2022 August Primary Election Results and Analysis

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Ohio held the state’s second Primary Election on August 2, 2022, featuring partisan primaries for State House and Senate candidates and also central committee seats for state political parties. As expected, turnout was low at only 7.93 percent according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s unofficial tallies.

State Senate Primary results[1]

The Ohio Senate featured only a few contested primaries. Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) was the only incumbent facing a primary challenge. Ultimately, Senator Manning prevailed over Kirsten Hill (R-Amherst). In contests for open seats, current State Representative Shane Wilkin (R-Hillsboro) won the Republican nomination for the 17th District. For the minority caucus, Rep. Kent Smith (D-Euclid) defeated former state legislator John Barnes (D-Warrensville) for the 21st District.

As of August 3, the General Election races to watch include the battle for the 3rd District, in mostly suburban Columbus, where Republicans believe they have a pickup opportunity against incumbent Senator Tina Maharath (D-Groveport) with challenger Michele Reynolds (R-Columbus). The race for the 13th District, which consists of Lorain and Huron Counties just west of Cleveland, should be competitive with the new district slightly favoring the Democratic candidate, based on the partisan index, but incumbent Senator Manning has prior electoral experience in competitive swing districts.

Finally, former state legislator Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) is making a bid to return to the statehouse, challenging Senator Michael Rulli (R-Salem) in the 33rd District, including the Youngstown, Ohio area. This area of Ohio - the Mahoning Valley – is a longtime Democratic stronghold, but since 2016 continues trending more conservative and features two well-known candidates, making the contest for the 33rd District the likely must-watch Senate race this fall.

Below are the State Senate matchups for November’s General Election. Italics denote an incumbent.

District

Democratic Candidate

Republican Candidate

1

 

Rob McColley

3

Tina Maharath

Michele Reynolds

5

 

Steve Huffman

7

David Dallas

Steve Wilson

9

Catherine Ingram

Orlando Sonza

11

Paula Hicks-Hudson

Tony Dia

13

Anthony Eliopoulos

Nathan Manning

15

Hearcel Craig

 

17

Garry Boone

Shane Wilkin

19

Heather Swiger

Andrew Brenner

21

Kent Smith

Mikhail Alterman

23

Nickie Antonio

Landry Simmons

25

William DeMora

Chandler Wysocki

27

Patricia Goetz

Kristina Roegner

29

 

Kirk Schuring

31

 

Al Landis

33

Robert Hagan

Michael Rulli

 

State House Primary results[2]

In the Ohio House, multiple incumbents faced challenges, with three legislators losing their Primary Election contests. Rep. Mark Fraizer (R-Newark) lost in what was a 2020 Primary rematch to Thad Clagget (R-Newark). In 2020, the contest was decided by only 307 votes, but last night the margin of victory was over 1,000 votes. Beth Lear (R-Galena) defeated Rep. Shawn Stevens (R-Sunbury). The majority caucus appointed Rep. Stevens to fill the vacancy by former Rep. Rick Carfagna back in March 2022.

On the Democratic side, two sitting Representatives faced off with Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) defeating Rep. Monique Smith (D-North Olmstead).

Many Republican incumbents were challenged as part of an organized “Medical Freedom” movement, fueled by opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but the incumbents prevailed including Reps. Scott Lipps (R-Franklin), Rep. Brian Lampton (R-Fairborn), and Rep. Susan Manchester (R-Lakeview), among others.

Looking ahead to the General Election, many members will be tested in competitive races under the new districts. Contests to watch, based on the partisan indexes of the district, include contests for the 17th, 23rd, 28th, 39th, 42nd, 49th and 89th districts. Additional competitive races could emerge as the races evolve.

Here are the General Election matchups for the Ohio House. Italics denote an incumbent.

District

Democratic Candidate

Republican Candidate

1

Dontavious Jarrells

 

2

Latyna Humprhey

 

3

Ismail Mohamed or Kelly Harrop[3]

Josiah Lanning

4

Mary Lightbody

Jill Rudler

5

Richard Brown

Ronald Beach

6

Adam Miller

Joe Wharton

7

Allison Russo

 

8

Beth Liston

 

9

Munira Abdullahi

Sue Ellen King

10

Russell Harris

David Dobos

11

Anita Somani

Omar Tarazi

12

 

Brian Stewart

13

Michael Skindell

Keith Davey

14

Sean Brennan

Jolene Austin

15

Richard Dell’Aquila

 

16

Bride Rose Sweeney

Michael Lamb

17

Troy Greenfield

Tom Patton

18

Darnell Brewer

 

