Tim Ryan defeated Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson in the Democratic primary for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat on May 3, 2022. Harper and Ryan received the most media attention. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, did not run for re-election.^[1]

At the time of the primary election, Harper was an attorney and former advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Harper ran on a plan she said would create 600,000 clean energy jobs, and would also include federal $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, Medicare for All, and full student loan debt forgiveness.^[2] Harper told The New York Times that her campaign aimed to mobilize Black, women, and young voters.^[3] In 2020, Harper ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House in District 3 against U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D).

Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 2002. Ryan campaigned on a range of economic issues, including revitalizing the state's manufacturing industry, a federal $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, renegotiating existing foreign trade deals, and expanding affordable healthcare.^[4] According to the Dayton Daily News, Ryan's campaign focused primarily on blue-collar workers and issues.^[5] Ryan was re-elected to represent District 13 in 2020 following an unsuccessful presidential campaign.

Donald Trump won Ohio by eight percentage points in 2016 and 2020. Portman won re-election in 2016 by 19 percentage points. Sherrod Brown (D), Ohio's other U.S. Senator, last won re-election in 2018 by seven percentage points.

Morgan Harper (D) and Traci Johnson (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.

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Candidates and election results

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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 517,497
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Morgan Harper

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "My name is Morgan Harper and I am a consumer protection attorney, community organizer, and candidate to represent all of Ohio in the United States Senate in 2022. My story is Ohio’s story. I was born at The Ohio State University Hospital. For the first nine months of my life, I lived in a foster home before being adopted and raised on the east side of Columbus by a Public Schools teacher. My mother, an immigrant from Trinidad, supported me and my brother while facing constant financial stress throughout our childhood having gone through a bitter divorce. I received financial aid with help from the Ron Brown Scholar Program to graduate from Tufts (BA), Princeton (MA) and Stanford (JD). I went on to clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, worked as a paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission and served as a Senior Advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under the Obama Administration protecting consumers against predatory corporations. I am also the co-founder of Columbus Stand Up! a grassroots community organization that mobilized volunteers across Central Ohio in response to the pandemic going door to door delivering 30,000 masks, driving voters to polls during the 2020 election and transporting hundreds of people to their Covid-19 vaccine appointments. I’m running to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate to get political and economic power back on the side of working people."

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Morganizing communities left behind to get economic and political power back on our side.

I'm not a politician.

I don't take money from special interests.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Ohio in 2022.

Traci Johnson

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I was raised in Toledo, Ohio, to Ellen a single mother, I am the oldest daughter of four children and the first in my family to graduate from college. My Mother was passionate teacher, after 30 years of service she retired and lived with me for the past 15 years and she passed away recently at the age of 91. During my journey as her caregiver, I continued my community activism(voting right, women’s right to choose criminal justice reform), For the past 20 years I’ve been an Elected Ward Committee Women, started a successful information technology company and invested the fruits to help my niece and nephew graduate from college I watched my mother struggle like most Ohioans to feed her family, pay, rent and buy gas. That why we must get people back to work a livable wage – I will invest in Upskilling people through apprenticeship, training and development program so they can reenter the job market at a higher salaries and get Ohioans back to work in Technology, Clean Energy and Manufacturing jobs . As a business owner, money is our oxygen, and I will focus on new lending and investment capital for small businesses, expanding access to low cost loans to expand and grow and sustain our businesses. I will make education a priority, cancel student loan debt and guarantee affordable high speed internet across our State. "

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Ohio is now dangerously divided, as is our nation – we have to come together to get things done. You deserve a leader that can restore trust and faith in government, focus on what unites us not divides us and work together to reimagine an American Democracy that works for all.

I watched my mother struggle like most Ohioans to feed her family, pay, rent and buy gas. That why we must get people back to work in industries Renewable energy industry that includes solar, wind, geothermal, Biomass, hydropower. Advanced transportation hybrid cars and electric vehicles. Technology, Intel helped build $20 billion chip plant with 10,000 jobs, Manufacturing job in robotics, welding and automation.

