In Ohio, state-level candidates spent $22.68 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 13, 2022. Democratic candidates spent $8.30 million and Republican candidates spent $14.07 million.
Ohio Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)
Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)
In the 2022 election cycle, 174 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the Ohio Secretary of State. Here are the 10 Democratic candidates who have spent the most.
| Rank | Democratic Candidate | Total Spent |
| 1. | Nan Whaley | $3,452,969.04 |
| 2. | John Cranley | $2,704,725.04 |
| 3. | David Leland | $220,874.66 |
| 4. | Jennifer Brunner | $144,346.93 |
| 5. | Emilia Sykes | $100,849.21 |
| 6. | Sean O’Brien | $88,804.66 |
| 7. | Nickie Antonio | $88,738.48 |
| 8. | Teresa Fedor | $86,822.83 |
| 9. | Kristin Boggs | $83,352.73 |
| 10. | Chelsea Clark | $76,697.16 |
Top 10 Republican candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)
During the same time period, 196 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the Ohio Secretary of State. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported expenditures for the 2022 election cycle so far.
| Rank | Republican Candidate | Total Spent |
| 1. | Richard Michael DeWine | $3,683,457.38 |
| 2. | James Renacci | $2,914,514.13 |
| 3. | Frank Larose | $581,071.55 |
| 4. | Joe Blystone | $542,256.20 |
| 5. | Matthew Huffman | $530,188.08 |
| 6. | Matthew Dolan | $224,496.21 |
| 7. | Robert McColley | $208,957.50 |
| 8. | Jay Hottinger | $203,691.19 |
| 9. | David Yost | $196,235.79 |
| 10. | Sharon Kennedy | $196,183.13 |
In some states, officeholders may make expenditures from their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Those expenditures 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.