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The 2018 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Ohio.[1]
Incumbent Attorney General Mike DeWine was term-limited and ran for governor.[2] Republican nominee and Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost defeated Democratic nominee and former US Attorney Steve Dettelbach in the general election.[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
- Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate President (ran for State Auditor)[5][6][7]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Yost | 642,717 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 642,717 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio[8]
Declined
- Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014 (ran for Governor)[9][10]
- Joe Schiavoni, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate (ran for Governor)[9][11]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steve Dettelbach | 510,741 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 510,741 | 100.0 |
General election
Candidates
- Dave Yost, State Auditor
- Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
Endorsements
Dave Yost (R)
- Organizations
- Newspapers
Steve Dettelbach (D)
- Politicians
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[15]
- Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States[16]
- Newspapers
- Akron Beacon Journal[17]
- The Chronicle Telegram
- Plain Dealer[18]
- The Toledo Blade[19]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dave Yost (R) |
Steve Dettelbach (D) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cygnal (R) | October 30–31, 2018 | 503 | ± 4.4% | 46% | 43% | 12% |
Baldwin Wallace University | October 19–27, 2018 | 1,051 | ± 3.8% | 38% | 40% | 20% |
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio) | August 31 – September 4, 2018 | 822 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 37% | 22% |
Fallon Research | May 21–25, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 41% | 32% | 27% |
Results
Dave Yost won the general election by a 4.4% margin of victory.[20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dave Yost | 2,272,440 | 52.2% | −9.3% | |
Democratic | Steve Dettelbach | 2,084,593 | 47.8% | +9.3% | |
Total votes | 4,357,033 | 100.0 | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
By congressional district
Yost won 12 of 16 congressional districts.[21]
District | Yost | Dettelbach | Representative |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 53% | 47% | Steve Chabot |
2nd | 56% | 44% | Brad Wenstrup |
3rd | 31% | 69% | Joyce Beatty |
4th | 65% | 35% | Jim Jordan |
5th | 60% | 40% | Bob Latta |
6th | 66% | 34% | Bill Johnson |
7th | 61% | 39% | Bob Gibbs |
8th | 66% | 34% | Warren Davidson |
9th | 36% | 64% | Marcy Kaptur |
10th | 53% | 47% | Mike Turner |
11th | 18% | 82% | Marcia Fudge |
12th | 56% | 44% | Pat Tiberi |
13th | 43% | 57% | Tim Ryan |
14th | 52% | 48% | David Joyce |
15th | 57% | 43% | Steve Stivers |
16th | 54% | 46% | Anthony Gonzalez |
See also
References
- ^ "Ohio Election Results". The New York Times. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "OH Attorney General". Our Campaigns. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Ludlow, Randy (January 24, 2017). "Auditor Dave Yost announces run for Ohio attorney general". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Siegel, Jim (September 11, 2015). "Faber expects 2018 statewide run". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Faber won't run for Boehner's seat, McGregor still undecided". Dayton Daily News. October 8, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Ludlow, Randy (January 31, 2017). "Keith Faber confirms run for state auditor". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (May 30, 2017). "Former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach launches bid for Ohio attorney general". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Gomez, Henry J. (November 22, 2016). "Steve Dettelbach stakes an early claim to 2018 attorney general race: Ohio Politics Roundup". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (March 13, 2017). "Former lawmaker Connie Pillich enters race for Ohio governor". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Gomez, Henry J. (March 1, 2017). "Joe Schiavoni makes run for governor official". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Rich Thompson (August 29, 2018). OHIO CHAMBER BACKS YOST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LAROSE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
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ignored (help) - ^ "DeWine, Husted, Yost & Sprague earn OSCPA endorsements". Ohio Society of CPAs. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "For Ohio attorney general: Dave Yost is the better choice". The Columbus Dispatch. September 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Barack Obama [@BarackObama] (August 1, 2018). "Today I'm proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates – leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they're running to represent" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Steve Dettelbach. ".@JoeBiden: "This November, the future of Ohio is on the ballot; That's why I'm supporting Steve Dettelbach for Ohio Attorney General."". Twitter.
- ^ "Steve Dettelbach for attorney general". Akron Beacon Journal. October 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Steve Dettelbach for Ohio attorney general: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. January 19, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Dettelbach for Attorney General". The Toledo Blade. October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. December 15, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.