Our prison population behind bars are dispro¬por¬tion¬ately Black and Hispanic people, we must reform our criminal justice system that works for the wealthy and penalizes the poor, work to Pass George Floyd Justice in Police Reform Act, invest in a system that operates fairly and ensures the dignity and humanity; eliminate racial profiling; focus police brutality, reduce recidivism and have rehabilitation that works so people can have a second chance.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Ohio in 2022.

Tim Ryan

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office:

U.S. House Ohio District 13 (Assumed office: 2003)
Ohio State Senate (2000-2002)

Biography: Ryan received a bachelor's degree in political science from Bowling Green State University and his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Ryan worked as the chairman of Earning by Learning and aide to U.S. Rep. Jim Traficant.

Key Messages

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Ryan's campaign launch video focused on economic issues, including revitalized manufacturing in the state, clean energy jobs, and rebuilding the middle class.

Ryan supported lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60, allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, and create a public option for healthcare.

Ryan highlighted his upbringing in Ohio and said that the U.S. needed to tighten its trade relations with China to bring manufacturing jobs back to the state.

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Sources: Twitter, "Tim Ryan on April 26, 2021," accessed February 14, 2022 ; Tim Ryan's 2022 campaign website, "Investing in Affordable Health Care for All Ohioans," accessed February 14, 2022 ; NPR, "In Ohio's Senate race, Democrat Ryan hopes to beat the odds with a pitch to workers," February 4, 2022; United States House of Representatives, "About Congressman Tim Ryan," accessed February 14, 2022

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Morgan Harper (D)

Morganizing communities left behind to get economic and political power back on our side.

I'm not a politician.

I don't take money from special interests.

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Traci Johnson (D)

Ohio is now dangerously divided, as is our nation – we have to come together to get things done. You deserve a leader that can restore trust and faith in government, focus on what unites us not divides us and work together to reimagine an American Democracy that works for all.

I watched my mother struggle like most Ohioans to feed her family, pay, rent and buy gas. That why we must get people back to work in industries Renewable energy industry that includes solar, wind, geothermal, Biomass, hydropower. Advanced transportation hybrid cars and electric vehicles. Technology, Intel helped build $20 billion chip plant with 10,000 jobs, Manufacturing job in robotics, welding and automation.

Our prison population behind bars are dispro¬por¬tion¬ately Black and Hispanic people, we must reform our criminal justice system that works for the wealthy and penalizes the poor, work to Pass George Floyd Justice in Police Reform Act, invest in a system that operates fairly and ensures the dignity and humanity; eliminate racial profiling; focus police brutality, reduce recidivism and have rehabilitation that works so people can have a second chance.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Morgan Harper (D)

Universal Healthcare

Big Pharma and Big Insurance pay billions lobbying Congress to keep healthcare costs high and healthcare outcomes low. To ensure coverage and control costs, we must implement universal healthcare through Medicare for All – including mental healthcare, addiction treatment, and universal reproductive care.

Financial Freedom for Working Families It’s long past time for a federal $15/hr minimum wage. And at this point, that really is the minimum. With rising costs of living around the country, we need to make sure that we are paying workers a real living wage.

Made Clean in Ohio

We can create as many as 600,000 jobs in 10 years in Ohio in the clean energy economy, by bringing together responsible companies, unions, and innovation labs with massive R&D and manufacturing scale-up funding.

Traci Johnson (D)

I am pro-choice and I support women’s health and reproductive rights including access to safe and legal abortions. All across the U.S. our rights are under attack by bills limiting our right to choice and attempting to criminalize abortion and its providers. As a former NARAL PAC President, long time advocate for reproductive rights high-quality access to health care services, every women’s has fundamental and constitutional right to privacy, no should be able to tell a women what to do with her body My body my choice

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Morgan Harper (D)

Do what you say.

Don't take money from corporations or lobbyists.

Self-impose term limits.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Morgan Harper (D)

Ohio took care of me as a newborn with an uncertain future. The community found me a foster home as an infant, and a family to raise me in a union household. I got a good education and seized every opportunity afforded to me so I could live out my God-given potential. But Ohio has changed and the possibility of my story being everyone’s story has slipped away.

I grew up in a broken home but Ohio came through for me.

