2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 15 U.S. representatives from Ohio, one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on May 3.
Results summary
Statewide
District
Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:
District 1
The 1st district is based in the city of Cincinnati, stretching northward to Warren County. The incumbent was Republican Steve Chabot, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2020.
This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee targeted in 2022. Democrat Greg Landsman won the election by a 5.6% margin.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
Brent Centers, Mayor of Franklin
Jenn Giroux, Christian activist
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Greg Landsman, Cincinnati city councilor
Declined
Gavi Begtrup, small business owner, former policy advisor for U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, and candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati in 2021 (running for state representative)
Kate Schroder, health care executive and nominee for this district in 2020
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
District 2
The 2nd district takes in eastern Cincinnati and its suburbs, including Norwood and Loveland, and stretches eastward along the Ohio River. The incumbent was Republican Brad Wenstrup, who was re-elected with 61.1% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Brad Wenstrup, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
James J. Condit, Jr., perennial candidate
David J. Windisch
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Samantha Meadows, EMT
Eliminated in primary
Alan Darnowsky, former vice president of CitiBank and candidate for state representative in 2020
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 3
The 3rd district, located entirely within the borders of Franklin County, taking in inner Columbus, Bexley, Whitehall, as well as Franklin County's share of Reynoldsburg. The incumbent was Democrat Joyce Beatty, who was re-elected with 70.8% of the vote in 2020. She was re-elected in 2022.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Joyce Beatty, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
Matthew Meade
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Lee Stahley, professor and Whitehall city councilor
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 4
The 4th district, sprawls from the Columbus exurbs, including Marion and Lima into north-central Ohio, taking in Mansfield. The incumbent was Republican Jim Jordan, who was re-elected with 67.9% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jim Jordan, incumbent U.S Representative
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Tamie Wilson, entrepreneur
Eliminated in primary
Jeffrey Sites, U.S. Army veteran and candidate in 2020
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 5
The 5th district encompasses the lower portion of Northwestern Ohio and the middle shore of Lake Erie, taking in Findlay, Lorain, Oberlin, and Bowling Green. The incumbent was Republican Bob Latta, who was re-elected with 68.0% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Bob Latta, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Craig Swartz, chair of the Wyandot County Democratic Party
Eliminated in primary
Martin Heberling, Amherst city councilor
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 6
The 6th district encompasses Appalachian Ohio and the Mahoning Valley, including Youngstown, Steubenville, and Marietta. The incumbent was Republican Bill Johnson, who was re-elected with 74.4% in 2020. Some parts of the 6th district, including Youngstown, were formerly in the 13th district before redistricting. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Bill Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
John Anderson
Michael Morgenstern, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Gregory Zelenitz
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Louis Lyras, businessman
Eliminated in primary
Martin Alexander
Eric Scott Jones, data scientist
Shawna Roberts
Declined
John Boccieri, former U.S. Representative for the 16th district
Capri Cafaro, former Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate
Lou Gentile, former state senator
Sean O'Brien, former state senator (ran for Trumbull County Court of Pleas)
Tim Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative (ran for U.S. Senate)
Anthony Traficanti, Mahoning County commissioner
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 7
The 7th district stretches from exurban Cleveland to rural areas in north central Ohio, including Medina and Wooster. The incumbents are Republicans Bob Gibbs and Anthony Gonzalez, both of whom are retiring. Max Miller won the election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Max Miller, former White House aide
Eliminated in primary
Anthony Leon Alexander, podcaster
Charlie Gaddis, business owner
Jonah Schulz, non-profit founder
Withdrawn
Bob Gibbs, incumbent U.S. Representative
Matt Shoemaker, former Intelligence Officer
Declined
Anthony Gonzalez, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Matthew Diemer, podcast producer
Eliminated in primary
Tristan Rader, Lakewood city councilor
Withdrawn
Patrick A. Malley
Endorsements
Results
Independents
Brian Kenderes (write-in)
Vince Licursi (write-in)
Filed paperwork
Lynn Carol Gorman, minister
General election
Predictions
Results
District 8
The 8th district takes in the northern and western suburbs of Cincinnati, including Butler County. The incumbent was Republican Warren Davidson, who was re-elected with 69.0% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Warren Davidson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Phil Heimlich, former Cincinnati city councilman
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Vanessa Enoch, former journalist
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
By county
District 9
The 9th district is based in Northwest Ohio, including Toledo and the western Lake Erie coast. The incumbent was Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2020. She was running for re-election.
This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee targeted in 2022. The seat was significantly changed due to redistricting, losing all of its territory in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties while picking up more territory in northwest Ohio. This turned the district from a safely Democratic seat to a competitive one.
During the campaign, the Associated Press reported that Majewski may have falsified his service record and lied about serving in Afghanistan.
Kaptur was re-elected in 2022; her win was the second largest overperformance by a Democratic candidate of their district's baseline partnership in the 2022 election, in part due to accusations that Majewski stole valor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Marcy Kaptur, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
J.R. Majewski, U.S. Air Force veteran and rapper
Eliminated in primary
Beth Deck
Theresa Gavarone, state senator from the 2nd district and former state representative from the 3rd district
Craig Riedel, state representative from the 82nd district
Withdrawn
Madison Gesiotto, 2014 Miss Ohio USA, political commentator, and lawyer (running in the 13th district)
Endorsements
Results
Independents
Filed paperwork
Youseff Baddar, teacher and activist
General election
J.R. Majewski ran on his military experience, claiming to have been a combat veteran deployed to Afghanistan. A public records request by the Associated Press showed that Majewski worked for six months loading planes in Qatar but did not receive any medals given to those who served in Afghanistan, and the campaign did not confirm if he was ever there.
