2022 Ohio Attorney General election
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County results Yost: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Crossman: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of the state of Ohio. David Yost was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic opponent Jeffrey Crossman by a comfortable 20 percentage points. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Ohio.
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Endorsements[edit]
Dave Yost
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[2]
- Organizations
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Yost (incumbent) | 870,124 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 870,124 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Jeffrey Crossman, state representative from the 15th district[5]
Endorsements[edit]
Jeffrey Crossman
- Organizations
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeffrey Crossman | 433,014 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 433,014 | 100.00 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
Elections Daily[9] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Endorsements[edit]
Dave Yost (R)
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[2]
- Organizations
- Ohio Republican Party[3]
- American Conservative Union[10]
- Newspapers
Jeffrey Crossman (D)
- Organizations
Polling[edit]
- Graphical summary
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dave Yost (R) |
Jeffrey Crossman (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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The Trafalgar Group | August 16–18, 2022 | 1,087 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 53% | 37% | 10% |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dave Yost (incumbent) | 2,484,753 | 60.13% | +7.97 | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Crossman | 1,647,644 | 39.87% | -7.97 | |
Total votes | 4,132,397 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
References[edit]
- ^ Richardson, Seth A. (February 1, 2021). "Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces he will run for re-election instead of U.S. Senate". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Endorsement of Attorney General Dave Yost". www.donaldjtrump.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Election Night Reporting". Ohio Secretary of State. Ohio Decides. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (December 16, 2021). "Parma state Rep. Jeff Crossman announces run for Ohio attorney general". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races". Ohio Democratic Party. Columbus, Ohio. March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Young Democrats make endorsement in Portage, statewide races". March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Dave Yost for Ohio Attorney General". American Conservative Union. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Dave Yost for Ohio attorney general: Endorsement editorial". October 30, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites