The 2022 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

of the state of

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. David Yost was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic opponent Jeffrey Crossman by a comfortable 20 percentage points. The election coincided with various other

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and state elections, including for

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

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 de ...

, incumbent attorney general

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Jeffrey Crossman,

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from the 15th district

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;Graphical summary

Results

2022 Ohio Attorney General election by State Senate District

2022 Ohio Attorney General election by State House District

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Jeff Crossman (D) for Attorney General

Dave Yost (R) for Attorney General
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Ohio Attorney General elections