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2022 Ohio Secretary of State election

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2022 Ohio Secretary of State election

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Nominee Frank LaRose Chelsea Clark
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,444,382 1,635,824
Percentage 59.29% 39.68%

LaRose:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Clark:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Secretary of State before election

Frank LaRose
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Frank LaRose
Republican

The 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Frank LaRose won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Disqualified

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  • Terpsichore “Tore” Maras-Lindeman, podcaster[4][5][2] (running as an Independent)

Endorsements

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GOP Primary results by county
  LaRose
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Adams
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
John Adams
Organizations
  • Ohio Value Voters[6]
Frank LaRose
Executive Branch officials
Newspapers and other media
Organizations

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank LaRose (incumbent) 613,378 64.7
Republican John Adams 335,457 35.3
Total votes 948,835 100

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chelsea Clark 434,038 100.0
Total votes 434,038 100.0

Independents

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Qualified

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  • Terpsehore Tore Maras, podcaster and conspiracy theorist (previously ran as a Republican)[14][15]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe R December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[17] Safe R November 7, 2022

Results

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2022 Ohio secretary of state election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank LaRose (incumbent) 2,444,382 59.29% +8.64%
Democratic Chelsea Clark 1,635,824 39.68% −7.30%
Independent Terpsehore Tore Maras 42,753 1.04% N/A
Total votes 4,122,959 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

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LaRose won 13 of 15 congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.[18]

District LaRose Clark Representative
1st 51% 48% Steve Chabot (117th Congress)
Greg Landsman (118th Congress)
2nd 75% 24% Brad Wenstrup
3rd 35% 64% Joyce Beatty
4th 72% 27% Jim Jordan
5th 68% 31% Bob Latta
6th 68% 31% Bill Johnson
7th 59% 40% Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)
Max Miller (118th Congress)
8th 66% 33% Warren Davidson
9th 57% 42% Marcy Kaptur
10th 58% 41% Mike Turner
11th 25% 74% Shontel Brown
12th 70% 29% Troy Balderson
13th 55% 44% Tim Ryan (117th Congress)
Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)
14th 62% 37% David Joyce
15th 59% 40% Mike Carey

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Lydia (May 17, 2021). "Frank LaRose announces reelection bid for Ohio secretary of state". Spectrum News. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "CANDIDATE PETITION VERIFICATIONS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED". Ohio Secretary of State. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Bischoff, Laura (August 23, 2021). "Former Ohio lawmaker with doubts about Joe Biden's win wants to run Ohio elections". Columbus Dispatch.
  4. ^ Provance, Jim (February 1, 2022). "Controversial podcaster files to run for Ohio's top elections office". The Blade. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "FILINGS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED". Ohio Secretary of State. February 3, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Windsor, Jack (January 3, 2022). "Ohio Secretary of State candidate John Adams gets endorsement from influential conservative group". The Ohio Press Network. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Former President Donald Trump holds rally in Ohio and endorses Frank LaRose for Ohio Secretary of State". WLWT. April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "GOP voters should stick with LaRose". The Chronicle-Telegram. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Frank LaRose in the Republican primary for Ohio secretary of state: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Rogers, Janet (March 12, 2022). "Columbiana County Republican party endorsements for state and local races". WFMJ-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Knox County Republican Committee endorses candidates". Knox Pages. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Balmert, Jessie (July 7, 2021). "Hamilton County Democrat launches Ohio secretary of state campaign". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Election denier makes Ohio ballot for secretary of state". Rapid City Journal. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "Court: Election denier can run for Ohio secretary of state". KTAR. September 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  17. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  18. ^ @OPoliticsguru (January 16, 2023). "In the Secretary of State's race, incumbent Secretary Frank LaRose was able to mirror Yost's performance in the AG race, running 6.8% ahead of congressional GOP nominees" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Official campaign websites