2022 general election
Ohio Senate
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$130M was spent on the 2022 Ohio Senate race: $74M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $56M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). JD Vance (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$130M
Raised by campaigns
$74M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$56M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tim RyanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $58M
- Spent
- $58M
- From individuals
- $52M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $14K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $3.8M
- Outside money against
- $35M
Who paid: 2% of Ryan's money came from PACs
Corporate $72K (6%)Trade group $36K (3%)Leadership PAC $447K (39%)Membership $85K (7%)Union $279K (25%)Super PAC $67K (6%)Party $4K (0%)Other $147K (13%)
- National Community Action Foundation Membership$10K
- Utility Workers Union of America Cope Union$10K
- Van Hollen Leadership PAC$10K
- Clyburn Leadership PAC$10K
- Huntington Bancshares Inc. Corporate$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Int'l. Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Union$10K
- Carper Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Leadership Fund · $32M attacking
- MAGA Inc. · $2.3M attacking
- Ohio Organizing Campaign · $1.2M supporting
- Save America Fund · $545K supporting
- Republican Accountability PAC · $524K supporting
JD VanceRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $16M
- Spent
- $16M
- From individuals
- $9.0M
- From PACs
- $793K
- From party
- $52K
- Own money & loans
- $1.4M
- Outside money for
- $4.4M
- Outside money against
- $13M
Who paid: 5% of Vance's money came from PACs
Corporate $176K (20%)Trade group $106K (12%)Leadership PAC $337K (39%)Membership $49K (6%)Super PAC $28K (3%)Party $58K (7%)Other $122K (14%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$51K
- Rubio Leadership PAC$10K
- Fighting for Missouri PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Blackburn Leadership PAC$10K
- Budd Kennedy Majority Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Mike Lee Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Barrasso Leadership PAC$10K
- Team Hagerty Victory Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Save America Fund · $7.1M attacking
- Future Forward (FF PAC) · $2.9M attacking
- Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) · $2.0M supporting
- Republican Accountability PAC · $3K supporting · $1.7M attacking
- Straight Talk Politics PAC · $525K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Ohio Senate race?
- $130M was spent on the 2022 Ohio Senate race: $74M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $56M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). JD Vance (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Ohio Senate race?
- Tim Ryan (Democrat) raised $58M and had $3.8M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Ohio Senate race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($32M), Save America Fund ($7.6M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.9M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Ohio Senate race?
- NRSC gave $51K to JD Vance; Cap-PAC Separate Segregated Fund of the National Community Action Foundation Inc gave $10K to Tim Ryan; Utility Workers Union of America Cope gave $10K to Tim Ryan.