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2018 Ohio Attorney General Election
The 2018 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Ohio, attorney general of Ohio. Incumbent Ohio Attorney General, Attorney General Mike DeWine was term-limited and 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election, ran for governor. Ohio Republican Party, Republican nominee and Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost defeated Ohio Democratic Party, Democratic nominee and former United States Attorney, US Attorney Steve Dettelbach in the general election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee * Dave Yost, State Auditor Declined * Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate President (ran for State Auditor) Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee * Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Northern District of Ohio Declined * Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in Ohio elections, 2014#Treasurer, 2014 (ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percentage Point
A percentage point or percent point is the unit (measurement), unit for the Difference (mathematics), arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points, but a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured. In literature, the unit is usually either written out, or abbreviated as ''pp'' or ''p.p.'' to avoid ambiguity. After the first occurrence, some writers abbreviate by using just "point" or "points". Differences between percentages and percentage points Consider the following hypothetical example: In 1980, 50 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 40 percent of the population smoked. One can thus say that from 1980 to 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased by 10 ''percentage points'' (or by 10 percent of the population) or by ''20 percent'' when talking about smokers only - percentages indicate proportionate part of a total. Percentage-point differences are one way to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
