Dettelbach falls to Yost in Ohio AG race

MICHAEL C. BUTZ | CJPC LIFESTYLES EDITOR mbutz@cjn.org

During his campaign to become Ohio attorney general, Steve Dettelbach talked to “millions of people” throughout the state – including many in the Jewish community.

“We’ve been to (Jewish) federation meetings in Cleveland and Columbus, and we’ve been to the JCC in Cincinnati,” Dettelbach, a congregant at Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights and Pepper Pike, told the Cleveland Jewish News on Election Day morning. “The Jewish community in Ohio has been an incredible source of strength in a really, really long campaign – and it’s been fantastic.”

By the end of the day on Nov. 6, however, the Solon Democrat learned his efforts wouldn’t carry him into office.

State Auditor Dave Yost, a Columbusarea Republican, defeated Dettelbach, 2,226,368 votes (52.42 percent) to 2,021,194 votes (47.58 percent), according to final, unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

In speaking to a crowd of family, friends and supporters at Windows on the River in Cleveland, where the Democratic Party of Cuyahoga County held a party to watch election results roll in, Dettelbach thanked his supporters. He also thanked

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