Taking care of the place that took care of me is the only thing I care about.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Traci Johnson (D)

Commitment, Empathy, Service, Honesty, Patience, Resilience, Authenticity, Accountability and Respect.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Morgan Harper (D)

I was born at The Ohio State University Hospital. For the first nine months of my life, I lived in a foster home before being adopted and raised on the east side of Columbus by a Public Schools teacher. My mother, an immigrant from Trinidad, supported me and my brother while facing constant financial stress throughout our childhood having gone through a bitter divorce.

Traci Johnson (D)

Running for the U.S. Senate, I am running for the United States Senate because Ohio need a strong advocated for workers rights, women’s right to choice, who will stand up for America’s middle-class, work to eliminate voter suppression, address criminal justice reform, focus on Public Funded Childcare for parents so we can get people back to work with more money in their pockets.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Morgan Harper (D)

I was a Law Clerk for the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Ohio for one year.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Morgan Harper (D)

Another Country.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Morgan Harper (D)

Ultralight Beam

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Morgan Harper (D)

Economic inequality where the middle and working class do not earn enough money to live.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Morgan Harper (D)

As a Senator, I’ll fight to term-limit Congress, and regardless of the outcome, I will only serve two terms.

Traci Johnson (D)

I support term limits because entrenched leaders become career politician that lack new ideas and creative thinking .We want to hear from new voices and have new ideas emerge. New leaders with new experiences and fresh ideas. When you are and career politician you spend too much time fundraising and not enough time governing or engaging with the people because their number one concern is their reelection, they become less connected, accountable, responsive to the people they represent.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Morgan Harper (D)

No.

What do you think of the filibuster?

Morgan Harper (D)

Abolish it.

Traci Johnson (D)

Filibuster has been historically used to block social justice reform and delay civil right black. The filibuster has been used prevent Anti lynching, civil rights bills, fair employment and most recently the John Lewis voting rights act. Because of its racially motivated past it should be eliminated but this is proven to be a difficult task due number of votes needed. So must chip away at the filibuster through exceptions and rule changes as we are working towards its full and total elimination.

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Election competitiveness

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General election race ratings

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Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Ohio, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
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Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[12] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[13] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Morgan Harper	Democratic Party	$1,318,601	$1,312,714	$5,888	As of December 31, 2022
Traci Johnson	Democratic Party	$3,909	$8,934	$-5,024	As of November 8, 2022
Tim Ryan	Democratic Party	$57,770,820	$57,714,280	$56,540	As of December 31, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

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Election context

Election history

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Ohio

Incumbent Sherrod Brown defeated Jim Renacci in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sherrod Brown (D)	53.4	2,355,923
	Jim Renacci (R)	46.6	2,053,963
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1,012

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,410,898 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Bruce Jaynes (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Incumbent Sherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sherrod Brown	100.0	613,373

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 613,373
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Jim Renacci defeated Mike Gibbons, Melissa Ackison, Dan Kiley, and Don Eckhart in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Renacci	47.3	363,622
		Mike Gibbons	31.7	243,426
		Melissa Ackison	13.1	100,543
	Submit photo	Dan Kiley	4.0	30,684
		Don Eckhart	3.9	29,796

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 768,071
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Josh Mandel (R)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2016

In one of Ballotpedia’s races to watch, incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R) won re-election, defeating former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D), Joseph DeMare (G), Thomas William Connors (I), and Scott Rupert (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016.

In his victory speech, Portman said, “Americans don’t want to just rewind the tape and live through four more years of the same tired and self-defeating routine. They expect better...we are capable of better. There will never be a better moment than now to stop the dysfunction in Washington and find that common ground.”^[17]

In its analysis of the election results, Cleveland.com said Portman "ran one of the best campaigns in the country this year, both in strategy and execution." The analysis said Portman was especially effective in his interactions with the Donald Trump presidential campaign. The article also said Strickland had faced challenges raising funds, saying, "he wasn't used to having to raise so much cash."^[18]

