2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

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

This was the first time since (/wiki/1994Ohiogubernatorialelection) 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

2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

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. 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. As a result, DeWine became the first incumbent Ohio governor to face a primary challenger since Jim Rhodes in (/wiki/1978Ohiogubernatorialelection) and the first to have multiple challengers since Michael Disalle in (/wiki/1962Ohiogubernatorialelection). 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. 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.

Nominated

• Mike DeWine, incumbent governor of Ohio (2019–present), 50th attorney general of Ohio (2011–2019), former U.S. senator from Ohio (1995–2007), 59th lieutenant governor of Ohio, and former U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district (1983–1991) • Running mate: Jon Husted, incumbent lieutenant governor of Ohio (2019–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Blystone, farmer • Running mate: Jeremiah Workman, Iraq War veteran; Restaurateur Joanna Swallen, Blystone's original running mate, withdrew • Ron Hood, former state representative from the 78th District (2013–2020), 91st District (2005–2006), 57th District (1995–2000), and candidate for OH-15 in (/wiki/2021Ohio's15thcongressionaldistrictspecialelection) • Running mate: Candice Keller, former state representative from the 53rd District (2016–2020) • Jim Renacci, former U.S. representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district (2011–2019) and nominee for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2018UnitedStatesSenateelectioninOhio) • Running mate: Joe Knopp, Christian film producer

Declined

• Warren Davidson, U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district (2016–present) (ran for re-election) • Jon Husted, lieutenant governor of Ohio (2019–present) (ran for re-election) • Jim Jordan, U.S. representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district (2007–present) (ran for re-election) • Josh Mandel, former Ohio state treasurer (2011–2019), nominee for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2012UnitedStatesSenateelectioninOhio), and candidate for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2018UnitedStatesSenateelectioninOhio) (ran for U.S. Senate) • Dave Yost, Attorney General of Ohio (2019–present) and former Ohio state auditor (2011–2019) (ran for re-election)

Polling

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Joe Blystone	Mike DeWine	Jim Renacci	Other	Margin
Real Clear Politics	February 25 – May 1, 2022	May 2, 2022	16.5%	48.0%	31.0%	4.5%	DeWine +17.0

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Joe Blystone</th><th>Mike DeWine</th><th>Ron Hood</th><th>Jim Renacci</th><th>Other</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>April 29 – May 1, 2022</td><td>1,081 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>19%</td><td>47%</td><td>2%</td><td>27%</td><td>–</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>April 28–29, 2022</td><td>885 (LV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>12%</td><td>45%</td><td>2%</td><td>30%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Fox News</td><td>April 20–24, 2022</td><td>906 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>19%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>24%</td><td>1%</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>April 13–14, 2022</td><td>1,078 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>24%</td><td>40%</td><td>2%</td><td>26%</td><td>–</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>University of Akron</td><td>February 17 – March 15, 2022</td><td>– (LV)</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>51%</td><td>–</td><td>23%</td><td>10%</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>Fox News</td><td>March 2–6, 2022</td><td>918 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>21%</td><td>50%</td><td>–</td><td>18%</td><td><1%</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>February 25–26, 2022</td><td>410 (LV)</td><td>± 4.8%</td><td>20%</td><td>34%</td><td>0%</td><td>9%</td><td>–</td><td>36%</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>February 1–4, 2022</td><td>1,066 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>20%</td><td>41%</td><td>–</td><td>23%</td><td>–</td><td>16%</td></tr><tr><td>Public Policy Polling (D)</td><td>January 25–26, 2022</td><td>626 (LV)</td><td>± 3.9%</td><td>–</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>33%</td><td>–</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Fabrizio Lee (R)</td><td>January 11–13, 2022</td><td>800 (LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>–</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>46%</td><td>–</td><td>16%</td></tr><tr><td>Fabrizio Lee (R)</td><td>May 2021</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>–</td><td>34%</td><td>–</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>24%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Results by county:   DeWine   Renacci   Blystone

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican		519,594	48.11%
	Republican		302,494	28.01%
	Republican		235,584	21.81%
	Republican		22,411	2.07%
Total votes	1,080,083	100.0%

Democratic primary

2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

Former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley finished second in the primary.

