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Joe Blystone
Joe Blystone (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Ohio. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Michael DeWine (R) | 62.4 | 2,580,424 |
 | Nan Whaley (D) | 37.4 | 1,545,489 | |
 | Marshall Usher (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 8,082 | |
 | Tim Grady (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 574 | |
 | Renea Turner (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 231 | |
| Craig Patton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 77 | ||
| Total votes: 4,134,877 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Niel Petersen (Independent)
- F. Patrick Cunnane (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio
Nan Whaley defeated John Cranley in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nan Whaley | 65.0 | 331,014 |
 | John Cranley | 35.0 | 178,132 | |
| Total votes: 509,146 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Ohio
Incumbent Richard Michael DeWine defeated Jim Renacci, Joe Blystone, and Ron Hood in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Michael DeWine | 48.1 | 519,594 |
 | Jim Renacci | 28.0 | 302,494 | |
 | Joe Blystone | 21.8 | 235,584 | |
 | Ron Hood | 2.1 | 22,411 | |
| Total votes: 1,080,083 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Niel Petersen (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Blystone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Blystone's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Joe Blystone cares passionately about Ohio’s future. Joe built the path to his American Dream – and is dedicated to make sure every Ohioan can too. He is going above and beyond to take the next step in protecting the American Dream in Ohio. Joe believes our freedoms are at stake and now is time we take them back. He wants to restore the freedoms our overreaching government has taken away. Joe promises to make Ohio a more affordable state to live in and friendly to large and small businesses! Joe knows he is the right leader for Ohio and will put Ohioans first every day. He knows what Ohioans truly want and need. Ohio will be revitalized, and Joe Blystone will get it done. The future of Ohio depends on the strength of Ohioans!! It is time to strengthen Ohio and put conservative values back in the people’s house! [1] |
” |
| —Joe Blystone[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Blystone's campaign website, “Home,” accessed February 24, 2022
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