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Ohio elections, 2022

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This page is an overview of the 2022 Ohio elections, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Offices on the ballot[edit]

Below is a list of Ohio elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2022. Click the links to learn more about each type:

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Congress special election—
Governor✓
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State Senate✓
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School boards—
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Recalls—
Ballot measures✓
Local ballot measures✓

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Election dates[edit]

Ohio election dates, 2022

Statewide election dates in Ohio are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.

Statewide election dates[edit]

May 3, 2022: Primary
November 8, 2022: General election


Polling hours: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Local election dates

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive ballot coverage of municipal elections in the nation's 100 largest cities by population, including races for trial court judgeships and county offices that overlap them. Ballotpedia also covers the nation's 200 largest public school districts by student enrollment and all school districts overlapping the top 100 cities by population.


Frequently asked questions

When are the polls open?


See State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2022) for more information

Where can I find election results?

Election results are posted on Ballotpedia's election overview pages, as well as the relevant candidate pages. You can find links to the current election overview pages in the "Offices on the ballot" section of this page.

How do primaries work in Ohio?

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio utilizes an open primary system. In an open primary system, a voter does not have to register with a political party beforehand in order to vote in that party's primary. In Ohio, voters select their preferred party primary ballots at their polling places on Election Day.[1][2][3][4]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

How do I register to vote?

To register to vote in Ohio, an applicant must be a United States citizen, a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election. Individuals who are incarcerated for a felony conviction, have been declared by a court to be incompetent for voting purposes, or have been permanently disenfranchised may not register to vote.[5] Applicants may register to vote online, in person, or by mail. The Ohio Voter Registration and Information Update Form is available online and can be requested by mail. In-person voter registration is available at various locations including the secretary of state and board of elections offices, Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices, public libraries and high schools, and other state agencies. A full list of locations is available here. The deadline to register to vote is 30 days before the next election.[6]


Is there an early voting period?

See also: Early voting and Ohio early voting, 2014

Ohio permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Who is eligible for absentee voting?

See also: Absentee/mail-in voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Ohio. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[7]

Absentee ballots may be requested for each individual election beginning on January 1, or 90 days before the date of an election, whichever is earlier. The request must be received by the local county board of elections by noon the third day before the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be postmarked at least one day before Election Day and received by the elections board no later than 10 days after the election.[7]

What are the voter ID laws in Ohio?

See Voter identification laws by state.

How do I file to run for office?

See Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Ohio for information on how to run for state or federal office.

What does Ballotpedia cover?

Ballotpedia's coverage extends to all elections on the federal level, all gubernatorial, state legislative, statewide ballot measure, and statewide judicial elections, as well as many other types of state executive offices. Local election coverage includes comprehensive ballot coverage for municipal and judicial elections in the top 100 cities by population and races for the large counties that overlap them. In the state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities, it includes coverage of mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections. It also includes school board elections in the top 200 largest school districts by enrollment, all California local ballot measures, and notable local ballot measures from across the nation. Our coverage scope for local elections continues to grow, and you can use Ballotpedia's sample ballot tool to see what local elections we are covering in your area. Ballotpedia also covers all elections in the U.S. territories but not elections in other countries.


How do I contact Ballotpedia with a question?

Email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Redistricting following the 2020 census

This section lists major events in the post-2020 census redistricting cycle in reverse chronological order. Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges. Click the dates below for additional information.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  2. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  4. ↑ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions.," accessed October 25, 2019
  5. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Voter Eligibility & Residency Requirements,” accessed October 4, 2019
  6. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Register to Vote and Update Your Registration,” accessed October 4, 2019
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Voting Absentee by Mail," accessed October 15, 2019
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