2022 Ohio Attorney General election
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The2022 Ohio Attorney General electiontook place on November 8, 2022, to elect theAttorney Generalof thestateofOhio.David Yost was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeatingDemocraticopponentJeffrey Crossmanby a comfortable 20 percentage points. The election coincided with various otherfederalandstate elections,including that forgovernor of Ohio.
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Endorsements[edit]
Dave Yost
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- 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 representativefrom 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 |
Endorsements[edit]
Dave Yost (R)
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Organizations
- American Conservative Union[10]
- Ohio Republican Party[3]
- NFIB Ohio PAC[11]
- Newspapers
Jeffrey Crossman (D)
- Organizations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar Group | August 16–18, 2022 | 1,087 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 53% | 37% | 10% |
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
By congressional district[edit]
Yost won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.[13]
| District | Yost | Crossman | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.RetrievedDecember 19,2021.
- ^ab"Endorsement of Attorney General Dave Yost".donaldjtrump.April 29, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon May 3, 2022.RetrievedMay 3,2022.
- ^abPelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022)."Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary".The Plain Dealer.RetrievedFebruary 18,2022.
- ^ab"Election Night Reporting".Ohio Secretary of State.Ohio Decides.RetrievedMay 17,2022.
- ^Tobias, Andrew J. (December 16, 2021)."Parma state Rep. Jeff Crossman announces run for Ohio attorney general".The Plain Dealer.RetrievedDecember 19,2021.
- ^ab"Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races".Ohio Democratic Party.Columbus, Ohio.March 16, 2022.RetrievedMay 17,2022.
- ^ab"Young Democrats make endorsement in Portage, statewide races".March 19, 2022.RetrievedMay 17,2022.
- ^"The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape".Sabato's Crystal Ball.September 14, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 15,2022.
- ^Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022)."Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings".Elections Daily.RetrievedNovember 29,2022.
- ^"The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Dave Yost for Ohio Attorney General".American Conservative Union.July 7, 2022.RetrievedJuly 7,2022.
- ^"NFIB Ohio PAC Endorses Yost for 2nd Term as Attorney General".NFIB.July 21, 2022.RetrievedJune 1,2024.
- ^"Dave Yost for Ohio attorney general: Endorsement editorial".October 30, 2022.
- ^@OPoliticsguru (January 16, 2023)."In the Attorney General's race, incumbent GOP Attorney General Dave Yost outran congressional Republican nominees by 7.4%, only underperforming in OH10"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites