2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.
2022 Ohio gubernatorial election
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Turnout52.32%[1] Decrease 5.2pp
 
Nominee Mike DeWine Nan Whaley
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jon Husted Cheryl Stephens
Popular vote 2,580,424 1,545,489
Percentage 62.41% 37.38%
DeWine:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Whaley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No votes
Governor before election

Mike DeWine
Republican

Elected Governor

Mike DeWine
Republican

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The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, with 62.4% of the vote.[2] DeWine's 25-point victory marked the continuation of a trend in which every incumbent Republican governor of Ohio since 1994 has won re-election by a double-digit margin.

This was the first time since 1994 in which Trumbull and Mahoning counties have gone to the Republican candidate with over 60% of the vote. Hamilton County also voted Republican in a statewide election for the first time since Ohio's 2016 United States Senate election, which incumbent Republican Rob Portman also won by over 20 points and nearly 60% of the vote.

Republican primary

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Former U.S. representative Jim Renacci challenged DeWine in the primary.

Incumbent governor Mike DeWine faced backlash from Republicans due to having implemented strict COVID-19 restrictions, such as a statewide stay at home order and mask mandates.[3][4][5] Due to this, on April 30, 2021, farmer Joe Blystone became the first candidate to announce a primary challenge to DeWine. On June 9, former U.S. representative Jim Renacci also announced a run, later being followed up by former state representative Ron Hood.[6][7][8] As a result, DeWine became the first incumbent Ohio governor to face a primary challenger since Jim Rhodes in 1978 and the first to have multiple challengers since Michael Disalle in 1962. Initial polling showed Renacci in the lead; however, his lead soon evaporated, as DeWine attempted to appeal to conservatives angry with his COVID-19 response by attacking President Joe Biden's policies and signing constitutional carry into law, allowing permitless carry of firearms.[9][10][11] Incumbent governors rarely ever lose their primaries. Ultimately, DeWine prevailed in the primary election on May 3; however, he only won with a plurality of the vote, which suggests that he could have lost had his opponents not split the vote.[12]

Candidates

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Nominated

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Mike DeWine
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Jim Renacci
State representatives
  • John Becker, former state representative from the 65th district (2013–2020)[40]
  • Jennifer Gross, state representative from the 52nd district (2021–present)[40]
  • Ron Maag, former state representative from the 62nd district (2013–2016) and the 35th district (2009–2013)[40]
  • Seth Morgan, former state representative from the 36th district (2009–2011)[41]
  • Nino Vitale, state representative from the 85th district (2015–present)[41]
  • Scott Wiggam, state representative from the 1st district (2017–present)[40]
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Organizations

Polling

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Graphical summary
Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Joe
Blystone 		Mike
DeWine 		Jim
Renacci 		Other
[a] 		Margin
Real Clear Politics February 25 – May 1, 2022 May 2, 2022 16.5% 48.0% 31.0% 4.5% DeWine +17.0
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Joe
Blystone 		Mike
DeWine 		Ron
Hood 		Jim
Renacci 		Other Undecided
The Trafalgar Group (R) April 29 – May 1, 2022 1,081 (LV) ± 3.0% 19% 47% 2% 27% – 5%
Emerson College April 28–29, 2022 885 (LV) ± 3.2% 12% 45% 2% 30% – 12%
Fox News April 20–24, 2022 906 (LV) ± 3.0% 19% 43% – 24% 1% 12%
The Trafalgar Group (R) April 13–14, 2022 1,078 (LV) ± 3.0% 24% 40% 2% 26% – 10%
University of Akron February 17 – March 15, 2022 – (LV) – – 51% – 23% 10% 17%
Fox News March 2–6, 2022 918 (LV) ± 3.0% 21% 50% – 18% <1% 10%
Emerson College February 25–26, 2022 410 (LV) ± 4.8% 20% 34% 0% 9% – 36%
The Trafalgar Group (R) February 1–4, 2022 1,066 (LV) ± 3.0% 20% 41% – 23% – 16%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] January 25–26, 2022 626 (LV) ± 3.9% – 38% – 33% – 29%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[B] January 11–13, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% – 38% – 46% – 16%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[B] May 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% – 34% – 42% – 24%

Results

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Results by county:
  DeWine
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Renacci
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Blystone
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[49][50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
519,594 48.11%
Republican
302,494 28.01%
Republican
  • Joe Blystone
  • Jeremiah Workman
 235,584 21.81%
Republican
22,411 2.07%
Total votes 1,080,083 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley finished second in the primary.

Candidates

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Nominated

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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John Cranley
State senators
State representatives
Individuals
Newspapers
Nan Whaley
U.S. senators
State senators
State representatives
Local officials
Individuals
  • Joe Rugola, Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE)[65]
Unions
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		John
Cranley 		Nan
Whaley 		Other Undecided
University of Akron February 17 – March 15, 2022 – (LV) – 18% 23% 6% 54%
Emerson College February 25–26, 2022 313 (LV) ± 5.5% 16% 16% – 69%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) Archived January 24, 2022, at the Wayback Machine[C] January 17–19, 2022 670 (LV) ± 3.8% 20% 33% – 48%

Results

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Results by county:
  Whaley
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Cranley
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[49][50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
331,014 65.01%
Democratic
178,132 34.99%
Total votes 509,146 100.0%

Independents

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Candidates

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  • Timothy Grady (write-in)[71]
    • Running mate: Dayna Bickley
  • Craig Patton (write-in)[71]
    • Running mate: Collin Cook
  • Renea Turner (write-in)[71]
    • Running mate: Adina Pelletier
  • Marshall Usher (write-in)[71]
    • Running mate: Shannon Walker

Disqualified

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  • F. Patrick Cunnane
    • Running mate: Mary Cunnane
  • Niel Petersen, pastor from Huber Heights[72]
    • Running mate: Michael V Stewart

Endorsements

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Timothy Grady
Activists

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[74] Solid R September 29, 2022
Inside Elections[75] Solid R July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[76] Safe R June 2, 2022
Politico[77] Solid R November 3, 2022
RCP[78] Safe R October 20, 2022
Fox News[79] Likely R May 12, 2022
538[80] Solid R July 31, 2022
Elections Daily[81] Safe R November 7, 2022

Endorsements

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Mike DeWine (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
State officials
Local officials
State senators
Individuals
Newspapers
Labor unions
Organizations
Nan Whaley (D)
U.S. senators
State senators
State representatives
Local officials
Individuals
  • Joe Rugola, Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE)[65]
Newspapers
Unions
Organizations

Polling

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Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Mike
DeWine (R) 		Nan
Whaley (D) 		Undecided
[c] 		Margin
Real Clear Politics October 7–22, 2022 October 25, 2022 55.8% 37.5% 6.7% DeWine +18.3
FiveThirtyEight August 16 – October 25, 2022 October 25, 2022 55.5% 36.1% 8.4% DeWine +19.3
Average 55.6% 36.8% 7.6% DeWine +18.8
Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Mike
DeWine (R) 		Nan
Whaley (D) 		Other Undecided
Civiqs November 4–7, 2022 716 (LV) ± 4.1% 53% 39% 6%[d] 2%
Research Co. November 4–6, 2022 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 57% 37% – 6%
Targoz Market Research November 2–6, 2022 505 (LV) ± 4.3% 62% 32% 5%[e] –
The Trafalgar Group (R) November 3–5, 2022 1,123 (LV) ± 2.9% 59% 34% – 8%
Data for Progress (D) November 2–5, 2022 1,413 (LV) ± 3.0% 62% 38% – –
Cygnal (R) November 1–3, 2022 1,498 (LV) ± 2.5% 56% 37% – 7%
Remington Research Group (R) November 1–2, 2022 1,125 (LV) ± 2.8% 58% 35% – 7%
Emerson College October 30 – November 1, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 55% 34% 5%[f] 7%
Cygnal (R) October 29 – November 1, 2022 1,520 (LV) ± 2.5% 56% 36% – 8%
Cygnal (R) October 26–30, 2022 1,510 (LV) ± 2.5% 56% 36% – 9%
Cygnal (R) October 24–28, 2022 1,776 (LV) ± 2.3% 56% 35% – 9%
Cygnal (R) October 22–26, 2022 1,817 (LV) ± 2.3% 56% 35% – 9%
Cygnal (R) October 20–24, 2022 1,886 (LV) ± 2.3% 55% 37% – 8%
Baldwin Wallace University October 20–23, 2022 1,068 (LV) ± 3.5% 57% 40% – 3%
Cygnal (R) October 18–22, 2022 1,547 (LV) ± 2.5% 55% 37% – 8%
Marist College October 17–20, 2022 1,141 (RV) ± 3.9% 53% 40% 1%[g] 6%
942 (LV) ± 4.3% 54% 41% 1%[h] 3%
Cygnal (R) October 16–20, 2022 1,540 (LV) ± 2.5% 55% 37% – 8%
Siena College October 14–19, 2022 644 (LV) ± 5.1% 58% 34% 3%[i] 6%
Cygnal (R) October 14–18, 2022 1,438 (LV) ± 2.6% 56% 35% – 9%
Ohio Northern University/Lucid October 11–15, 2022 668 (LV) ± 3.8% 60% 29% 1%[j] 10%
Suffolk University October 11–15, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 56% 38% 1%[k] 5%
The Trafalgar Group (R) October 10–12, 2022 1,081 (LV) ± 2.9% 55% 37% – 8%
Data for Progress (D) October 7–12, 2022 1,016 (LV) ± 3.0% 57% 38% – 5%
Cygnal (R)[D] October 6–8, 2022 640 (LV) – 57% 35% – 8%
Emerson College October 6–7, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 36% 6%[l] 8%
Siena College September 18–22, 2022 642 (LV) ± 4.4% 55% 32% 3%[m] 10%
Baldwin Wallace University September 12–15, 2022 855 (LV) ± 4.1% 57% 39% – 4%
Marist College September 12–15, 2022 1,200 (RV) ± 3.6% 55% 37% – 8%
1,009 (LV) ± 3.9% 55% 39% – 6%
Emerson College September 10–13, 2022 1000 (LV) ± 3% 50% 33% 5% 12%
Civiqs September 10–13, 2022 780 (LV) ± 4% 44% 41% 10% 5%
Fallon Research September 6–11, 2022 500 (RV) ± 4.3% 49% 37% – 14%
Suffolk University September 5–7, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 54% 39% – 7%
Echelon Insights August 31 – September 7, 2022 831 (LV) ± 4.3% 54% 35% – 11%
Survey Monkey (D)[E] August 31 – September 2, 2022 987 (RV) ± 3.0% 52% 31% – 17%
519 (LV) ± 3.0% 53% 37% – 10%
The Trafalgar Group (R) August 16–19, 2022 1,087 (LV) ± 2.9% 54% 38% – 8%
Emerson College August 15–16, 2022 925 (LV) ± 3.2% 49% 33% 8% 11%
Lake Research Partners (D)[F] August 4–9, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 44% 43% 8% 5%
Lake Research Partners (D)[F] August 3–9, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 44% 43% 7% 6%
Suffolk University May 22–24, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 45% 30% 11%[n] 13%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 44% 25% 10% 16%
1,160 (LV) ± 2.9% 46% 27% 11% 16%
Hypothetical polling
Mike DeWine vs. John Cranley
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Mike
DeWine (R) 		John
Cranley (D) 		Other Undecided
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 44% 24% 10% 16%
1,160 (LV) ± 2.9% 47% 25% 11% 15%

Results

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2022 Ohio gubernatorial election[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
2,580,424 62.41% +12.02%
Democratic
1,545,489 37.38% −9.30%
Write-in 8,964 0.22% N/A
Total votes 4,134,877 100.0%
Turnout 4,201,368 52.32%
Registered electors 8,029,950
Republican hold

According to a survey conducted by NORC for Fox News and the Associated Press, most white people (68% to 32%), Latinos (64% to 33%), and other minorities (60% to 36%) voted for DeWine, while most African Americans voted for Whaley (73% to 27%).[91]

By county

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County Mike DeWine
Republican 		Nan Whaley
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Adams 7,348 83.83% 1,395 15.92% 22 0.25% 5,953 67.91% 8,765
Allen 25,461 77.97% 6,835 20.93% 360 1.10% 18,626 57.04% 32,656
Ashland 14,510 79.10% 3,729 20.33% 105 0.57% 10,781 58.77% 18,344
Ashtabula 20,903 68.16% 9,621 31.37% 142 0.46% 11,282 36.79% 30,666
Athens 8,920 46.63% 10,155 53.08% 55 0.29% -1,235 -6.45% 19,130
Auglaize 16,019 85.80% 2,474 13.25% 178 0.96% 13,545 72.55% 18,671
Belmont 16,884 74.74% 5,546 24.55% 161 0.70% 11,338 50.19% 22,591
Brown 11,658 82.42% 2,372 16.77% 114 0.81% 9,286 65.65% 14,144
Butler 90,063 70.12% 38,186 29.73% 199 0.15% 51,877 40.39% 128,448
Carroll 8,074 79.51% 1,969 19.39% 112 1.11% 6,105 60.12% 10,155
Champaign 11,324 78.34% 2,962 20.49% 169 1.17% 8,362 57.85% 14,455
Clark 31,121 70.88% 12,559 28.60% 228 0.51% 18,562 42.28% 43,908
Clermont 59,153 73.54% 20,888 25.97% 395 0.49% 38,265 47.57% 80,436
Clinton 11,479 81.05% 2,583 18.24% 101 0.71% 8,896 62.81% 14,163
Columbiana 28,013 78.93% 7,169 20.20% 311 0.87% 20,844 58.73% 35,493
Coshocton 8,901 78.44% 2,369 20.88% 78 0.69% 6,532 57.56% 11,348
Crawford 11,781 79.43% 2,949 19.88% 101 0.68% 8,832 59.55% 14,831
Cuyahoga 175,697 42.73% 234,076 56.93% 1,389 0.34% -58,379 -14.20% 411,162
Darke 17,278 86.96% 2,464 12.40% 128 0.65% 14,814 74.56% 19,870
Defiance 10,180 75.87% 3,139 23.40% 98 0.73% 7,041 52.47% 13,417
Delaware 62,733 63.49% 35,942 36.37% 137 0.14% 26,791 27.12% 98,812
Erie 18,651 64.31% 10,236 35.30% 113 0.39% 8,415 29.01% 29,000
Fairfield 41,017 69.53% 17,842 30.25% 129 0.22% 23,175 39.28% 58,988
Fayette 6,913 81.88% 1,476 17.48% 54 0.64% 5,437 64.40% 8,443
Franklin 182,914 42.87% 242,332 56.79% 1,464 0.34% -59,418 -13.92% 426,710
Fulton 13,008 79.22% 3,324 20.24% 88 0.53% 9,684 58.98% 16,420
Gallia 7,229 79.72% 1,677 18.49% 162 1.79% 5,552 61.23% 9,068
Geauga 28,931 67.97% 13,344 31.35% 289 0.68% 15,587 36.62% 42,564
Greene 45,787 68.90% 20,565 30.95% 101 0.15% 25,222 37.95% 66,453
Guernsey 9,486 78.04% 2,530 20.81% 139 1.14% 6,956 57.23% 12,155
Hamilton 155,577 51.18% 148,023 48.70% 371 0.12% 7,554 2.48% 303,971
Hancock 20,975 77.07% 6,127 22.51% 114 0.42% 14,848 54.56% 27,216
Hardin 7,210 80.42% 1,717 19.15% 38 0.42% 5,493 61.27% 8,965
Harrison 4,079 78.61% 1,072 20.66% 38 0.73% 3,007 57.95% 5,189
Henry 8,437 80.87% 1,949 18.68% 47 0.45% 6,488 62.19% 10,433
Highland 10,880 83.31% 2,114 16.19% 65 0.50% 8,766 67.12% 13,059
Hocking 7,046 73.83% 2,405 25.20% 92 0.96% 4,641 48.63% 9,543
Holmes 7,262 85.96% 1,115 13.20% 71 0.84% 6,147 72.76% 8,448
Huron 13,904 75.06% 4,464 24.10% 155 0.84% 9,440 50.96% 18,523
Jackson 7,033 79.38% 1,749 19.74% 78 0.88% 5,284 59.64% 8,860
Jefferson 16,929 73.90% 5,855 25.56% 123 0.53% 11,074 48.34% 22,907
Knox 17,349 75.22% 5,525 23.95% 191 0.83% 11,824 51.27% 23,065
Lake 61,121 64.66% 33,098 35.01% 308 0.33% 28,023 29.65% 94,527
Lawrence 13,602 77.86% 3,815 21.84% 52 0.30% 9,787 56.02% 17,469
Licking 46,881 70.54% 19,143 28.80% 439 0.66% 27,738 41.74% 66,463
Logan 13,553 82.05% 2,777 16.81% 188 1.14% 10,776 65.24% 16,518
Lorain 66,289 59.69% 44,314 39.90% 446 0.40% 21,975 19.79% 111,049
Lucas 72,214 54.14% 60,516 45.37% 661 0.50% 11,698 8.77% 133,391
Madison 10,783 76.25% 3,244 22.94% 115 0.81% 7,539 53.31% 14,142
Mahoning 55,676 65.20% 29,444 34.48% 276 0.32% 26,232 30.72% 85,396
Marion 14,263 74.17% 4,818 25.05% 149 0.78% 9,445 49.12% 19,230
Medina 53,498 68.47% 24,034 30.76% 604 0.78% 29,464 37.71% 78,136
Meigs 5,755 78.20% 1,519 20.64% 85 1.15% 4,236 57.56% 7,359
Mercer 15,403 86.89% 2,230 12.58% 104 0.53% 13,173 74.31% 17,727
Miami 33,709 79.46% 8,452 19.92% 261 0.62% 25,257 59.54% 42,422
Monroe 3,793 77.97% 1,022 21.01% 50 1.03% 2,771 56.96% 4,865
Montgomery 110,672 59.05% 76,154 40.63% 603 0.32% 34,518 18.42% 187,429
Morgan 3,808 79.35% 958 19.96% 33 0.69% 2,850 59.39% 4,799
Morrow 10,698 80.52% 2,475 18.63% 113 0.85% 8,223 61.89% 13,286
Muskingum 21,064 76.76% 6,230 22.70% 149 0.54% 14,834 54.06% 27,443
Noble 3,785 81.93% 778 16.84% 57 1.24% 3,007 65.09% 4,620
Ottawa 13,312 71.79% 5,171 27.89% 60 0.32% 8,141 43.90% 18,543
Paulding 5,169 79.58% 1,285 19.78% 41 0.63% 3,884 59.80% 6,495
Perry 9,263 78.31% 2,515 21.26% 50 0.43% 6,748 57.05% 11,828
Pickaway 15,209 77.45% 4,289 21.84% 139 0.71% 10,920 55.61% 19,637
Pike 5,889 75.66% 1,842 23.67% 52 0.67% 4,047 51.99% 7,783
Portage 37,634 62.15% 22,665 37.43% 255 0.42% 14,969 24.72% 60,554
Preble 13,172 83.38% 2,504 15.85% 121 0.77% 10,668 67.53% 15,797
Putnam 13,402 89.09% 1,550 10.30% 92 0.62% 11,852 78.79% 15,044
Richland 30,899 74.46% 10,429 25.13% 170 0.41% 20,470 49.33% 41,498
Ross 16,496 72.79% 6,037 26.64% 130 0.57% 10,459 46.15% 22,663
Sandusky 15,712 73.10% 5,631 26.20% 150 0.70% 10,081 46.90% 21,493
Scioto 15,934 75.84% 5,048 24.03% 29 0.14% 10,886 51.81% 21,011
Seneca 13,667 75.45% 4,319 23.84% 129 0.71% 9,348 51.61% 18,115
Shelby 15,717 86.69% 2,291 12.64% 122 0.67% 13,426 74.05% 18,130
Stark 90,387 67.49% 43,082 32.17% 463 0.35% 47,305 35.32% 133,932
Summit 105,777 53.20% 92,206 46.37% 854 0.43% 13,571 6.83% 198,837
Trumbull 48,459 66.48% 24,163 33.15% 268 0.37% 24,296 33.33% 72,890
Tuscarawas 22,296 73.64% 7,685 25.38% 294 0.97% 14,611 48.26% 30,275
Union 18,387 72.10% 6,918 27.13% 196 0.77% 11,469 44.97% 25,501
Van Wert 8,279 82.22% 1,702 16.90% 88 0.88% 6,577 65.32% 10,069
Vinton 3,111 77.87% 832 20.83% 52 1.30% 2,279 57.04% 3,995
Warren 74,345 72.95% 27,070 26.56% 493 0.48% 47,275 46.39% 101,908
Washington 16,934 74.79% 5,625 24.84% 82 0.37% 11,309 49.95% 22,641
Wayne 28,284 73.76% 9,824 25.62% 238 0.63% 18,460 48.14% 38,346
Williams 10,331 79.99% 2,543 19.69% 41 0.32% 7,788 60.30% 12,915
Wood 31,399 64.67% 17,060 35.14% 95 0.20% 14,339 29.53% 48,554
Wyandot 6,537 80.17% 1,558 19.11% 59 0.71% 4,979 61.06% 8,154
Totals 2,580,685 62.27% 1,545,688 37.30% 17,951 0.43% 1,034,997 24.97% 4,144,324
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

