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2022 Ohio Attorney General Election
The 2022 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Ohio Attorney General, Attorney General of the U.S. state, state of Ohio. David Yost was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic Party (United States), Democratic opponent Jeffrey Crossman by a comfortable 20 percentage points. The election coincided with various other 2022 United States elections, federal and 2022 Ohio elections, state elections, including for 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election, Governor of Ohio. Republican primary Candidates Declared * Dave Yost, incumbent attorney general Endorsements Results Democratic primary Candidates Declared * Jeffrey Crossman, Ohio House of Representatives, state representative from the 15th district Endorsements Results General election Predictions Endorsements Polling ;Graphical summary Results References External links ;Official campaign websites Jeff Crossman (D) for Attorney GeneralDave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Yost
David Anthony Yost (born December 22, 1956) is an American politician, Republican, and lawyer who currently serves as the 51st Attorney General of Ohio. Education and career Yost graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. He earned a Juris Doctor from the Capital University Law School. After earning his bachelor's degree, Yost became a journalist with the ''Columbus Citizen-Journal''. He later served in senior positions within the administration of Columbus Mayor Buck Rinehart and Ohio Governor George Voinovich. Yost was appointed Delaware County Auditor in 1999. In 2003, he became the Delaware County Prosecutor. In September 2019, Yost was one out of nine state attorneys general that launched an antitrust investigation into Facebook and Google, to investigate whether or not they were stifling competition in their respective fields. Abortion Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, Yost filed a successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
