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 were held on May 3, 2022.

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.

Nominee

 * Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

 * Brent Centers, Mayor of Franklin
 * Jenn Giroux, Christian activist

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

Polling

 * Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

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.

Nominee

 * Brad Wenstrup, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * James J. Condit Jr., perennial candidate
 * David J. Windisch

Nominee

 * Samantha Meadows, EMT

Eliminated in primary

 * Alan Darnowsky, former vice president of CitiBank and candidate for state representative in 2020

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.

Nominee

 * Joyce Beatty, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

 * Matthew Meade

Nominee

 * Lee Stahley, professor and Whitehall city councilor

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.

Nominee

 * Jim Jordan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Tamie Wilson, entrepreneur

Eliminated in primary

 * Jeffrey Sites, U.S. Army veteran and candidate in 2020

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.

Nominee

 * Bob Latta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Craig Swartz, chair of the Wyandot County Democratic Party

Eliminated in primary

 * Martin Heberling, Amherst city councilor

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.

Nominee

 * Bill Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * John Anderson
 * Michael Morgenstern, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
 * Gregory Zelenitz

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 OH's 16th congressional 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

District 7
The 7th district stretches from exurban Cleveland to rural areas in north central Ohio, including Medina and Wooster. The incumbents were Republicans Bob Gibbs and Anthony Gonzalez, both of whom retired. Max Miller won the election.

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

Nominee

 * Matthew Diemer, podcast producer

Eliminated in primary

 * Tristan Rader, Lakewood city councilor

Withdrawn

 * Patrick A. Malley

Independents

 * Brian Kenderes (write-in)
 * Vince Licursi (write-in)

Filed paperwork

 * Lynn Carol Gorman, minister

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.

Nominee

 * Warren Davidson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Phil Heimlich, former Cincinnati city councilman

Nominee

 * Vanessa Enoch, former journalist

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 partisanship in the 2022 election, in part due to accusations that Majewski stole valor.

Nominee

 * Marcy Kaptur, incumbent U.S. Representative

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)

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.

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.

Nominee

 * Mike Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * David Esrati, veteran, activist and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Kirk Benjamin
 * Jeff Hardenbrook
 * Baxter Stapleton, filmmaker

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.

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

Nominee

 * Eric J. Brewer, former mayor of East Cleveland and candidate for Mayor of Cleveland in 2017

Eliminated in primary

 * James Hemphill

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.

Nominee

 * Troy Balderson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Brandon Michael Lape

Nominee

 * Amy Rippel-Elton

Eliminated in primary

 * Michael Fletcher

Withdrawn

 * Alaina Shearer, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2020

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.

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)

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

Polling

 * Graphical summary


 * Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

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.

Nominee

 * David Joyce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Patrick Awtrey, businessman
 * Bevin Cormack, insurance agent

Nominee

 * Matt Kilboy, consultant, nurse, veteran

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.

Nominee

 * Mike Carey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Nominee

 * Gary Josephson, activist

Withdrawn

 * Danny O'Connor, Franklin County Recorder, nominee for OH's 12th congressional district in the 2018 special and general elections