Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel (Republican Party) was the Ohio Treasurer. He assumed office on January 10, 2011. He left office in 2019.
Mandel (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
Mandel served as a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 17th District from 2007 to 2011. He was also a member of the Lyndhurst City Council.[1]
Biography
Mandel founded The Groveland Company. He was also previously an intelligence specialist for the United States Marine Corps, Iraq.[1]
Education
- B.A., Ohio State University
- J.D., Case Western Reserve University[2]
Political career
Ohio Treasurer (2011-2019)
Mandel was elected as Ohio’s treasurer on November 2, 2010. He was sworn in as the 48th treasurer of the State of Ohio on January 10, 2011.[1] Mandel was renominated without opposition in the May 6, 2014, Republican primary and won the general election on November 4.[3] He served until January 2019.
Ohio House of Representatives (2007-2011)
Mandel served as a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 17th District from 2007 to 2011.[4]
Committee assignments
Prior to leaving the Ohio House of Representatives, Mandel served on the following committees:
- Alternative Energy Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
- Finance and Appropriations Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
- Public Utilities Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
- Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.D. Vance (R) | 53.0 | 2,192,114 |
 | Tim Ryan (D) | 46.9 | 1,939,489 | |
 | John Cheng (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 702 | |
 | Shane Hoffman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 403 | |
 | LaShondra Tinsley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 362 | |
| Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 194 | ||
| Matthew Esh (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 4,133,342 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Mousourakis (Independent)
- Chad Taylor (Independent)
- Eric Meiring (Independent)
- Samuel Ronan (Independent)
- Dominic LaCavera (Independent)
- Shannon Taylor (Independent)
- Kelli Prather (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Tim Ryan defeated Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Ryan | 69.6 | 359,941 |
 | Morgan Harper | 17.8 | 92,347 | |
 | Traci Johnson | 12.6 | 65,209 | |
| Total votes: 517,497 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tamie Wilson (D)
- LaShondra Tinsley (D)
- Rick Taylor (D)
- Demar Sheffey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.D. Vance | 32.2 | 344,736 |
 | Josh Mandel | 23.9 | 255,854 | |
 | Matt Dolan | 23.3 | 249,239 | |
 | Mike Gibbons | 11.7 | 124,653 | |
 | Jane Timken | 5.9 | 62,779 | |
| Mark Pukita | 2.1 | 22,692 | ||
 | Neil Patel | 0.9 | 9,873 | |
| Total votes: 1,069,826 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Musick (R)
- Mackenzie Thompson (R)
- Michael Leipold (R)
- Bernie Moreno (R)
- John Berman (R)
- John Reed (R)
- Bill Graham (R)
2018
Mandel sought election to the U.S. Senate from Ohio in 2018.[5] He withdrew from the race on January 5, 2018, citing his wife's health. Before his withdrawal, he had received the endorsement of six Republican U.S. senators.[6] Read more about his withdrawal and the 2018 Ohio Senate Republican primary by clicking here.
2014
Mandel ran for re-election as state treasurer in the 2014 election.[7] Mandel won the Republican nomination in the unopposed primary on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[8]
Results
General election
| Ohio Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Josh Mandel Incumbent |
56.6% | 1,724,060 | |
| Democratic | Connie Pillich | 43.4% | 1,323,325 | |
| Total Votes | 3,047,385 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Mandel ran for election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. He defeated four other opponents in the March 6, 2012, Republican primary. Mandel faced incumbent Sherrod Brown (D), John Fockler Jr. (L) and Joseph DeMare (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10] Brown won.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sherrod Brown Incumbent |
50.7% | 2,762,690 | |
| Republican | Josh Mandel | 44.7% | 2,435,712 | |
| Independent | Scott Rupert | 4.6% | 250,616 | |
| Total Votes | 5,449,018 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
Mandel was eligible to seek re-election to the House, but elected to run for treasurer instead. He won that election and assumed office in January 2011.
| Ohio Treasurer, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Josh Mandel |
54.5% | 2,050,142 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Boyce | 40.6% | 1,525,992 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Cantrell | 4.9% | 184,478 | |
| Total Votes | 3,760,612 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Mandel won re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives.[12][13][14]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Josh Mandel (R)
|
48,280 | |||
| Bob Belovich (D) | 19,119 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Josh Mandel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Polls
2012 Election
October-November 2012
| Sherrod Brown vs. Josh Mandel (Oct. 2012 - Nov. 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Sherrod Brown | Josh Mandel | Undecided | Other | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Survey USA (October 12-15, 2012) | 43% | 38% | 13% | 5% | +/-4 | 613 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (October 7, 2012) | 46% | 46% | 6% | 2% | +/-4.5 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 44.5% | 42% | 9.5% | 3.5% | +/-4.25 | 556.5 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
November 2011 - September 2012
| Sherrod Brown vs. Josh Mandel (Nov. 2011 - Sept. 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Sherrod Brown | Josh Mandel | Undecided | Other | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (September 26, 2012) | 50% | 40% | 9% | 0% | +/-2.9 | 1,162 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (September 15, 2012) | 49% | 41% | 7% | 3% | +/-4.5 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| University of Cincinnati (August 16-21, 2012) | 48% | 47% | 1% | 5% | +/-3.4 | 847 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (August 15-21, 2012) | 48% | 41% | 10% | 1% | +/-2.8 | 1,253 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (August 13, 2012) | 44% | 44% | 9% | 3% | +/-4.5 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (July 24-30, 2012) | 51% | 39% | 0% | 0% | +/-3 | 1,193 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (July 18, 2012) | 46% | 42% | 8% | 4% | +/-4.5 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (October 17-23, 2011) | 49% | 34% | 14% | 1% | +/-2.4 | 1,668 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (November 4-6, 2011) | 49% | 34% | 17% | 0% | +/-3.1 | 1,022 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 48.22% | 40.22% | 8.33% | 1.89% | +/-3.46 | 960.56 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
A Rasmussen Reports poll, conducted August 13, 2012, showed Mandel running even with Democratic incumbent Rep. Sherrod Brown (D).[15]
A Quinnipiac University poll, conducted July 24-30, 2012, showed Mandel trailing Democratic incumbent Rep. Sherrod Brown (D).[16]
A Rasmussen Reports poll, conducted July 18, 2012, showed Mandel slightly behind Democratic incumbent Rep. Sherrod Brown (D).[17]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Treasurer, "Biography," accessed January 20, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Mandel
- ↑ New York Times, "Election 2014 – Ohio," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Treasurer Office, "Biography," accessed January 20, 2013
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announces 2018 U.S. Senate run for Sherrod Brown's seat," December 7, 2016
- ↑ Cincinatti.com, "Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel drops out of U.S. Senate race," January 5, 2018
- ↑ The Toledo Blade, "Mandel insists loss hasn’t ended career, plans re-election run," December 2, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ News Talk Radio, "Ohio treasurer in 6-way GOP primary for US Senate," December 7, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprim - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcnnr - ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Republican State Representative: Results for Primary: March 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Democratic State Representative: Results for Primary: March 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Representative: Results for general election on November 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports Election 2012: Ohio Senate accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown leads challenger Josh Mandel by 12 points in new poll accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports Election 2012: Ohio Senate accessed July 23, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kevin Boyce (D) |
Ohio Treasurer 2011–2019 |
Succeeded by Robert Sprague (R) |
| Preceded by W. Carlton Weddington (D) |
Ohio House of Representatives - District 17 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Marlene Anielski (R) |