However, in August 2023, the United States Air Force added the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to Majewski's record and issued a corrected discharge form. Majewski said that the correction had "vindicated" him, after questions about his military service arose in the media during the 2022 general election. According to The Toledo Blade, Majewski said he did in fact deliver cargo to Afghanistan, among other locations, and that the military still referred to him as a combat veteran even though "not all of us were kicking in doors and shooting people".
Although the district would have gone for Donald Trump by 2.9 points, Kaptur easily won re-election. Kaptur won Erie County, which Trump won by over 10 points, and was the only Democrat to win this county in this election cycle. Her performance was the largest overperformance of the partisan baseline by a Democratic candidate during the 2022 midterms.
Endorsements
Predictions
Polling
Results
District 10
The 10th district encompasses the Dayton metro area, including Dayton and the surrounding suburbs, as well as Springfield. The incumbent was Republican Mike Turner, who was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mike Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
David Esrati, veteran, activist and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012
Eliminated in primary
Kirk Benjamin
Jeff Hardenbrook
Baxter Stapleton, filmmaker
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 11
The 11th district takes in Cleveland and its inner suburbs, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights, and Warrensville Heights. The incumbent was Democrat Shontel Brown, who was elected with 78.8% of the vote in a 2021 special election after the previous incumbent, Marcia Fudge was appointed as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
The Democratic primary was low-profile, especially in contrast to the highly contentious 2021 special election.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus supported Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for Ohio's 11th congressional district special election in 2021 but switched its endorsement for the 2022 Democratic primary.
Brown was re-elected in 2022.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Shontel Brown, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution, former state senator for the 25th district, former Cleveland city councilor, national co-chair of the 2016 and 2020 Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns, and candidate for this seat in 2021
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eric J. Brewer, former mayor of East Cleveland and candidate for Mayor of Cleveland in 2017
Eliminated in primary
James Hemphill
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 12
The 12th district encompasses area of Ohio east of the Columbus metro area, taking in Newark, and Zanesville, as well as Athens. The incumbent was Republican Troy Balderson, who was re-elected with 55.2% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Troy Balderson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Brandon Michael Lape
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Amy Rippel-Elton
Eliminated in primary
Michael Fletcher
Withdrawn
Alaina Shearer, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2020
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 13
The 13th district includes most of the Akron - Canton population corridor. The incumbent was Democrat Tim Ryan, who was re-elected with 52.5% in 2020. On April 26, 2021, Ryan announced that he would seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by two-term senator Rob Portman.
This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee targeted in 2022. The seat was altered significantly due to redistricting, now including all of Summit County and switching out parts of the Mahoning Valley for Canton. Despite this, it remains a Democratic leaning swing seat. Sykes won the election in 2022.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Emilia Sykes, state representative from 34th district and former House Minority Leader
Declined
Tim Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, 2014 Miss Ohio USA, political commentator, and lawyer
Eliminated in primary
Shay Hawkins, leader of the Opportunity Funds Association and former aide to U.S. Senator Tim Scott
Santana F. King
Janet Porter, anti-abortion activist and author
Dante N. Sabatucci
Ryan Saylor
Greg Wheeler, attorney
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Graphical summary
Results
Despite many election forecasters stating Republicans were slightly favored to flip it, Sykes held the district in Democratic hands and defeated Gesiotto Gilbert by 5 percentage points. Had the map been enacted in time for the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden would have carried the district by 3 percentage points.
District 14
The 14th district is located in Northeast Ohio, taking in the eastern suburbs and exurbs of Cleveland, including Mayfield Heights, Solon, Parma, and Independence, as well as Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, and Portage County. The incumbent was Republican David Joyce, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
David Joyce, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Patrick Awtrey, businessman
Bevin Cormack, insurance agent
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Matt Kilboy, consultant, nurse, veteran
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 15
The 15th district encompasses the southwestern Columbus metro area, taking in the western, southern, and some northern suburbs of Columbus, including Dublin, Hilliard, and Grove City. The incumbent was Republican Mike Carey, who was elected with 58.3% of the vote in a 2021 special election after the previous incumbent, Steve Stivers, resigned to take a job as president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. He was re-elected in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mike Carey, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Nominee
Gary Josephson, activist
Withdrawn
Danny O'Connor, Franklin County Recorder, nominee for Ohio's 12th congressional district in the 2018 special and general elections
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
Ohio Secretary of State
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Steve Chabot (R) for Congress
Greg Landsman (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Samantha Meadows (D) for Congress
Brad Wenstrup (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Joyce Beatty (D) for Congress
Lee Stahley (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
Jim Jordan (R) for Congress
Tamie Wilson (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
Bob Latta (R) for Congress
Craig Swartz (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
Bill Johnson (R) for Congress
Louis Lyras (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates
Matthew Diemer (D) for Congress
Max Miller (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates
Warren Davidson (R) for Congress
Vanessa Enoch (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates
Marcy Kaptur (D) for Congress
J.R. Majewski (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates
David Esrati (D) for Congress
Mike Turner (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 11th district candidates
Shontel Brown (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates
Troy Balderson (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 13th district candidates
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R) for Congress
Emilia Sykes (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 14th district candidates
David Joyce (R) for Congress
Matt Kilboy (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 15th district candidates