2024 Ohio Senate election

November 5, 2024

16 of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Matt Huffman Nickie Antonio
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 12th district 23rd district
Current seats 26 7
Seats needed Steady Increase 10

Incumbent President of the Senate

Matt Huffman
Republican



The 2024 Ohio Senate elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect senators in 16 even-numbered districts of the Ohio Senate. Members will be elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections will be held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for U.S. President and U.S. Senate.[1]

Overview

Party Candidates Votes Seats
No.  % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 26 15
Democratic 7 1
Total 100.00 33 16

Outgoing incumbents

Republicans

Democrats

District 2

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Theresa Gavarone (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Paloma De La Fuente, student[4]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paloma De La Fuente
Total votes

District 4

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Candice Keller
Republican George Lang (incumbent)
Republican Mark Morgan
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Thomas Cooke[6]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Cooke
Total votes

District 6

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Charlotte McGuire
State representatives
  • Phil Plummer, state representative from the 39th district (2023–present) and 40th district (2019–2022)[7]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlotte McGuire
Republican Ryan Riddell
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willis Blackshear Jr.
Democratic Jyl Hall
Democratic Jocelyn Rhynard
Total votes

District 8

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

  • Bill Seitz, Majority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives (2017–present), state representative from the 30th district (2017–present; 2001–2007), and former state senator from the 8th district (2007–2016)[14]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis Blessing (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Timothy S. Hogan[13]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy S. Hogan
Total votes

District 10

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kyle Koehler
Republican Carolyn DeStefani
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

  • James Dickerson[8]
  • Daniel McGregor[8]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Dickerson
Democratic Daniel McGregor
Total votes

District 12

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Manchester
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zulma Schrupp
Total votes

District 14

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Johnson (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shane Marcum
Total votes

District 16

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Besa Sharrah
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Beth Liston, state representative from the 8th district (2023–present) and 21st district (2019–2022)[18]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Liston
Total votes

District 18

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Cirino (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Callender
Democratic Katie O'Neill
Total votes

District 20

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Schaffer (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nick Hubbel
Total votes

District 22

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Romanchuk (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Salem
Total votes

District 24

Republican primary

Declared

  • Tom Patton, state representative from the 17th district (2023–present), 7th district (2017–2022) and 18th district (2003–2008); former state senator from the 24th district (2008–2016)[22][23]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Patton
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Durichko
Total votes

District 26

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Reineke (incumbent)
Total votes

District 28

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Casey Weinstein, state representative from the 34th district (2023–present) and 37th district (2019–2022)[25][26]

Declined

  • Tavia Galonski, state representative from the 33rd district (2023–present) and 35th district (2017–2022)[25]

Endorsements

Casey Weinstein
State representatives
  • Tavia Galonski, state representative from the 33rd district (2023–present) and 35th district (2017–2022)[25]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Casey Weinstein
Total votes

Republican primary

Declared

  • Jonathan Anthony Leisser[26]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Anthony Leisser
Total votes

District 30

Republican primary

Declared

  • Brian Chavez, incumbent state senator[27][28]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Chavez (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Iva Faber
Total votes

District 32

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Sandra O'Brien
State senators

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Loychik
Republican Sandra O'Brien (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Shrodek
Total votes

See also

References

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