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2022 Ohio Attorney General election

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{{for|related races|2022 United States attorney general elections}}

{{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Ohio Attorney General election

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Ohio Attorney General election

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Ohio Attorney General election

| next_year = 2026

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| turnout =

| image1 = File:Dave Yost at Federalist Society 1 (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Dave Yost

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,484,753

| percentage1 = 60.13%

| image2 = x110px

| nominee2 = Jeffrey Crossman

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,647,644

| percentage2 = 39.87%

| map_image = {{switcher |210px |County results |210px |Congressional district results |210px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = Yost: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Crossman: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Dave Yost

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Dave Yost

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsOH}}

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

=Candidates=

==Declared==

  • Dave Yost, incumbent attorney general{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/02/ohio-attorney-general-dave-yost-announces-he-will-run-for-re-election-instead-of-us-senate.html|title=Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces he will run for re-election instead of U.S. Senate|work=The Plain Dealer|last=Richardson|first=Seth A.|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=December 19, 2021}}

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = Dave Yost

| width = 50em

| list =

U.S. Executive Branch officials

  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021){{cite web |title=Endorsement of Attorney General Dave Yost |url=https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-vtagzz3r3p1974 |website=www.donaldjtrump.com |access-date=3 May 2022 |date=29 April 2022 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503200658/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-vtagzz3r3p1974 |url-status=dead }}

Organizations

  • Ohio Republican Party{{Cite web|last=Pelzer|first=Jeremy|date=February 18, 2022|title=Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/02/ohio-republican-party-endorses-gov-mike-dewine-in-gop-primary.html|website=The Plain Dealer|access-date=February 18, 2022}}

}}

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results{{cite news |title=Election Night Reporting |publisher=Ohio Decides |work=Ohio Secretary of State |access-date=May 17, 2022 |url=https://liveresults.ohiosos.gov/}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave Yost (incumbent)|votes=870,124|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=870,124|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

==Declared==

  • Jeffrey Crossman, state representative from the 15th district{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/parma-state-rep-jeff-crossman-announces-run-for-ohio-attorney-general.html|title=Parma state Rep. Jeff Crossman announces run for Ohio attorney general|work=The Plain Dealer|last=Tobias|first=Andrew J.|date=December 16, 2021|access-date=December 19, 2021}}

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = Jeffrey Crossman

| width = 50em

| list =

Organizations

  • Ohio Democratic Party{{cite web |title=Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races |work=Ohio Democratic Party |date=March 16, 2022 |access-date=May 17, 2022 |location=Columbus, Ohio |url=https://ohiodems.org/ohio-democratic-party-executive-committee-votes-to-endorse-candidates-in-statewide-races/}}
  • Young Democrats of Portage County{{cite news |title=Young Democrats make endorsement in Portage, statewide races |date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=May 17, 2022 |url=https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2022/03/19/young-dems-make-endorsement-portage-statewide-races/7089883001/}}

}}

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jeffrey Crossman|votes=433,014|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=433,014|percentage=100.00}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

= Predictions =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web |title=The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-attorneys-general-a-dozen-races-dot-the-competitive-landscape/ |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=September 15, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

| September 14, 2022

align="left" |Elections Daily{{cite web |title=Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings |url=https://elections-daily.com/2022/11/07/elections-daily-secretary-of-state-ratings/ |last=Solomon |first=Zack |website=Elections Daily |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 1, 2022

=Post-primary endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = Dave Yost (R)

| width = 50em

| list =

Organizations

  • American Conservative Union{{cite web |title=The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Dave Yost for Ohio Attorney General.|url=https://www.conservative.org/2022/07/07/cpac-endorses-dave-yost/ |website=American Conservative Union |date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022}}
  • NFIB Ohio PAC{{cite web | title=NFIB Ohio PAC Endorses Yost for 2nd Term as Attorney General. | url=https://www.nfib.com/content/news/ohio/nfib-ohio-pac-endorses-yost-for-2nd-term-as-attorney-general/ |website=NFIB

|date=July 21, 2022 |access-date=1 June 2024}}

Newspapers

  • The Plain Dealer{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2022/10/dave-yost-for-ohio-attorney-general-endorsement-editorial.html | title=Dave Yost for Ohio attorney general: Endorsement editorial | date=October 30, 2022 }}

}}

= Polling =

Graphical summary

{{Graph:Chart

| width=700

| height=400

| xAxisTitle=

| yAxisTitle=%support

| xAxisAngle = -40

| legend=Candidate

| interpolate = bundle

| size = 77

| xType = date

| y1Title=Yost

| y2Title=Crossman

| y3Title=Other/Undecided

| type=line

|xGrid=

| x= 2022/08/16

| y1= 53, 55, 54, 59

| y2= 37, 33, 29, 35

| y3= 10

| colors = #E81B23, #3333FF, #DDDDDD

| showSymbols = 1

| yGrid = true

| linewidth = 2.0

}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Dave
Yost (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Jeffrey
Crossman (D)

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|The Trafalgar Group[https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TRF-OH-Gen-Poll-Report-0913.pdf The Trafalgar Group]

|August 16–18, 2022

|1,087 (LV)

|± 2.9%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|53%

|37%

|

|10%

=Results=

File:2022 Ohio Attorney General election by State Senate District.svg File:2022 Ohio Attorney General election by State House District.svg

{{Election box begin |title=2022 Ohio Attorney General election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Yost (incumbent)

|votes = 2,484,753

|percentage = 60.13%

|change = +7.97

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeffrey Crossman

|votes = 1,647,644

|percentage = 39.87%

|change = -7.97

}}{{Election box total

|votes = 4,132,397

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

==By congressional district==

Yost won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.{{cite tweet|user=OPoliticsguru|number=1614844412244246528|title=In the Attorney General's race, incumbent GOP Attorney General Dave Yost outran congressional Republican nominees by 7.4%, only underperforming in OH10.}}

class=wikitable sortable

! District

! Yost

! Crossman

! Representative

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|1|1st}}

| rowspan=2|52%

| rowspan=2|48%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Steve Chabot (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Greg Landsman (118th Congress)

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|2|2nd}}

| 76%

| 24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Brad Wenstrup

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Ohio|3|3rd}}

| 35%

| 65%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Joyce Beatty

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|4|4th}}

| 73%

| 27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jim Jordan

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|5|5th}}

| 69%

| 31%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Latta

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|6|6th}}

| 70%

| 30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Bill Johnson

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|7|7th}}

| rowspan=2|60%

| rowspan=2|40%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Max Miller (118th Congress)

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|8|8th}}

| 67%

| 33%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Warren Davidson

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|9|9th}}

| 58%

| 42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marcy Kaptur

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|10|10th}}

| 59%

| 41%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Turner

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Ohio|11|11th}}

| 27%

| 73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Shontel Brown

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|12|12th}}

| 71%

| 29%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Troy Balderson

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|13|13th}}

| rowspan=2|55%

| rowspan=2|45%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Tim Ryan (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|14|14th}}

| 63%

| 37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|David Joyce

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Ohio|15|15th}}

| 60%

| 40%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Carey

References

{{reflist}}

External links

Official campaign websites

  • [https://crossmanforohio.com/ Jeff Crossman (D) for Attorney General]
  • [https://daveyost.com/ Dave Yost (R) for Attorney General]

{{2022 United States elections}}

Attorney General

Ohio

Category:Ohio Attorney General elections