2022 Ohio Attorney General election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Dave Yost Jeffrey Crossman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,484,753 1,647,644
Percentage 60.1% 39.9%
Yost:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Crossman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes
Attorney General before election

Dave Yost
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

Dave Yost
Republican

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

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Dave Yost
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yost (incumbent) 870,124 100.00
Total votes 870,124 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Jeffrey Crossman
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey Crossman 433,014 100.00
Total votes 433,014 100.00

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[9] Safe R November 1, 2022

Endorsements

Dave Yost (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Jeffrey Crossman (D)
Organizations

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Dave
Yost (R)		 Jeffrey
Crossman (D)		 Other Undecided
The Trafalgar Group August 16–18, 2022 1,087 (LV) ± 2.9% 53% 37% 10%

Results

2022 Ohio Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "Endorsement of Attorney General Dave Yost". www.donaldjtrump.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Election Night Reporting". Ohio Secretary of State. Ohio Decides. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Tobias, Andrew J. (December 16, 2021). "Parma state Rep. Jeff Crossman announces run for Ohio attorney general". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races". Ohio Democratic Party. Columbus, Ohio. March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Young Democrats make endorsement in Portage, statewide races". March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Dave Yost for Ohio attorney general: Endorsement editorial". October 30, 2022.
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