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Ohio, Attorney General

Dave Yost (R) defeated Steven Dettelbach (D) in the 2018 general election for Ohio Attorney General.

Incumbent Mike DeWine (R) was running for governor, leaving the seat open. DeWine was last elected in 2014 by a margin of 23 percentage points. Of the ten preceding attorney general elections, a Republican candidate won five—including DeWine's victories in 2010 and 2014—and a Democratic candidate won five. At the time of the 2018 election, the most recent Democratic candidate to win an attorney general election in Ohio was Richard Cordray (D) in 2008. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) carried the state by a margin of 8 percentage points.

Yost's victory preserved the state's Republican triplex. At the time of the election, Ohio had been a Republican triplex since 2011, when Republicans changed control of all three triplex offices.

Polls

Attorney General of Ohio, 2018

Poll Poll sponsor Dettelbach (D) Yost (R)Undecided/OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
Gravis Marketing
(October 29-30, 2018)
N/A 36%44%20%+/-3.5789
Cygnal
(October 30-31, 2018)
N/A 43%46%12%+/-4.4503
Baldwin Wallace University
(October 19-27, 2018)
N/A 40%39%21%+/-3.81,051
Suffolk University
(October 4-8, 2018)
The Cincinnati Enquirer 42%36%22%+/-4.4500
Triton Polling & Research
(September 18-20, 2018)
The Ohio Star 42%44%14%+/-3.11,003


Election history

2014

Attorney General of Ohio, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike DeWine Incumbent 61.5% 1,882,048
Democratic David Pepper 38.5% 1,178,426
Total Votes 3,060,474
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Mike DeWine won election to the office of Ohio Attorney General. He defeated Richard Cordray (D), Robert Owens (C) and Marc Feldman (L) in the general election.

Ohio Attorney General, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike DeWine 47.5% 1,821,414
Democratic Richard Cordray (D) 46.3% 1,772,728
Constitution Robert Owens 3.4% 130,065
Libertarian Marc Feldman 2.8% 107,521
Total Votes 3,831,728
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Richard Cordray won election to the office of Ohio Attorney General (Special Election). He defeated Mike Crites (R) and Robert Owens (I) in the general election.

Ohio Attorney General (Special Election), 2008

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Cordray 56.8% 2,890,953
Republican Mike Crites 38.4% 1,956,252
Independent Robert Owens 4.8% 246,002
Total Votes 5,093,207
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Marc Dann won election to the office of Ohio Attorney General. He defeated Betty Montgomery (R) in the general election.

Ohio Attorney General, 2006

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Dann 52.6% 2,035,825
Republican Betty Montgomery 47.4% 1,833,846
Total Votes 3,869,671
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.

2002

On November 5, 2002, Jim Petro won election to the office of Ohio Attorney General. He defeated Leigh Herington (D) in the general election.

Ohio Attorney General, 2002

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Petro 64.1% 2,007,411
Democratic Leigh Herington 35.9% 1,123,318
Total Votes 3,130,729
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.


Demographics

Demographic data for Ohio

OhioU.S.
Total population:11,605,090316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):40,8613,531,905
Gender
Female:51.1%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:82.4%73.6%
Black/African American:12.2%12.6%
Asian:1.9%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,429$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio.

As of July 2017, Ohio had a population of 11,700,000 people, with its three largest cities being Columbus (pop. est. 860,000), Cleveland (pop. est. 390,000), and Cincinnati (pop. est. 300,000).