Nominated

• Nan Whaley, former mayor of Dayton (2014–2022) and candidate in (/wiki/2018Ohiogubernatorialelection#Democraticprimary) • Running mate: Cheryl Stephens, Cuyahoga County Council vice president

Eliminated in primary

• John Cranley, former mayor of Cincinnati (2013–2022) and nominee for OH-01 in (/wiki/2000UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinOhio#District1) and (/wiki/2006UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinOhio#District1) • Running mate: Teresa Fedor, state senator from Ohio's 11th senatorial district

Withdrawn

• Ted Williams, voice-over artist

Declined

• Tim Ryan, U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district (2003–2023) and candidate for U.S. President in (/wiki/2020DemocraticPartypresidentialprimaries) (ran for U.S. Senate) • Emilia Sykes, Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives (2019–2021) and state representative (2015–2023) (ran for and was elected to the U.S. House in Ohio's 13th congressional district)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	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)	January 17–19, 2022	670 (LV)	± 3.8%	20%	33%	–	48%

Results

Results by county:   Whaley   Cranley

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic		331,014	65.01%
	Democratic		178,132	34.99%
Total votes	509,146	100.0%

Independents

Disqualified

• F. Patrick Cunnane • Running mate: Mary Cunnane • Niel Petersen, pastor • Running mate: Michael V Stewart

Write-in candidates

Declared

• Timothy Grady, college student • Running mate: Dayna Bickley • Craig Patton • Running mate: Collin Cook • Renea Turner • Running mate: Adina Pelletier • Marshall Usher • Running mate: Shannon Walker

General election

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>September 29, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>July 22, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>June 2, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Politico</td><td>Solid R</td><td>November 3, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>RCP</td><td>Safe R</td><td>October 20, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Fox News</td><td>Likely R</td><td>May 12, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>538</td><td>Solid R</td><td>July 31, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Elections Daily</td><td>Safe R</td><td>November 7, 2022</td></tr></tbody></table>

Polling

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Mike DeWine (R)	Nan Whaley (D)	Undecided	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

