This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 14 of 17 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.
Lett for Ohio
$172,692Total Contributions
$140,666Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Ohio House Democratic Campaign Committee Building Fund |
| $5,000.00 | Beth Liston |
| $5,000.00 | Christine Cockley |
| $5,000.00 | Friends of Michele Grim |
| $5,000.00 | Ohio Education Assoc Fund for Children and Public Education |
| $3,800.00 | Dani Isaacsohn |
| $3,500.00 | Anita Somani |
| $3,000.00 | Ohio Federation of Teachers Political Contributing Entity |
| $3,000.00 | The Matriots |
| $2,500.00 | Allison Russo |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $47,087.89 | Ohio Democratic Party |
| $20,000.00 | Left Hook Communications |
| $15,000.00 | Gen Murphy & Associates LLC |
| $14,200.00 | Ohio House Democratic Campaign Committee |
| $12,030.91 | Summit Strategies LLC |
| $10,900.00 | JM2 |
| $4,500.00 | Mctigue Colombo & Clinger LLC |
| $3,000.00 | Milman Research & Consulting |
| $2,059.06 | Hubay LLC |
| $2,000.00 | Just Yard Signs Inc |
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In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $59.24 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 13, 2022. More than $10.65 million or 17.98 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list.
Across the 10 states included in Transparency USA’s database, several prominent women dominated donor lists in the 2020 election cycle. Some, like Karla Jurvetson and Deborah Simon, targeted key state-level elections across multiple swing states. Others focused their contributions closer to home, supporting candidates and PACs in their state of residence. While Transparency USA focuses on state-level campaign finance, all of these women have supported federal candidates and causes as well. See those contributions here.