The Wall Street Journal predicted that Portman’s get out the vote effort in Ohio would provide “reverse political coattails, with big stakes for Mr. Trump. Ohio has backed the presidential winners in the past 13 elections, and no Republican in modern history has won the White House without capturing Ohio.” Portman did indeed help Trump secure victory in Ohio. Portman won 58.3 percent of the vote, while Trump won 52.1 percent, a 6.2 percent difference.^[19]

**U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rob Portman Incumbent	58%	3,118,567
	Democratic	Ted Strickland	37.2%	1,996,908
	Independent	Thomas William Connors	1.7%	93,041
	Green	Joseph DeMare	1.6%	88,246
	Independent	Scott Rupert	1.4%	77,291
	N/A	Write-in	0%	111
Total Votes				5,374,164
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rob Portman Incumbent	82.2%	1,336,686
Don Elijah Eckhart	17.8%	290,268
Total Votes		1,626,954
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ted Strickland	65%	742,676
P.G. Sittenfeld	22.3%	254,232
Kelli Prather	12.7%	144,945
Total Votes		1,141,853
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012

On November 6, 2012, incumbent Sherrod Brown (D) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Josh Mandel (R) and Scott Rupert (I) in the general election.

**U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2012**
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"

**United States Senate Democratic Primary, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown	100%	522,827
Total Votes				522,827
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

**United States Senate Republican Primary, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh Mandel	63%	586,556
	Republican	Michael Pryce	14.2%	132,205
	Republican	Donna Glisman	12.4%	115,621
	Republican	David Dodt	5.2%	47,933
	Republican	Eric Gregory	5.1%	47,740
	Republican	Russell Bliss	0.1%	644
Total Votes				930,699
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2010
On November 2, 2010, Rob Portman (R) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Lee Fisher (D), Michael L. Pryce (I), Eric W. Deaton (Constitution), Daniel H. LaBotz (Socialist), and Arthur T. Sullivan (I) in the general election.^[20]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rob Portman	56.8%	2,168,742
	Democratic	Lee Fisher	39.4%	1,503,297
	Independent	Michael L. Pryce	1.3%	50,101
	Constitution	Eric W. Deaton	1.7%	65,856
	Socialist	Daniel H. LaBotz	0.7%	26,454
	N/A	Arthur T. Sullivan	0%	648
Total Votes				3,815,098

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2006
On November 7, 2006, Brown won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mike DeWine (R) and Richard Duncan (Write-in) in the general election.^[21]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Sherrod Brown	56.2%	2,257,369
	Republican	Mike DeWine	43.8%	1,761,037
	Write–in	Richard Duncan	0%	830
Total Votes				4,019,236

2004
On November 2, 2004, George V. Voinovich (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Eric D. Fingerhut (D) and Helen Myers (Write-In) in the general election.^[22]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George V. Voinovich incumbent	63.8%	3,464,356
	Democratic	Eric Fingerhut	36.1%	1,961,171
	N/A	Helen Myers	0%	296
Total Votes				5,425,823

2000
On November 7, 2000, Mike DeWine (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ted Celeste (D), John R. McAlister (L) and John A Eastman (Natural Law) in the general election.^[23]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike DeWine incumbent	59.9%	2,665,512
	Democratic	Ted Celeste	35.9%	1,595,066
	Libertarian	John R. McAlister	2.6%	116,724
	Natural Law	John A. Eastman	1.6%	70,713
	N/A	Write-in	0%	786
Total Votes				4,448,801

1998
On November 3, 1998, George V. Voinovich (R) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mary O. Boyle (D) in the general election.^[24]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George V. Voinovich	56.5%	1,922,087
	Democrat	Mary O. Boyle	43.5%	1,482,054
	N/A	Write-in	0%	210
Total Votes				3,404,351

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Ohio	U.S. Senate	Major parties	1,000	$150.00	2/2/2022	Source
Ohio	U.S. Senate	Minor parties	500	$150.00	2/2/2022	Source
Ohio	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	5,000	$150.00	5/2/2022	Source

Election analysis

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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

	2024 → ← 2018
U.S. Senate, Ohio
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: February 2, 2022
	Primary: May 3, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent:; Rob Portman (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Voting in Ohio
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Lean Republican; Inside Elections: Lean Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
	U.S. Senate, Ohio; U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th; Ohio elections, 2022; U.S. Congress elections, 2022; U.S. Senate elections, 2022; U.S. House elections, 2022; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

