2018 Ohio House of Representatives election

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2018 Ohio House of Representatives election
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  2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020  

All 99 seats of the Ohio House of Representatives
50 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout54.30%
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Ryan Smith Fred Strahorn
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJune 6, 2018January 5, 2015
Leader's seat District 93 District 39
Last election6633
Seats won6138
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg5
Popular vote2,166,7901,992,886
Percentage51.96%47.79%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.58%Increase2.svg7.32%

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Results
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Speaker before election

Ryan Smith
Republican

Elected Speaker

Larry Householder
Republican

An election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all 99 members to Ohio's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on May 8, 2018.

Contents

Republicans retained a supermajority in the House despite a net loss of five seats, winning 61 seats compared to 38 seats for the Democrats. [1] [2]

Statewide results

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %+/–No.+/– %
Republican Party 912,166,79051.96%-6.58%62Decrease2.svg462.63%
Democratic Party 991,992,88647.79%+7.32%37Increase2.svg437.37%
Libertarian Party 67,5990.18%New0Steady2.svg0.00%
Green Party 2*2,8090.07%-0.01%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Write-in 2*2040.00%±0.00%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total2004,170,288100.00%99Steady2.svg100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
51.96%
Democratic
47.79%
Other
0.25%
House seats
Republican
61.62%
Democratic
38.38%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [3] Likely ROctober 8, 2018

