2022 Ohio State Treasurer election

2022 Ohio State Treasurer election

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Candidate Robert Sprague Scott Schertzer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,390,542 1,692,160 Percentage 58.55% 41.45%

County results Congressional district results Sprague:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Schertzer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Treasurer before election Robert Sprague Republican Elected State Treasurer Robert Sprague Republican

The 2022 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Ohio State Treasurer, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 3, 2022.^[1]

Incumbent Republican treasurer Robert Sprague ran for re-election to a second term in office against Marion mayor Scott Schertzer.^[2][3] Sprague comfortably won re-election, expanding on his 2018 margin of victory.^[4][5] During the campaign, Sprague led in fundraising against Schertzer.^[6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Sprague, incumbent state treasurer (2019-present)^[7]

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Sprague (incumbent)	810,487	100.0%
Total votes			810,487	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Schertzer, mayor of Marion^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Schertzer	421,827	100.0%
Total votes			421,827	100.0%

General election

Endorsements

Robert Sprague (R)

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017-2021)^[10]

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[7]

Scott Schertzer (D)

Newspapers and other media

• The Plain Dealer^[11]

Labor unions

• Ohio Education Association^[12]

Organizations

• Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio^[13]
• Ohio Democratic Party^[14]

Results

2022 Ohio State Treasurer election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Sprague (incumbent)	2,390,542	58.55%
	Democratic	Scott Schertzer	1,692,160	41.45%
Total votes			4,082,702	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Sprague won 13 of 15 congressional districts, three of which elected Democrats.^[15]

District	Sprague	Schertzer	Representative
1st	52%	48%	Steve Chabot (117th Congress)
			Greg Landsman (118th Congress)
2nd	75%	25%	Brad Wenstrup
3rd	34%	66%	Joyce Beatty
4th	71%	29%	Jim Jordan
5th	68%	32%	Bob Latta
6th	67%	33%	Bill Johnson
7th	59%	41%	Bob Gibbs (117th Congress)
			Max Miller (118th Congress)
8th	66%	34%	Warren Davidson
9th	56%	44%	Marcy Kaptur
10th	57%	43%	Mike Turner
11th	25%	75%	Shontel Brown
12th	69%	31%	Troy Balderson
13th	53%	47%	Tim Ryan (117th Congress)
			Emilia Sykes (118th Congress)
14th	61%	39%	David Joyce
15th	58%	42%	Mike Carey

References

1. "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
2. Kasler, Karen (October 19, 2022). "Ohio Election 2022: Robert Sprague and Scott Schertzer run for Ohio Treasurer". The Statehouse News Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
3. Staver, Anna (October 10, 2022). "Election 2022: Who is running for state treasurer in Ohio?". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
4. Staver, Anna (November 8, 2022). "Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague wins race for reelection". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
5. Exner, Rich (December 7, 2018). "Final Ohio 2018 election results: Mike DeWine beat Richard Cordray, 50.4% to 46.7% with largest turnout in Ohio history for a governor's race". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
6. Provance, Jim (October 8, 2022). "Marion mayor seeks to unseat state treasurer". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
7. Pelzer, Jeremy (February 18, 2022). "Ohio Republican Party endorses Gov. Mike DeWine in GOP primary". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
8. "2022 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
9. Chow, Andy (February 10, 2022). "Marion Mayor Scott Schertzer officially announces run for state treasurer". WOSU. The Statehouse News Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
10. Martinez, Marissa (May 4, 2022). "Here are the Trump-backed candidates who won Tuesday's primaries". POLITICO. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
11. "Robert Sprague for Ohio treasurer: endorsement editorial". cleveland.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
12. "Ohio Education Association endorses Schertzer for state Treasurer". The Chronicle-Telegram. June 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
13. Weinman, Mike. "2022 FOP of Ohio Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
14. "Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Votes to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Races". Ohio Democrats. March 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
15. "OH 2022 Congressional (March 2, 2022)". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved November 20, 2025.