2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine is eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office.

2022 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 8, 2022

Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor Mike DeWine Republican

Republican primary

Declared

• Mike DeWine, incumbent Governor of Ohio[1][2]

Potential

• Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district[3]
• Josh Mandel, former Ohio State Treasurer, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[4]
• Jim Renacci, former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018[4][5][6]
• Mary Taylor, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and candidate for Governor in 2018[4]

Declined

• Jon A. Husted, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio since 2019 (running for re-election)[7]
• Jim Jordan, U.S. Representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007 (running for re-election)[8][9]
• Dave Yost, Attorney General of Ohio since 2019 and former Ohio State Auditor (2011-2019) (running for re-election)[10]

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

• Nan Whaley, Mayor of Dayton[11][12][13]

Potential

• John Cranley, Mayor of Cincinnati[14][11][15]
• David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, former Hamilton County Commissioner, and nominee for Attorney General of Ohio in 2014[11]
• Emilia Sykes, Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives[11][16]

Declined

• Tim Ryan, U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district and candidate for President of the United States in 2020[17][11] (running for U.S. Senate)[18]

Libertarian nomination

Potential

• Cassaundra Fryman, Mayor of Plymouth, Ohio[19]

Independent

Potential

• Ralph Wolfe, Trustee for Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio[20]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Likely R	February 1, 2021

References

1. Ludlow, Randy (November 8, 2020). "Next up in Ohio: Can Mike DeWine, Rob Portman and other GOP incumbents sweep anew in '22?". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
2. Balmert, Rick Rouan and Jessie. "Trump hints at primary challenge for DeWine in tweet". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
3. Rowland, Darrel. "Among DeWine's possible 2022 GOP rivals, this congressman has been the harshest". The Columbus Dispatch.
4. Tobias, Andrew (November 20, 2020). "Trump tweet further complicates Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's path to re-election in 2022". Cleveland.com.
5. Ludlow, Randy (November 8, 2020). "Next up in Ohio: Can Mike DeWine, Rob Portman and other GOP incumbents sweep anew in '22?". The Columbus Dispatch.
6. "Analysis: Jim Renacci Drops Hints on Taking on Gov. Mike DeWine in 2022". WKSU. December 16, 2020.
7. @JonHusted (January 27, 2021). "After contemplating running for the Senate for 48 hours, I was reminded how much I enjoy the challenges of my present job... I intend to keep doing this job, run for reelection, and one day in the future, I intend to run for governor. #OHSen #OHGov" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
8. Eaton, Sabrina; clevel; .com (January 28, 2021). "Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan won't run for U.S. Senate next year". cleveland. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
9. Raju, Manu; Herb, Jeremy (January 28, 2021). "Jim Jordan won't run for Ohio US Senate seat in 2022". CNN. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
10. Staff writer (February 1, 2021). "Ohio AG Yost says he won't be running for Portman's Senate seat". NBC4. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
11. Larkin, Brett (August 8, 2020). "'Rule of 3' does not bode well for Mike DeWine". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
12. Williams, Jason (August 8, 2019). "She's shown compassion and stood up to Trump. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley has been a rock star. What's it mean for her future?". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
13. Analysis: Will Nan Whaley Run For Governor Of Ohio? She Certainly Has The Motivation
14. Christian, Paula (February 14, 2020). "Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley exploring run for Ohio governor in 2022". WCPO Cincinnati. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
15. "Cranley exploring run for Ohio governor in 2022 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
16. Williams, Jason (February 14, 2020). "PX column: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley launches 2022 governor's campaign. Does moderate Democrat have a shot in Trump-controlled Ohio?". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
17. Fisher, Jessica Rae (May 21, 2019). "5 more Democratic presidential hopefuls who may have other ambitions". Medium.
18. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/tim-ryan-ohio-senate-464663
19. "Mayor Cassaundra Fryman". www.plymouthoh.org. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
20. Wolfe, Ralph (July 30, 2020). "Facebook Post".
21. "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.