2022 Ohio Attorney General election
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The 2022 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of the state of Ohio. David Yost was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic opponent Jeffrey Crossman by a comfortable 20 percentage points. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including that for governor of Ohio.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Dave Yost
U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[2]
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Yost (incumbent) | 870,124 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 870,124 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jeffrey Crossman, state representative from the 15th district[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Jeffrey Crossman
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeffrey Crossman | 433,014 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 433,014 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of | 
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 | 
| Elections Daily[9] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 | 
Post-primary endorsements
[edit]Dave Yost (R)
Polling
[edit]Graphical summary
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dave Yost (R) | Jeffrey Crossman (D) | Other | Undecided | 
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| The Trafalgar Group[13] | August 16–18, 2022 | 1,087 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 53% | 37% | 10% | 
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Dave Yost (incumbent) | 2,484,753 | 60.13% | +7.97 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Crossman | 1,647,644 | 39.87% | −7.97 | |
| Total votes | 4,132,397 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit]Yost won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.[14]
| District | Yost | Crossman | Representative | 
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| 1st | 52% | 48% | Steve Chabot (117th Congress) | 
| Greg Landsman (118th Congress) | |||
| 2nd | 76% | 24% | Brad Wenstrup | 
| 3rd | 35% | 65% | Joyce Beatty | 
| 4th | 73% | 27% | Jim Jordan | 
| 5th | 69% | 31% | Bob Latta | 
| 6th | 70% | 30% | Bill Johnson | 
| 7th | 60% | 40% | Bob Gibbs (117th Congress) | 
| Max Miller (118th Congress) | |||
| 8th | 67% | 33% | Warren Davidson | 
| 9th | 58% | 42% | Marcy Kaptur | 
| 10th | 59% | 41% | Mike Turner | 
| 11th | 27% | 73% | Shontel Brown | 
| 12th | 71% | 29% | Troy Balderson | 
| 13th | 55% | 45% | Tim Ryan (117th Congress) | 
| Emilia Sykes (118th Congress) | |||
| 14th | 63% | 37% | David Joyce | 
| 15th | 60% | 40% | Mike Carey | 
References
[edit]- ^ Richardson, Seth A. (February 1, 2021). "Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces he will run for re-election instead of U.S. Senate". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Endorsement of Attorney General Dave Yost". www.donaldjtrump.com. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Election Night Reporting". Ohio Secretary of State. Ohio Decides. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (December 16, 2021). "Parma state Rep. Jeff Crossman announces run for Ohio attorney general". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races". Ohio Democratic Party. Columbus, Ohio. March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Young Democrats make endorsement in Portage, statewide races". March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Dave Yost for Ohio Attorney General". American Conservative Union. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "NFIB Ohio PAC Endorses Yost for 2nd Term as Attorney General". NFIB. July 21, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Dave Yost for Ohio attorney general: Endorsement editorial". October 30, 2022.
- ^ The Trafalgar Group
- ^ "Dra 2020".
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites