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Democratic Party primaries, 2022

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Primary Date
May 3, 2022

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Ohio
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Ohio on May 3, 2022.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter to be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)

The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in Ohio took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Ohio, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primaries)
The 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected 15 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 10

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 11

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 12

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 13

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 14

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 15

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2022
The Ohio State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Ohio State Senate elections, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert McColley (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Maharath (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Reynolds  Candidate Connection

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Huffman (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Dallas

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Wilson (i)
Austin Kaiser (Write-in)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Ingram

Green check mark transparent.pngOrlando Sonza  Candidate Connection

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Hicks-Hudson

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Dia  Candidate Connection

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Eliopoulos  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Joshua Garcia 

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Manning (i)
Kirsten Hill  Candidate Connection

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngHearcel Craig (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Andrew Brush 

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngGarry Boone

Did not make the ballot:
Alex Trevino 

Tom Hwang
Green check mark transparent.pngShane Wilkin

Did not make the ballot:
Tim Inwood 

District 19

Chrissie Hinshaw
Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Swiger

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Brenner (i)

District 21

John E. Barnes Jr.
Green check mark transparent.pngKent Smith

Did not make the ballot:
Willie Britt 
Vincent Rosemond 

Green check mark transparent.pngMikhail Alterman

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngNickie Antonio (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jeffrey Johnson 

Green check mark transparent.pngLandry Simmons Jr.  Candidate Connection

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam DeMora
Elizabeth Thien (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:
Crystal Lett 

Green check mark transparent.pngChandler Wysocki  Candidate Connection

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Goetz  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Cliff Pinkney 

Green check mark transparent.pngKristina Daley Roegner (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKirk Schuring (i)

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Teneah Chambers 

Green check mark transparent.pngAl Landis

Did not make the ballot:
Kevin Black 
Gregory Brewer II 

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Hagan

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Rulli (i)


House of Representatives

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
The Ohio House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngDontavius Jarrells (i)
Carolyn Harding  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngLatyna Humphrey (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Michael D. Cole 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 3

Kelly Harrop
Mayo Makinde
DaVon Marshall  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngIsmail Mohamed
Lamar Peoples

Green check mark transparent.pngJ. Josiah Lanning

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Lightbody (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Rudler

Did not make the ballot:
Paul Fillman 

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Brown (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Beach IV  Candidate Connection

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Miller (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Adhanet Kifle 

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Wharton  Candidate Connection

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Russo (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Ben Leland 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Liston (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngZully Truemper (Write-in)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngMunira Abdullahi  Candidate Connection
Paul Filippelli  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Jeremy Eugene Blake 

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Sue King 

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Harris  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Dobos  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Laura Lanese (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAnita Somani  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Rick Neal 

Green check mark transparent.pngOmar Tarazi

Did not make the ballot:
Aaron Neumann 

District 12

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Stewart (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Skindell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Davey

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Brennan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJolene Austin  Candidate Connection
David Morgan  Candidate Connection

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Dell'Aquila

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Shay Hawkins 

District 16

Monique Smith (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBride Rose Sweeney (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lamb  Candidate Connection

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngTroy Greenfield  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Patton (i)
Ryan McClain

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngDarnell Brewer

Did not make the ballot:
Sandra Williams 
Vincent Rosemond  (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngShalira Taylor (Write-in)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Robinson (i)  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Tom Jackson 
Matthew Schoeffler 

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Brough  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
David Horvath 

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngTerrence Upchurch (i)
Mike Seals

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

Michael Ettorre  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngElliot Forhan  Candidate Connection
Jonathan Holody  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Powell

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngJuanita Brent (i)
Danielle Dronet  Candidate Connection
Vincent Stokes II

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Troy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Phillips

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngDani Isaacsohn  Candidate Connection
Dale Mallory

Did not make the ballot:
Mark Childers 

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Koehler  Candidate Connection

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngCecil Thomas

Did not make the ballot:
Mohamud Jama  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Breadon

Did not make the ballot:
Jason Miller  (Write-in)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngSedrick Denson (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Colleen Reynolds 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Baker  Candidate Connection
Gavi Begtrup  Candidate Connection

Lindsay Cole
Green check mark transparent.pngJenn Giroux
Joe Murray

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Miranda (i)

Kim Georgeton  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Monzel  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJuan Valle

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Abrams (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngAlissa Mayhaus  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Seitz (i)
Angela Hymer

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Darrow
Lucas Blower (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Roemer (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Shaughnessy

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Young (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngTavia Galonski (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Veronica Sims 
Derrick Hall 

Green check mark transparent.pngKristopher Anderson  Candidate Connection

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Weinstein (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Bigham  Candidate Connection

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngLori O'Neill

Did not make the ballot:
Deb Helton 

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Demetriou

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngAddison Caruso  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea White (i)

District 37

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTom Young (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngWillis Blackshear Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngLeronda Jackson (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Plummer (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Cox

Green check mark transparent.pngRodney Creech (i)

District 41

Colin Flanagan  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Larson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Williams

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngErika White

Did not make the ballot:
Nick Komives 

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Merrin (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Grim
Daniel Ortiz

Green check mark transparent.pngWendi Hendricks
Kristi Kille

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngElgin Rogers Jr.

