2018 Ohio Attorney General election

The 2018 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Ohio.

Incumbent Attorney General Mike DeWine was term-limited and ran for governor. Republican nominee and Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost defeated Democratic nominee and former US Attorney Steve Dettelbach in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Yost, State Auditor

Declined

• Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate president (ran for State Auditor)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio

Declined

• Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014 (ran for governor)
• Joe Schiavoni, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate (ran for governor)

Results

General election

Candidates

• Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
• Dave Yost, State Auditor

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Dave Yost won the general election by a 4.34% margin of victory.

By congressional district

Yost won 12 of 16 congressional districts.

See also

• 2018 Ohio elections
• 2018 United States attorney general elections

References