Democratic primary elections for 17 of 33 districts in the Ohio State Senate took place on Aug. 2, 2022. Of the 17 districts up for election in 2022, seven had a Democratic primary election with more than one candidate.
Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $394,035. Incumbents raised an average of $254,620 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $8,713 per candidate.