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Kalyn Stralow

Ohio Republican candidates have raised $19.9 million more than Democrats

In Ohio, state-level candidates have raised $39.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 13, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $9.5 million and Republican candidates spent $29.4 million. 

Ohio Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)

Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)

In the 2022 election cycle, 172 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the Ohio Secretary of State. Here are the 10 Democratic candidates who have raised the most.

Rank Democratic Candidate Total Raised
1. Nan Whaley $3,531,073.83
2. John Cranley $2,824,497.42
3. Jennifer Brunner $448,125.61
4. Nickie Antonio $218,170.00
5. David Leland $179,218.00
6. Jeffrey Crossman $122,484.45
7. Terri Jamison $117,556.60
8. Chelsea Clark $101,963.84
9. Casey Weinstein $95,998.60
10. Kenny Yuko $86,812.06

Top 10 Republican candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)

During the same time period, 197 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the Ohio Secretary of State. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported donations for the 2022 election cycle so far.

Rank Republican Candidate Total Raised
1. Richard Michael DeWine $1,821,025.53
2. David Yost $1,747,724.80
3. Frank Larose $1,304,721.56
4. James Renacci $1,087,477.19
5. Keith Faber $874,463.51
6. Matthew Huffman $805,991.33
7. Joe Blystone $797,883.92
8. Sharon Kennedy $547,764.28
9. Robert Sprague $538,627.83
10. Pat DeWine $430,101.34

In some states, officeholders may accept donations to their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Those donations are included in candidate campaign finance numbers.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio candidate PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name Report Due Date
2021 Annual 1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary 4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary 6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual 7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General 10/27/2022
2022 Post-General 12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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