2018 Ohio Attorney General election

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2018 Ohio Attorney General election
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Nominee Dave Yost Steve Dettelbach
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,272,440 2,084,593
Percentage 52.2% 47,8%
County results

Yost:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Dettelbach:      50–60%      60–70%
Attorney General before election

Mike DeWine
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Dave Yost
Republican

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

Dave Yost won the Republican primary unopposed on May 8, 2018.[4]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yost 642,717 100.0
Total votes 642,717 100.0

Democratic primary

Steve Dettelbach won the Democratic primary unopposed on May 8, 2018.[5]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Dettelbach 510,741 100.0
Total votes 510,741 100.0

General election

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%

Endorsements

Dave Yost (R)
Organizations
  • Ohio Chamber of Commerce[6]
  • Ohio Society of CPAs[7]
Newspapers
Steve Dettelbach (D)
Politicians
Newspapers

Results

Dave Yost won the general election by a 4.4% margin of victory.[14]

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yost 2,272,440 52.2
Democratic Steve Dettelbach 2,084,593 47.8
Total votes 4,357,033 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ohio Election Results". The New York Times. May 15, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Ohio Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "OH Attorney General". Our Campaigns. December 7, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "OH Attorney General - R Primary". Our Campaigns. June 7, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "OH Attorney General - D Primary". Our Campaigns. June 8, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Rich Thompson (August 29, 2018). OHIO CHAMBER BACKS YOST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL AND LAROSE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "DeWine, Husted, Yost & Sprague earn OSCPA endorsements". Ohio Society of CPAs.
  8. ^ "For Ohio attorney general: Dave Yost is the better choice". The Columbus Dispatch. September 23, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Steve Dettelbach for attorney general". Akron Beacon Journal. October 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Steve Dettelbach for Ohio attorney general: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. January 19, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Dettelbach for Attorney General". The Toledo Blade. October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. December 15, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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