Results by district

Overview

Results of the 2018 Ohio House election
DistrictIncumbent statusIncumbentWinnerResult
1stRunning Scott Wiggam Incumbent Republican re-elected
2ndRunning Mark Romanchuk Incumbent Republican re-elected
3rdRunning Theresa Gavarone Incumbent Republican re-elected
4thRunning Robert Cupp Incumbent Republican re-elected
5thRunning Tim Ginter Incumbent Republican re-elected
6thTerm-limited Marlene Anielski Phil Robinson Democratic gain
7thRunning Tom Patton Incumbent Republican re-elected
8thRunning Kent Smith Incumbent Democrat re-elected
9thRunning Janine Boyd Incumbent Democrat re-elected
10thTerm-limited Bill Patmon Terrence Upchurch Democratic hold
11thRunning Stephanie Howse Incumbent Democrat re-elected
12thTerm-limited John Barnes Juanita Brent Democratic hold
13thTerm-limited Nickie Antonio Michael Skindell Democratic hold
14thNot running [a] Martin Sweeney Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic hold
15thNot running Nicholas Celebrezze Jeffrey Crossman Democratic hold
16thRunning David Greenspan Incumbent Republican re-elected
17thRunning Adam Miller Incumbent Democrat re-elected
18thRunning Kristin Boggs Incumbent Democrat re-elected
19thTerm-limited Anne Gonzales Mary Lightbody Democratic gain
20thRunning Richard Brown Incumbent Democrat re-elected
21stTerm-limited Mike Duffey Beth Liston Democratic gain
22ndRunning David Leland Incumbent Democrat re-elected
23rdRunning Laura Lanese Incumbent Republican re-elected
24thNot running [b] Jim Hughes Allison Russo Democratic gain
25thRunning Bernadine Kent Incumbent Democrat re-elected
26thNot running [c] Hearcel Craig Erica Crawley Democratic hold
27thRunning Tom Brinkman Incumbent Republican re-elected
28thRunning Jonathan Dever Jessica Miranda Democratic gain
29thRunning Louis Blessing Incumbent Republican re-elected
30thRunning Bill Seitz Incumbent Republican re-elected
31stRunning Brigid Kelly Incumbent Democrat re-elected
32ndRunning Catherine Ingram Incumbent Democrat re-elected
33rdTerm-limited Alicia Reece Sedrick Denson Democratic hold
34thRunning Emilia Sykes Incumbent Democrat re-elected
35thRunning Tavia Galonski Incumbent Democrat re-elected
36thRunning Anthony DeVitis Incumbent Republican re-elected
37thTerm-limited Kristina Roegner Casey Weinstein Democratic gain
38thNot running Marilyn Slaby Bill Roemer Republican hold
39thRunning Fred Strahorn Incumbent Democrat re-elected
40thTerm-limited Michael Henne Phil Plummer Republican hold
41stRunning Jim Butler Incumbent Republican re-elected
42ndRunning Niraj Antani Incumbent Republican re-elected
43rdRunning Jeffery Todd Smith Incumbent Republican re-elected
44thTerm-limited Michael Ashford Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic hold
45thTerm-limited Teresa Fedor Lisa Sobecki Democratic hold
46thRunning Michael Sheehy Incumbent Democrat re-elected
47thRunning Derek Merrin Incumbent Republican re-elected
48thTerm-limited Kirk Schuring Scott Oelslager Republican hold
49thRunning Tom West Incumbent Democrat re-elected
50thTerm-limited Christina Hagan Reggie Stoltzfus Republican hold
51stRunning [d] Wes Retherford Sara Carruthers Republican hold
52ndRunning George Lang Incumbent Republican re-elected
53rdRunning Candice Keller Incumbent Republican re-elected
54thRunning Paul Zeltwanger Incumbent Republican re-elected
55thNot running [e] Nathan Manning Gayle Manning Republican hold
56thTerm-limited Dan Ramos Joe Miller Democratic hold
57thRunning Dick Stein Incumbent Republican re-elected
58thRunning Michele Lepore-Hagan Incumbent Democrat re-elected
59thNot running [f] John Boccieri Don Manning Republican gain
60thRunning John Rogers Incumbent Democrat re-elected
61stTerm-limited Ron Young Jamie Callender Republican hold
62ndRunning Scott Lipps Incumbent Republican re-elected
63rdRunning Glenn Holmes Incumbent Democrat re-elected
64thRunning Michael O'Brien Incumbent Democrat re-elected
65thRunning John Becker Incumbent Republican re-elected
66thRunning Doug Green Incumbent Republican re-elected
67thTerm-limited Andrew Brenner Kris Jordan Republican hold
68thRunning Rick Carfagna Incumbent Republican re-elected
69thRunning Steve Hambley Incumbent Republican re-elected
70thRunning Darrell Kick Incumbent Republican re-elected
71stRunning Scott Ryan Incumbent Republican re-elected
72ndRunning Larry Householder Incumbent Republican re-elected
73rdRunning Rick Perales Incumbent Republican re-elected
74thRunning Bill Dean Incumbent Republican re-elected
75thTerm-limited Kathleen Clyde Randi Clites Democratic hold
76thRunning Sarah LaTourette Incumbent Republican re-elected
77thRunning Tim Schaffer Incumbent Republican re-elected
78thRunning Ron Hood Incumbent Republican re-elected
79thRunning Kyle Koehler Incumbent Republican re-elected
80thNot running [g] Steve Huffman Jena Powell Republican hold
81stRunning Jim Hoops Incumbent Republican re-elected
82ndRunning Craig Riedel Incumbent Republican re-elected
83rdTerm-limited Robert Sprague Jon Cross Republican hold
84thNot running [h] Keith Faber Susan Manchester Republican hold
85thRunning Nino Vitale Incumbent Republican re-elected
86thTerm-limited Dorothy Pelanda Tracy Richardson Republican hold
87thRunning Riordan McClain Incumbent Republican re-elected
88thRunning Bill Reineke Incumbent Republican re-elected
89thRunning Steve Arndt Incumbent Republican re-elected
90thTerm-limited Terry Johnson Brian Baldridge Republican hold
91stRunning Shane Wilkin Incumbent Republican re-elected
92ndRunning Gary Scherer Incumbent Republican re-elected
93rdRunning Ryan Smith Incumbent Republican re-elected
94thRunning Jay Edwards Incumbent Republican re-elected
95thTerm-limited Andy Thompson Don Jones Republican hold
96thRunning Jack Cera Incumbent Democrat re-elected
97thRunning Brian Hill Incumbent Republican re-elected
98thTerm-limited Al Landis Brett Hillyer Republican hold
99thRunning John Patterson Incumbent Democrat re-elected