Green check mark transparent.pngRoy Palmer III

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Horn

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Gross (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence Mulligan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Hall (i)
Matt King  Candidate Connection

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Lawrence  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Carruthers (i)
Cody Harper  Candidate Connection

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Smith (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Oelslager (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas West (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Thomas  Candidate Connection

District 50

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngReggie Stoltzfus (i)

District 51

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Hudson Hillyer (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngRegan Phillips  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGayle L. Manning (i)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph A. Miller III (i)
Dan Ramos (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Gallagher
Sarah McGervey

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Burgess

Green check mark transparent.pngDick Stein (i)
Kathleen Beyer (Write-in)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Zorn  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Lipps (i)
Thomas Goodwin  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Matthew Fisher 
Steve Muterspaw 

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngJoy Bennett  Candidate Connection
Sam Cao  Candidate Connection

Kathy Grossmann
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Mathews  Candidate Connection

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Rosborough  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Callender (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Neff

Green check mark transparent.pngAlessandro Cutrona (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jeff Green  (Write-in)

District 59

John Dyce
Green check mark transparent.pngLauren McNally
Wayne Penny Jr.
Ronald Shadd

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Rebecca Slater 

Green check mark transparent.pngKris Jordan (i)

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngLouise Valentine

Did not make the ballot:
Rachael Morocco 

Shawn Stevens (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Lear

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Flick  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Schmidt (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Perry (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Bird (i)

District 64

Bria Bennett  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngVince Peterson II

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Santucci

District 65

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Loychik (i)
Randy Law

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Oliver (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Ray (i)

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Burge

Ron Falconi
Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Miller
Terry Robertson

Did not make the ballot:
Matt Young 

District 68

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Mark Carr 

Mark Fraizer (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngThaddeus Claggett  Candidate Connection

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlotte Owens

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Miller (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Price  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Lampton (i)
Katherine Shutte

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Duffee  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Dean (i)

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Clyde

Green check mark transparent.pngGail Pavliga (i)

District 73

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeff LaRe (i)

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Saks (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngBernard Willis  Candidate Connection

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngJan Materni  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHaraz Ghanbari (i)

District 76

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Justin Andrews  (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn John (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Gooch  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Wiggam (i)

District 78

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Manchester (i)
J.J. Sreenan

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngTaylor Eastham  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Robb Blasdel

District 80

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJena Powell (i)

District 81

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJames Hoops (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngMagdalene Markward

Green check mark transparent.pngRoy Klopfenstein
Ted Penner

District 83

Melissa Kritzell  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngClaire Osborne  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Cross (i)

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngSophia Rodriguez  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela King
Jacob Larger  Candidate Connection
Aimee Morrow

District 85

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTim Barhorst
Rochiel Foulk
Lilli Vitale

Did not make the ballot:
Nick Davis 

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Luke

Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Richardson (i)
Michael Bohland  Candidate Connection

District 87

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRiordan McClain (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Selvey (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Click (i)

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Obergefell

Green check mark transparent.pngD.J. Swearingen (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Dodson

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Baldridge (i)
Calvin Robinson

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBob Peterson

District 92

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMark Johnson (i)

District 93

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Stephens (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngRhyan Goodman

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Edwards (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Ryan

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Jones (i)

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie DiPalma

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Ferguson (i)

District 97

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Holmes (i)

District 98

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell Kick (i)
Scott Pullins  Candidate Connection

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngAbby Kovacs

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Fowler (i)


State executive offices

See also: Ohio state executive official elections, 2022

Eleven state executive offices were up for election in Ohio in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
State Board of Education (5 seats)

The board of education holds nonpartisan elections and is not included in the list of primaries. To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Attorney General

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Secretary of State

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Treasurer

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Auditor

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Ohio. For more information about this data, click here.


U.S. Senate competitiveness

U.S. House competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Ohio in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 6, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 70 candidates filed to run for Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts, including 39 Republicans, 29 Democrats, and two independents. That's 4.7 candidates per district, more than the 4.4 candidates per district in 2020 and fewer than the 5.5 in 2018.

This was the first candidate filing deadline under new district lines adopted as part of Ohio's decennial redistricting process. Ohio was apportioned 15 seats in the House of Representatives, one less than it received after the 2010 census. The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map on March 2 in a 5-2 vote along party lines. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map.