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	Republican	D+2
Ohio's 2nd	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	R+25
Ohio's 3rd	Joyce Beatty	Democratic	D+20
Ohio's 4th	Jim Jordan	Republican	R+20
Ohio's 5th	Bob Latta	Republican	R+15
Ohio's 6th	Bill Johnson	Republican	R+16
Ohio's 7th	Open	Republican	R+7
Ohio's 8th	Warren Davidson	Republican	R+14
Ohio's 9th	Marcy Kaptur	Democratic	R+3
Ohio's 10th	Mike Turner	Republican	R+4
Ohio's 11th	Shontel Brown	Democratic	D+28
Ohio's 12th	Troy Balderson	Republican	R+18
Ohio's 13th	Open	Democratic	R+1
Ohio's 14th	David Joyce	Republican	R+9
Ohio's 15th	Mike Carey	Republican	R+6

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Ohio^[25]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
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:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

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.

Ohio county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	71	43.4%
Solid Democratic	6	37.7%
Trending Republican	8	9.7%
New Republican	2	4.6%
Battleground Democratic	1	4.6%
Total voted Democratic	7	42.3%
Total voted Republican	81	57.7%

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%	46.6%
2016	58.0%	37.1%
2012	50.7%	44.7%
2010	57.3%	39.0%
2006	56.2%	43.8%
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%	46.7%
2014	63.6%	33.0%
2010	49.0%	47.0%
2006	60.5%	36.7%
2002	57.8%	38,3%
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	Richard Michael DeWine
Lieutenant Governor	Jon Husted
Secretary of State	Frank LaRose
Attorney General	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	11,536,504	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	40,858	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	81.3%	72.5%
Black/African American	12.4%	12.7%
Asian	2.2%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1%	4.9%
Multiple	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	3.8%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	90.4%	88%
College graduation rate	28.3%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$56,602	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	14%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.

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Footnotes

↑ Rob Portman: United States Senator for Ohio, "Portman Statement on Political Future," January 25, 2021
↑ Morgan Harper's 2022 campaign website, "Jobs plan," accessed February 15, 2022
↑ The New York Times, "Progressive Democrat Enters Ohio’s Senate Race, Challenging Tim Ryan," August 18, 2021
↑ Tim Ryan's 2022 campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 15, 2022
↑ Dayton Daily News, "Democrat Tim Ryan campaigns in Butler Co., seeks to fill Portman’s Senate post," February 24, 2021
↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Portman win in Ohio helps GOP keep control of U.S. Senate," accessed November 15, 2016
↑ Cleveland.com, "Four reasons Rob Portman beat Ted Strickland in Ohio's U.S. Senate race," November 8, 2016
↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Rob Portman May Provide Reverse Coattails for Donald Trump in Ohio," accessed October 17, 2016
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed June 5, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)

[1] Rob Portman: United States Senator for Ohio, "Portman Statement on Political Future," January 25, 2021

[2] Morgan Harper's 2022 campaign website, "Jobs plan," accessed February 15, 2022

[3] The New York Times, "Progressive Democrat Enters Ohio’s Senate Race, Challenging Tim Ryan," August 18, 2021

[4] Tim Ryan's 2022 campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 15, 2022

[5] Dayton Daily News, "Democrat Tim Ryan campaigns in Butler Co., seeks to fill Portman’s Senate post," February 24, 2021

[6] For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.

[7] Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016

[8] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[9] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[10] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[11] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[12] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[13] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[definition-14] OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021

[stats-15] OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021

[16] National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021

[17] The Columbus Dispatch, "Portman win in Ohio helps GOP keep control of U.S. Senate," accessed November 15, 2016

[18] Cleveland.com, "Four reasons Rob Portman beat Ted Strickland in Ohio's U.S. Senate race," November 8, 2016

[19] The Wall Street Journal, "Rob Portman May Provide Reverse Coattails for Donald Trump in Ohio," accessed October 17, 2016

[20] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013

[21] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed June 5, 2013

[22] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013

[23] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013

[24] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013

[25] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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

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