Detailed results

Results of the 2018 Ohio House of Representatives election by district: [4]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 11,44029.38%25,80266.27%1,6934.35%38,935100.00%Republican hold
District 2 12,97729.95%29,31167.64%1,0432.41%43,331100.00%Republican hold
District 3 18,05837.76%29,75962.24%--47,817100.00%Republican hold
District 4 9,43826.92%25,62073.08%--35,058100.00%Republican hold
District 5 10,46529.75%24,71170.25%--35,176100.00%Republican hold
District 6 30,33451.14%28,98548.86%--59,319100.00%Democratic gain
District 7 18,76439.18%29,13360.82%--47,897100.00%Republican hold
District 8 35,115100.00%----35,115100.00%Democratic hold
District 9 42,63487.85%5,89712.15%--48,531100.00%Democratic hold
District 10 23,817100.00%----23,817100.00%Democratic hold
District 11 24,08586.69%3,69813.31%--27,783100.00%Democratic hold
District 12 33,659100.00%----33,659100.00%Democratic hold
District 13 26,73577.96%7,55822.04%--34,293100.00%Democratic hold
District 14 22,94371.83%8,99828.17%--31,941100.00%Democratic hold
District 15 18,83556.22%14,67043.78%--33,505100.00%Democratic hold
District 16 24,96946.11%29,18253.89%--54,151100.00%Republican hold
District 17 15,93160.18%10,54239.82%--26,473100.00%Democratic hold
District 18 37,25479.84%9,40920.16%--46,663100.00%Democratic hold
District 19 32,14755.44%25,84144.56%--57,988100.00%Democratic gain
District 20 25,77758.06%18,62241.94%--44,399100.00%Democratic hold
District 21 34,11656.62%26,14343.38%--60,259100.00%Democratic gain
District 22 32,27773.01%11,93226.99%--44,209100.00%Democratic hold
District 23 19,66644.39%24,64155.61%--44,307100.00%Republican hold
District 24 33,86956.91%25,64843.09%--59,517100.00%Democratic gain
District 25 32,33084.29%6,02515.71%--38,355100.00%Democratic hold
District 26 32,52782.13%5,83714.74%1,2413.13%39,605100.00%Democratic hold
District 27 25,81746.42%29,80153.58%--55,618100.00%Republican hold
District 28 27,61149.89%27,55549.79%1750.32%55,341100.00%Democratic gain
District 29 14,99935.01%27,84664.99%--42,845100.00%Republican hold
District 30 14,35630.27%33,06869.73%--47,424100.00%Republican hold
District 31 33,528100.00%----33,528100.00%Democratic hold
District 32 30,31178.61%8,24721.39%--38,558100.00%Democratic hold
District 33 32,57075.31%10,67924.69%--43,249100.00%Democratic hold
District 34 28,89478.06%8,12021.94%--37,014100.00%Democratic hold
District 35 17,16260.57%9,60233.89%1,5685.53%28,332100.00%Democratic hold
District 36 20,63344.61%25,62255.39%--46,255100.00%Republican hold
District 37 27,93050.49%27,39149.51%--55,321100.00%Democratic gain
District 38 20,60442.56%27,80757.44%--48,411100.00%Republican hold
District 39 25,871100.00%----25,871100.00%Democratic hold
District 40 16,37237.98%26,73462.02%--43,106100.00%Republican hold
District 41 22,74245.04%27,75554.96%--50,497100.00%Republican hold
District 42 18,63140.50%27,37759.50%--46,008100.00%Republican hold
District 43 21,54449.47%22,00650.53%--43,550100.00%Republican hold
District 44 26,267100.00%----26,267100.00%Democratic hold
District 45 20,78063.71%11,83836.29%--32,618100.00%Democratic hold
District 46 28,372100.00%----28,372100.00%Democratic hold
District 47 20,91941.90%29,00958.10%--49,928100.00%Republican hold
District 48 17,25935.87%30,85564.13%--48,114100.00%Republican hold
District 49 18,83457.61%13,85942.39%--32,693100.00%Democratic hold
District 50 15,22536.01%27,05163.99%--42,276100.00%Republican hold
District 51 14,30539.91%21,54260.09%--35,847100.00%Republican hold
District 52 22,12841.39%31,32958.61%--53,457100.00%Republican hold
District 53 13,94535.87%24,92864.13%--38,873100.00%Republican hold
District 54 18,43839.16%28,64160.84%--47,079100.00%Republican hold
District 55 18,17442.35%23,68755.20%1,0512.45%42,912100.00%Republican hold