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DeWine won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.[92]

District DeWine Whaley Representative
1st 55% 45% Steve Chabot (117th Congress)
Greg Landsman (118th Congress)
2nd 77% 23% Brad Wenstrup
3rd 37% 63% Joyce Beatty
4th 74% 25% Jim Jordan
5th 71% 29% Bob Latta
6th 72% 28% Bill Johnson
7th 63% 37% Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)
Max Miller (118th Congress)
8th 69% 31% Warren Davidson
9th 63% 37% Marcy Kaptur
10th 62% 38% Mike Turner
11th 30% 70% Shontel Brown
12th 72% 28% Troy Balderson
13th 57% 43% Tim Ryan (117th Congress)
Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)
14th 66% 34% David Joyce
15th 62% 38% Mike Carey

Analysis

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Voter demographics

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Voter demographic data was collected by CNN. The voter survey is based on exit polls. There were 3,772 total respondents.[93]

2022 Ohio gubernatorial election (CNN)
Demographic subgroup DeWine Whaley % of
total vote
Ideology
Liberals 13 86 20
Moderates 57 42 42
Conservatives 93 6 38
Party
Democrats 16 84 30
Republicans 96 3 41
Independents 62 37 29
Age
18–24 years old 44 56 4
25–29 years old 40 60 6
30–39 years old 51 48 12
40–49 years old 60 38 16
50–64 years old 68 31 31
65 and older 68 32 31
Gender
Men 66 33 52
Women 58 41 48
Marital status
Married 64 35 65
Unmarried 56 42 35
Marital status by gender
Married men 70 29 31
Married women 58 41 34
Unmarried men 59 39 18
Unmarried women 53 46 17
Race/ethnicity
White 67 32 84
Black 32 67 12
Latino 48 52 2
Gender by race
White men 70 29 44
White women 64 35 40
Black men 41 59 6
Black women 25 75 6
Latino men N/A N/A 1
Latino women N/A N/A 1
Other racial/ethnic groups N/A N/A 2
Education
Never attended college 68 32 17
Some college education 64 35 25
Associate degree 63 36 15
Bachelor's degree 58 40 25
Advanced degree 58 41 18
Education by race
White college graduates 61 38 37
White no college degree 72 27 46
Non-white college graduates 44 56 6
Non-white no college degree 37 63 11
Education by gender/race
White women with college degrees 57 42 18
White women without college degrees 69 30 21
White men with college degrees 65 34 19
White men without college degrees 74 25 25
Non-white 39 60 16
Issue regarded as most important
Crime 66 34 8
Inflation 81 18 35
Immigration 92 6 9
Gun policy 56 42 16
Abortion 28 71 26
Abortion should be
Legal 43 56 58
Illegal 89 9 37
2020 presidential vote
Biden 20 79 43
Trump 95 3 50
Biden legitimately won in 2020
Yes 37 63 57
No 95 3 39
Union household
Yes 56 43 21
No 62 37 79
Area type
Urban 53 46 33
Suburban 68 31 51
Rural 62 38 16

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  4. ^ "Someone else" with 6%
  5. ^ "All others" with 5%
  6. ^ "Someone else" with 5%
  7. ^ "Another party's candidate" with 1%
  8. ^ "Another party's candidate" with 1%
  9. ^ "Another candidate" with 2%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  10. ^ "Other" with 1%
  11. ^ "Someone else" with 1%
  12. ^ "Someone else" with 6%
  13. ^ "Another candidate" with 2%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  14. ^ Petersen with 11%, "someone else" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  2. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Renacci's campaign committee
  3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Whaley's campaign
  4. ^ This poll was sponsored by American Greatness
  5. ^ This poll was sponsored by Center Street PAC, which opposes DeWine
  6. ^ a b This poll was circulated by the Ohio Democratic Party

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