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Ohio Attorney General election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)

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Election details
Filing deadline: February 2, 2022
Primary: May 3, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Dave Yost (Republican)
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Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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A Republican Party primary took place on May 3, 2022, in Ohio to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

Incumbent Dave Yost advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Ohio.

This page focuses on Ohio's Republican Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Ohio's Democratic Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Ohio

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
870,124

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 870,124
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Campaign data

Campaign finance

State profile

Demographic data for Ohio
 OhioU.S.
Total population:11,605,090316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):40,8613,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:82.4%73.6%
Black/African American:12.2%12.6%
Asian:1.9%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,429$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio

Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Ohio, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Ohio's 1st Steve Chabot Ends.png Republican D+2
Ohio's 2nd Brad Wenstrup Ends.png Republican R+25
Ohio's 3rd Joyce Beatty Electiondot.png Democratic D+20
Ohio's 4th Jim Jordan Ends.png Republican R+20
Ohio's 5th Bob Latta Ends.png Republican R+15
Ohio's 6th Bill Johnson Ends.png Republican R+16
Ohio's 7th Open Ends.png Republican R+7
Ohio's 8th Warren Davidson Ends.png Republican R+14
Ohio's 9th Marcy Kaptur Electiondot.png Democratic R+3
Ohio's 10th Mike Turner Ends.png Republican R+4
Ohio's 11th Shontel Brown Electiondot.png Democratic D+28
Ohio's 12th Troy Balderson Ends.png Republican R+18
Ohio's 13th Open Electiondot.png Democratic R+1
Ohio's 14th David Joyce Ends.png Republican R+9
Ohio's 15th Mike Carey Ends.png Republican R+6


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Ohio[2]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Ohio's 1st 53.5% 45.0%
Ohio's 2nd 26.7% 72.0%
Ohio's 3rd 71.1% 27.4%
Ohio's 4th 31.4% 67.1%
Ohio's 5th 35.8% 62.6%
Ohio's 6th 35.0% 63.7%
Ohio's 7th 44.8% 54.0%
Ohio's 8th 38.3% 60.3%
Ohio's 9th 47.7% 50.6%
Ohio's 10th 47.4% 50.9%
Ohio's 11th 78.3% 20.7%
Ohio's 12th 33.8% 64.7%
Ohio's 13th 50.7% 47.9%
Ohio's 14th 41.9% 56.8%
Ohio's 15th 45.8% 52.6%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 43.4% of Ohioans lived in one of the state's 71 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 37.7% lived in one of six Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Ohio was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Ohio following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Ohio presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 12 Democratic wins
  • 19 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D D R R R D D D R D R R R D R R D R R R D D R R D D R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Ohio

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Ohio.

U.S. Senate election results in Ohio
Race Winner Runner up
2018 53.5%Democratic Party 46.6%Republican Party
2016 58.0%Republican Party 37.1%Democratic Party
2012 50.7%Democratic Party 44.7%Republican Party
2010 57.3%Republican Party 39.0%Democratic Party
2006 56.2%Democratic Party 43.8%Republican Party
Average 55.1 42.2

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Ohio

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Ohio.

Gubernatorial election results in Ohio
Race Winner Runner up
2018 50.4%Republican Party 46.7%Democratic Party
2014 63.6%Republican Party 33.0%Democratic Party
2010 49.0%Republican Party 47.0%Democratic Party
2006 60.5%Democratic Party 36.7%Republican Party
2002 57.8%Republican Party 38,3%Democratic Party
Average 56.3 40.9

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Ohio's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Ohio, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 1 4 5
Republican 1 12 13
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 16 18

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Ohio's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Ohio, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Richard Michael DeWine
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Jon Husted
Secretary of State Republican Party Frank LaRose
Attorney General Republican Party Dave Yost

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Ohio General Assembly as of November 2022.

Ohio State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 8
     Republican Party 25
     Vacancies 0
Total 33

Ohio House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 35
     Republican Party 64
     Vacancies 0
Total 99

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Ohio was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Ohio and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Ohio
Ohio United States
Population 11,799,448 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 40,858 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 80.5% 70.4%
Black/African American 12.4% 12.6%
Asian 2.3% 5.6%
Native American 0.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 1.1% 5.1%
Multiple 3.6% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 3.9% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 90.8% 88.5%
College graduation rate 28.9% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $58,116 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 13.6% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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