District 56 24,78062.64%14,78137.36%--39,561100.00%Democratic hold
District 57 16,42036.89%28,08563.11%--44,505100.00%Republican hold
District 58 25,31970.13%10,78429.87%--36,103100.00%Democratic hold
District 59 25,70449.61%26,11350.39%--51,817100.00%Republican gain
District 60 21,46553.57%18,60246.43%--40,067100.00%Democratic hold
District 61 20,24340.37%29,90459.63%--50,147100.00%Republican hold
District 62 13,94126.34%38,99373.66%--52,934100.00%Republican hold
District 63 23,13656.06%18,13143.94%--41,267100.00%Democratic hold
District 64 18,82854.76%15,55445.24%--34,382100.00%Democratic hold
District 65 16,71933.33%33,44266.67%--50,161100.00%Republican hold
District 66 10,33124.51%31,81275.49%--42,143100.00%Republican hold
District 67 25,71343.73%33,09256.27%--58,805100.00%Republican hold
District 68 17,92133.64%34,16064.12%1,1932.24%53,274100.00%Republican hold
District 69 18,56136.24%32,65363.76%--51,214100.00%Republican hold
District 70 14,78034.97%27,48465.03%--42,264100.00%Republican hold
District 71 17,46638.19%28,26861.81%--45,734100.00%Republican hold
District 72 13,39330.96%29,86169.04%--43,254100.00%Republican hold
District 73 19,34640.23%28,74259.77%--48,088100.00%Republican hold
District 74 12,76832.51%26,50467.49%--39,272100.00%Republican hold
District 75 21,02751.50%19,37747.32%4231.0%40,439100.00%Democratic hold
District 76 18,89737.63%31,32662.37%--50,223100.00%Republican hold
District 77 16,04435.70%27,73961.72%1,1592.58%44,942100.00%Republican hold
District 78 13,54932.13%28,61967.87%--42,168100.00%Republican hold
District 79 15,57040.50%22,87959.50%--38,449100.00%Republican hold
District 80 10,18324.48%31,41175.52%--41,594100.00%Republican hold
District 81 10,99225.32%32,41974.68%--43,411100.00%Republican hold
District 82 10,43526.40%29,08573.60%--39,520100.00%Republican hold
District 83 11,99130.87%26,84769.13%--38,838100.00%Republican hold
District 84 8,14917.51%38,40182.49%--46,550100.00%Republican hold
District 85 10,45227.13%28,07772.87%--38,529100.00%Republican hold
District 86 11,15327.84%27,44368.51%1,4603.64%40,056100.00%Republican hold
District 87 10,54027.32%28,04272.68%--38,582100.00%Republican hold
District 88 13,23234.00%25,68066.00%--38,912100.00%Republican hold
District 89 16,40234.86%30,64865.14%--47,050100.00%Republican hold
District 90 14,00638.80%22,08961.20%--36,095100.00%Republican hold
District 91 10,08426.47%28,01073.53%--38,094100.00%Republican hold
District 92 12,89535.66%23,26564.34%--36,160100.00%Republican hold
District 93 9,58625.57%27,91074.43%--37,496100.00%Republican hold
District 94 16,85541.71%23,55658.29%--40,411100.00%Republican hold
District 95 15,02734.26%28,84165.74%--43,868100.00%Republican hold
District 96 22,229100.00%----22,229100.00%Democratic hold
District 97 12,16431.65%26,26768.35%--38,431100.00%Republican hold
District 98 11,76332.00%24,99368.00%--36,756100.00%Republican hold
District 99 19,34653.04%17,13146.96%--36,477100.00%Democratic hold
Total1,992,88647.79%2,166,79051.96%10,6120.25%4,170,288100.00%

Notes

  1. Running for Ohio Senate District 23. (Defeated in primary.)
  2. Running for a seat on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
  3. Running for Ohio Senate District 15.
  4. Retherford filed for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Sara Carruthers.
  5. Running for Ohio Senate District 13.
  6. Running for Ohio Senate District 33.
  7. Running for Ohio Senate District 5.
  8. Running for Ohio State Auditor.

References

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  3. Jacobson, Louis (October 8, 2018). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. "Ohio Decides 2018: State Representative - Summary Results". Columbus, U.S.A.: Office of the Secretary of State, State of Ohio. Retrieved November 16, 2018.