2022 Ohio Secretary of State election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Frank LaRose Chelsea Clark
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,444,382 1,635,824
Percentage 59.3% 39.7%
LaRose:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Clark:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
Secretary of State before election

Frank LaRose
Republican

 Elected Secretary of State

Frank LaRose
Republican

The 2022 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Frank LaRose won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

  • Terpsichore “Tore” Maras-Lindeman, podcaster[4][5][2] (running as an Independent)

Endorsements

GOP Primary results by county
  LaRose
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Adams
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
John Adams
Organizations
  • Ohio Value Voters[6]
Frank LaRose
Executive Branch officials
Newspapers and other media
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank LaRose (incumbent) 613,378 64.7
Republican John Adams 335,457 35.3
Total votes 948,835 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chelsea Clark 434,038 100.0
Total votes 434,038 100.0

Independents

Qualified

  • Terpsehore Tore Maras, podcaster and conspiracy theorist (previously ran as a Republican)[14][15]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe R December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[17] Safe R November 7, 2022

Results

2022 Ohio secretary of state election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank LaRose (incumbent) 2,444,382 59.29% +8.64%
Democratic Chelsea Clark 1,635,824 39.68% -7.30%
Independent Terpsehore Tore Maras 42,753 1.04% N/A
Total votes 4,122,959 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Lydia (May 17, 2021). "Frank LaRose announces reelection bid for Ohio secretary of state". Spectrum News. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CANDIDATE PETITION VERIFICATIONS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED". Ohio Secretary of State. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ Bischoff, Laura (August 23, 2021). "Former Ohio lawmaker with doubts about Joe Biden's win wants to run Ohio elections". Columbus Dispatch.
  4. ↑ Provance, Jim (February 1, 2022). "Controversial podcaster files to run for Ohio's top elections office". The Blade. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "FILINGS FOR THE 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RELEASED". Ohio Secretary of State. February 3, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Windsor, Jack (January 3, 2022). "Ohio Secretary of State candidate John Adams gets endorsement from influential conservative group". The Ohio Press Network. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Former President Donald Trump holds rally in Ohio and endorses Frank LaRose for Ohio Secretary of State". WLWT. April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "GOP voters should stick with LaRose". The Chronicle-Telegram. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Frank LaRose in the Republican primary for Ohio secretary of state: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ Rogers, Janet (March 12, 2022). "Columbiana County Republican party endorsements for state and local races". WFMJ-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Knox County Republican Committee endorses candidates". Knox Pages. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ Balmert, Jessie (July 7, 2021). "Hamilton County Democrat launches Ohio secretary of state campaign". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Election denier makes Ohio ballot for secretary of state". Rapid City Journal. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Court: Election denier can run for Ohio secretary of state". KTAR. September 20, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  17. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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