19

Phillip Robinson

Ron Brough

20

Terrence Upchurch

 

21

Eliot Forhan

Kelly Powell

22

Juanita Brent

 

23

Daniel Troy

George Phillips

24

Dani Isaacsohn

Adam Koehler

25

Cecil Thomas

John Breadon

26

Sedrick Denson

 

27

Rachel Baker

Jenn Giroux

28

Jessica Miranda

Chris Monzel

29

Juan Valle

Cindy Abrams

30

Alissa Mayhaus

Bill Seitz

31

Rita Darrow

Bill Roemer

32

Matt Shaughnessy

Bob Young

33

Tavia Galonski

Kristopher Anderson

34

Casey Weinstein

Beth Bigham

35

Lori O’Neil

Steve Demetriou

36

Addison Caruso

Andrea White

37

 

Tom Young

38

Willis Blackshear

 

39

Leronda Jackson

Phil Plummer

40

Amy Cox

Rodney Creech

41

Nancy Larson

Josh Williams

42

Erika White

Derek Merrin

43

Michele Grim

Wendi Hendricks

44

Elgin Rogers

Roy Palmer

45

Chuck Horn

Jennifer Gross

46

Lawrence Mulligan

Thomas Hall

47

Sam Lawrence

Sara Carruthers

48

David Smith

Scott Oelslager

49

Thomas West

Jim Thomas

50

 

Reggie Stoltzfus

51

 

Brett Hillyer

52

Regan Phillips

Gayle Manning

53

Joe Miller

Marty Gallagher

54

Bryan Burgess

Dick Stein

55

Paul Zorn

Scott Lipps

56

Joy Bennett

Adam Mathews

57

Evan Rosborough

Jamie Callender

58

Bruce Neff

Al Cutrona

59

Lauren McNally

 

60

 

Kris Jordan

61

Louise Valentine

Beth Lear

62

Brian Flick

Jean Schmidt

63

 

Adam Bird

64

Vincent Peterson

Nick Santucci

65

 

Mike Loychik

66

 

Sharon Ray

67

Drew Burge

Melanie Miller

68

 

Thad Claggett

69

Charlotte Owens

Kevin Miller

70

Eric Price

Brian Lampton

71

James Duffee

Bill Dean

72

Kathleen Clyde

Gail Pavliga

73

 

Jeffrey LaRe

74

Dan Saks

Bernard Willis

75

Jan Materni

Haraz Ghanbari

76

 

Marilyn John

77

Mark Gooch

Scott Wiggam

78

 

Susan Manchester

79

Taylor Eastham

Monica Robb Blasdel

80

 

Jena Powell

81

 

James Hoops

82

Magdalene Markward

Roy Klopfenstein

83

Claire Osborne

Jon Cross

84

Sophia Rodriguez

Angela King

85

 

Tim Barhorst

86

Barbara Luke

Tracy Richardson

87

 

Riordan McClain

88

Dianne Selvey

Gary Click

89

Jim Obergefell

D.J. Swearingen

90

Andrew Dodson

Brian Baldridge

91

Christina Schnetzer

Bob Peterson

92

 

Mark Johnson

93

 

Jason Stephens

94

Rhyan Goodman

Jay Edwards

95

William Ryan

Don Jones

96

Charlie DiPalma

Ron Ferguson

97

 

Adam Holmes

98

 

Darrell Kick

99

Abby Kovacs

Sarah Fowler Arthur

 

Conclusion

With under 100 days left until the November 8 General Election, Ohio’s campaign season is now completely underway. All of Ohio’s statewide constitutional offices are contested, as well as the partisan balance of the Ohio Supreme Court. Ohio Republicans look to retain all of Ohio’s statewide seats, the Supreme Court majority, and perhaps add to legislative majorities by capitalizing on voter concerns with inflation and the economy.

Ohio Democrats, however, hope that voters are mobilized by the United States Supreme Court decision regarding abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, pointing to Tuesday’s results in Kansas on a statewide ballot measure concerning abortion.

Elections in Ohio are never dull and are almost always interesting and competitive. 2022 seems to be on the same track and will include the high profile United States Senate race between author J.D. Vance (R) and Congressman Tim Ryan (D), which could factor into which party gains majority control in Washington, D.C.

We will continue to update this information and outline significant changes and updates as the campaigns continue.

 


[1] All results are unofficial as of the date of this summary.

[2] All results are unofficial as of the date of this summary.

[3] As of the writing of this summary, this race remains too close to call.

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