Two incumbents announced their departures from the House. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R) originally filed for re-election, but announced on April 6 that he would instead retire, though his name would remain on the ballot. Rep. Tim Ryan (D) chose to run for election to the U.S. Senate instead of seeking re-election. In the race to replace Ryan, seven candidates filed to seek the Republican nomination with the winner facing state Rep. and former House minority leader Emilia Sykes (D), who drew no primary challengers.

In all, candidate filings created 19 contested U.S. House primaries—10 Republicans and nine Democratic. Six incumbents seeking re-election drew no primary challengers. At the time of the filing deadline, all 15 districts were set to be contested in the general election with at least one Democrat and Republican filing in each.

State executive competitiveness

State legislative competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Ohio in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 12, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

There were 56 contested state legislative primaries in Ohio in 2022, 24% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 40% increase from the 40 contested primaries in 2020.

A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.

Of the 56 contested primaries, there were 23 for Democrats and 33 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was up from 17 in 2020, a 35% increase. For Republicans, the number increased 43% from 23 in 2020.

Of the 56 contested primaries, 26 featured an incumbent: eight Democrats and 18 Republicans. This represented 30% of all incumbents who filed for re-election, the highest rate of incumbents in contested primaries compared to the preceding five election cycles.

Overall, 261 major party candidates—120 Democrats and 141 Republicans—filed to run. All of the state's 99 House districts and 17 of the 33 Senate districts held elections this year.

Thirty-one of those districts were open, guaranteeing that at least 23% of the state legislature would be represented by newcomers in 2023.

Context of the 2022 elections

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
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State party overview

Democratic Party of Ohio

See also: Democratic Party of Ohio

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter to be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Ohio, all polling places are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Voters who are in line at 7:30 p.m. are permitted to vote.[3]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in Ohio, an applicant must be a United States citizen, a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election. Individuals who are incarcerated for a felony conviction, have been declared by a court to be incompetent for voting purposes, or have been permanently disenfranchised may not register to vote.[4]

Applicants may register to vote online, in person, or by mail. The Ohio Voter Registration and Information Update Form is available online and can be requested by mail. In-person voter registration is available at various locations including the secretary of state and board of elections offices, Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices, public libraries and high schools, and other state agencies. A full list of locations is available here.

The deadline to register to vote is 30 days before the next election. An Ohio driver’s license number, state ID card number, or the last four digits of a SSN is required in order to register to vote or update a voter registration.[5][6]

Automatic registration

Ohio does not practice automatic voter registration.[7]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Ohio has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Ohio does not allow same-day voter registration.[7]

Residency requirements

Prospective voters must be residents of Ohio for at least 30 days before the election.[7]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Ohio does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "whoever commits election falsification is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree."[8]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[9] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

Ohio requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[10]

The following list of accepted ID was current as of April 2023. Click here for the Ohio Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

  • Ohio driver's license;
  • State of Ohio ID card;
  • Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV;
  • A US passport;
  • A US passport card;
  • US military ID card;
  • Ohio National Guard ID card; or
  • US Department of Veterans Affairs ID card

All photo IDs must have the following:

  • An expiration date that has not passed;
  • A photograph of the voter;
  • The voter’s name, which must substantially conform to the voter’s name as it appears in the Poll List or in the Poll Book[11]

Early voting

Ohio permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Ohio. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[12]

Absentee ballots may be requested for each individual election beginning on January 1, or 90 days before the date of an election, whichever is earlier. The request must be received by the local county board of elections by the close of business on the seventh day before the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be postmarked at least one day before Election Day and received by the elections board no later than 4 days after the election.[12][13]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Ashtabula County, Ohio 18.80% 12.78% 13.54%
Erie County, Ohio 9.48% 12.29% 13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio 0.73% 4.62% 6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio 19.51% 4.30% 6.24%
Portage County, Ohio 9.87% 5.52% 8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio 22.58% 2.71% 4.64%
Stark County, Ohio 17.17% 0.47% 5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio 6.22% 23.00% 22.43%
Wood County, Ohio 7.99% 4.84% 7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[14][15]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed September 5, 2025
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed September 5, 2025
  3. Ohio Secretary of State, “Election Day Voting,” accessed April 12, 2023
  4. Ohio Secretary of State, “Voter Eligibility & Residency Requirements,” accessed April 12, 2023
  5. Ohio Secretary of State, “Register to Vote and Update Your Registration,” accessed April 6, 2023
  6. Democracy Docket, “Ohio Governor Signs Strict Photo ID Bill Into Law,” January 6, 2023
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 7, 2024
  8. Ohio Secretary of State, "Voter Registration and Information Update Form," accessed November 2, 2024
  9. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  10. Ohio Secretary of State, "Identification requirements," accessed Aprl 6, 2023
  11. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Voting Absentee by Mail," accessed April 6, 2023
  13. Democracy Docket, "Ohio Governor Signs Strict Photo ID Bill Into Law," January 6, 2023
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017