, as well as Springfield. The incumbent was Republican Mike Turner, who was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Esrati, veteran, activist and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012
    Eliminated in primary
  • Kirk Benjamin
  • Jeff Hardenbrook
  • Baxter Stapleton, filmmaker

General election

Results


District 11

The 11th district takes in Cleveland and its inner suburbs, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights, and Warrensville Heights. The incumbent was Democrat Shontel Brown, who was elected with 78.8% of the vote in a 2021 [Ohio's 11th congressional district special election|2021 special election] after the previous incumbent, Marcia Fudge was appointed as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
The Democratic primary was low-profile, especially in contrast to the highly contentious 2021 special election.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus supported Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for Ohio's 11th congressional district special election in 2021 but switched its endorsement for the 2022 Democratic primary.
Brown was re-elected in 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results


District 12

The 12th district encompasses area of Ohio east of the Columbus metro area, taking in Newark, and Zanesville, as well as Athens. The incumbent was Republican Troy Balderson, who was re-elected with 55.2% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Troy Balderson, incumbent U.S. Representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Brandon Michael Lape

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Amy Rippel-Elton
    Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Fletcher
    Withdrawn
  • Alaina Shearer, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2020

General election

Results


District 13

The 13th district includes most of the Akron - Canton population corridor. The incumbent was Democrat Tim Ryan, who was re-elected with 52.5% in 2020. On April 26, 2021, Ryan announced that he would seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by two-term senator Rob Portman.
This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee targeted in 2022. The seat was altered significantly due to redistricting, now including all of Summit County and switching out parts of the Mahoning Valley for Canton. Despite this, it remains a Democratic leaning swing seat. Sykes won the election in 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Emilia
Sykes 		Madison
Gesiotto Gilbert 		Undecided
Wick/RRH Elections October 23–26, 2022525 ± 4%46%44%10%
GQR Research May 23–31, 2022500 ± 4.4%47%45%9%
RMG ResearchMay 19–20, 2022500 ± 4.5%37%46%16%

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Change Research October 19, 2022––46%43%11%

Results

Despite many election forecasters stating Republicans were slightly favored to flip it, Sykes held the district in Democratic hands and defeated Gesiotto Gilbert by 5 percentage points. Had the map been enacted in time for the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden would have carried the district by 3 percentage points.

District 14

The 14th district is located in Northeast Ohio, taking in the eastern suburbs and exurbs of Cleveland, Ohio. The incumbent was Republican David Joyce, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Joyce, incumbent U.S. Representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Patrick Awtrey, businessman
  • Bevin Cormack, insurance agent

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Matt Kilboy, consultant, nurse, veteran

General election

Results


District 15

The 15th district encompasses the southwestern Columbus metro area, taking in the western, southern, and some northern suburbs of Columbus, including Dublin, Hilliard, and Grove City. The incumbent was Republican Mike Carey, who was elected with 58.3% of the vote in a 2021 [Ohio's 15th congressional district special election|2021 special election] after the previous incumbent, Steve Stivers, resigned to take a job as president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. He was re-elected in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
'''Endorsements'''

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Gary Josephson, activist

Withdrawn

General election

Results