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Mike DeWine (R)</th><th>Nan Whaley (D)</th><th>Other</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Civiqs</td><td>November 4–7, 2022</td><td>716 (LV)</td><td>± 4.1%</td><td>53%</td><td>39%</td><td>6%</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Research Co.</td><td>November 4–6, 2022</td><td>450 (LV)</td><td>± 4.6%</td><td>57%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Targoz Market Research</td><td>November 2–6, 2022</td><td>505 (LV)</td><td>± 4.3%</td><td>62%</td><td>32%</td><td>5%</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>November 3–5, 2022</td><td>1,123 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>59%</td><td>34%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Data for Progress (D)</td><td>November 2–5, 2022</td><td>1,413 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>62%</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>November 1–3, 2022</td><td>1,498 (LV)</td><td>± 2.5%</td><td>56%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Remington Research Group (R)</td><td>November 1–2, 2022</td><td>1,125 (LV)</td><td>± 2.8%</td><td>58%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>October 30 – November 1, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>55%</td><td>34%</td><td>5%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 29 – November 1, 2022</td><td>1,520 (LV)</td><td>± 2.5%</td><td>56%</td><td>36%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 26–30, 2022</td><td>1,510 (LV)</td><td>± 2.5%</td><td>56%</td><td>36%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 24–28, 2022</td><td>1,776 (LV)</td><td>± 2.3%</td><td>56%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 22–26, 2022</td><td>1,817 (LV)</td><td>± 2.3%</td><td>56%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 20–24, 2022</td><td>1,886 (LV)</td><td>± 2.3%</td><td>55%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Baldwin Wallace University</td><td>October 20–23, 2022</td><td>1,068 (LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>57%</td><td>40%</td><td>–</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 18–22, 2022</td><td>1,547 (LV)</td><td>± 2.5%</td><td>55%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Marist College</td><td>October 17–20, 2022</td><td>1,141 (RV)</td><td>± 3.9%</td><td>53%</td><td>40%</td><td>1%</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>942 (LV)</td><td>± 4.3%</td><td>54%</td><td>41%</td><td>1%</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 16–20, 2022</td><td>1,540 (LV)</td><td>± 2.5%</td><td>55%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Siena College</td><td>October 14–19, 2022</td><td>644 (LV)</td><td>± 5.1%</td><td>58%</td><td>34%</td><td>3%</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 14–18, 2022</td><td>1,438 (LV)</td><td>± 2.6%</td><td>56%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Ohio Northern University/Lucid</td><td>October 11–15, 2022</td><td>668 (LV)</td><td>± 3.8%</td><td>60%</td><td>29%</td><td>1%</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk University</td><td>October 11–15, 2022</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>56%</td><td>38%</td><td>1%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>October 10–12, 2022</td><td>1,081 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>55%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Data for Progress (D)</td><td>October 7–12, 2022</td><td>1,016 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>57%</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>October 6–8, 2022</td><td>640 (LV)</td><td>–</td><td>57%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>October 6–7, 2022</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>36%</td><td>6%</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Siena College</td><td>September 18–22, 2022</td><td>642 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>55%</td><td>32%</td><td>3%</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Baldwin Wallace University</td><td>September 12–15, 2022</td><td>855 (LV)</td><td>± 4.1%</td><td>57%</td><td>39%</td><td>–</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Marist College</td><td>September 12–15, 2022</td><td>1,200 (RV)</td><td>± 3.6%</td><td>55%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>1,009 (LV)</td><td>± 3.9%</td><td>55%</td><td>39%</td><td>–</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>September 10–13, 2022</td><td>1000 (LV)</td><td>± 3%</td><td>50%</td><td>33%</td><td>5%</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Civiqs</td><td>September 10–13, 2022</td><td>780 (LV)</td><td>± 4%</td><td>44%</td><td>41%</td><td>10%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Fallon Research</td><td>September 6–11, 2022</td><td>500 (RV)</td><td>± 4.3%</td><td>49%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk University</td><td>September 5–7, 2022</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>54%</td><td>39%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Echelon Insights</td><td>August 31 – September 7, 2022</td><td>831 (LV)</td><td>± 4.3%</td><td>54%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Survey Monkey (D)</td><td>August 31 – September 2, 2022</td><td>987 (RV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>52%</td><td>31%</td><td>–</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>519 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>53%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>The Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>August 16–19, 2022</td><td>1,087 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>54%</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>August 15–16, 2022</td><td>925 (LV)</td><td>± 3.2%</td><td>49%</td><td>33%</td><td>8%</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Lake Research Partners (D)</td><td>August 4–9, 2022</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>44%</td><td>43%</td><td>8%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Lake Research Partners (D)</td><td>August 3–9, 2022</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>44%</td><td>43%</td><td>7%</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk University</td><td>May 22–24, 2022</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>45%</td><td>30%</td><td>11%</td><td>13%</td></tr><tr><td>Redfield & Wilton Strategies</td><td>August 20–24, 2021</td><td>1,200 (RV)</td><td>± 2.8%</td><td>44%</td><td>25%</td><td>10%</td><td>16%</td></tr><tr><td>1,160 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>46%</td><td>27%</td><td>11%</td><td>16%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

State Senate district results

State House district results

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%).

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

By county

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

• Hamilton (largest city: Cincinnati) • Lorain (largest city: Lorain) • Lucas (largest city: Toledo) • Mahoning (largest city: Youngstown) • Summit (largest city: Akron) • Trumbull (largest city: Warren)

By congressional district

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

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%	26%	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

Voter demographics

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

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