2022 Midterm Elections results in Ohio: who won the Senate, House and Governor races?

Polls in Ohio closed at 7:30 p.m. local time and the first batch of results will begin filtering in soon after, giving the first proof of the sway that former President Donald Trump still holds over a dedicated segment of the electorate.

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Governor

Mike DeWine (R) has been declared the winner in Ohio, defeating Nan Whaley (D). This will be the second term for Gov. DeWine, who led the state throughout the pandemic.

With DeWine at the top of the ticket, the GOP may be taking note that Trump-like candidates did not win while more moderate members of the party were victorious. This could give the GOP more reason to favor candidates like DeWine or DeSantis in the 2024 presidential election.

Senate

There can be few races in the country where voters are able to pick between two more diverse candidates. Ryan, a long-time local politician with close links to the local area, and Vance, a wildly wealthy venture capitalist who has secured the invaluable endorsement of former President Trump. In the polls, the two men had been near neck-and-neck for months, but in the past week, Vance has opened up a healthy lead that could be enough for him to claim the all-important seat.

With more than 95 percent of the vote counted, JD Vance has won the competitive race, leaving Democrats with fewer options to maintain control of the US Senate.

House

Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each of which will elect its representatives for the 118th Congress. Of those, ten seats are currently held by Republicans running again, while the Democrats can count only three incumbents.