2022 Ohio Senate election

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2022 Ohio Senate election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  

17 of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Matt Huffman Kenny Yuko
(term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 12th district 25th district
Seats before258
Seats after267
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,105,112812,696
Percentage57.43%42.23%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.17%Decrease2.svg 10.18%

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Results
     Democratic hold

     Republican hold     Republican gain

     Not up for election

President of the Senate before election

Matt Huffman
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Matt Huffman
Republican

The 2022 Ohio Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in 17 odd-numbered districts of the Ohio Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Ohio and the Ohio House of Representatives. [1]

Contents

Although primary elections were originally scheduled for May 3, they were postponed to August 2 after the Supreme Court of Ohio rejected state legislative maps approved by the state redistricting commission as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle. [2] [3]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Safe RMay 19, 2022

Overview

Ohio Senate Diagram 2021 - 2023.svg
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats won
No. %+/-No.+/- %
Republican 161,105,11257.43Increase2.svg 10.1711Increase2.svg 164.71
Democratic 13812,69642.23Decrease2.svg 10.186Decrease2.svg 135.29
Other26,4720.34Increase2.svg 0.020Steady2.svg0.00
Total31100.001717
Popular vote
Republican
57.43%
Democratic
42.23%
Other
0.34%
Senate seats won
Republican
64.71%
Democratic
35.29%

Results by district

Summary

DistrictIncumbent statusIncumbentWinnerResult
1stRunning Rob McColley Incumbent Republican re-elected
3rdRunning Tina Maharath Michele Reynolds Republican gain
5thRunning Steve Huffman Incumbent Republican re-elected
7thRunning Steve Wilson Incumbent Republican re-elected
9thTerm-limited Cecil Thomas Catherine Ingram Democratic hold
11thN/AVacant [a] Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic hold
13thRunning Nathan Manning Incumbent Republican re-elected
15thRunning Hearcel Craig Incumbent Democrat re-elected
17thTerm-limited Bob Peterson Shane Wilkin Republican hold
19thRunning Andrew Brenner Incumbent Republican re-elected
21stNot running Dale Martin Kent Smith Democratic hold
23rdRunning Nickie Antonio Incumbent Democrat re-elected
25thN/ANone [b] Bill DeMora Democratic notional hold
27thRunning Kristina Roegner Incumbent Republican re-elected
29thRunning Kirk Schuring Incumbent Republican re-elected
31stTerm-limited Jay Hottinger Al Landis Republican hold
33rdRunning Michael Rulli Incumbent Republican re-elected

Detailed results

District results by vote share 2022 SS results margin.svg
District results by vote share

District 1

The 1st district is based in Northwest Ohio stretching south to the cities of Findlay, Ottawa and Van Wert. The incumbent is Republican Rob McColley, who will become the Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate. McColley was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.

Ohio Senate District 1 elections, 2022
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Republican Rob McColley (incumbent)11,523100.0
Total votes11,523100.0
General election
Republican Rob McColley (incumbent)104,274100.0
Total votes104,274100.0
Republican holdSwingIncrease2.svg26.7 [c]

District 3

The 3rd district is based in Franklin County stretching around the county from Prairie Township in the west of the county through Grove City, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna and north to the wealthy suburbs of New Albany and Westerville. The incumbent is Democrat Tina Maharath , who was first elected in 2018. She was defeated in 2022 by Republican Michele Reynolds .

Ohio Senate District 3 elections, 2022
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Democratic Tina Maharath (incumbent)6,848100.0
Total votes6,848100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Republican Michele Reynolds 6,327100.0
Total votes6,327100.0
General election
Republican Michele Reynolds 61,72352.4
Democratic Tina Maharath (incumbent)56,02347.6
Total votes117,746100.0
Republican gain from DemocraticSwingIncrease2.svg2.7

District 5

The 5th district is based in Montgomery County stretching north to include Piqua and Troy and south to include Eaton and Trenton. The incumbent is Republican Steve Huffman, who was first elected in 2018. He was re-elected in 2022.

Ohio Senate District 5 elections, 2022
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Republican Steve Huffman (incumbent)9,132100.0
Total votes9,132100.0
General election
Republican Steve Huffman (incumbent)99,74196.4
IndependentNancy Kiehl (write-in)3,7423.6
Total votes103,483100.0
Republican holdSwingIncrease2.svg43.5 [c]

District 7

The 7th district is based in Cincinnati stretching through Eastern Hamilton County and north to include all of Warren County. The incumbent is Republican Steve Wilson, who was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.

Ohio Senate District 7 elections, 2022
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
DemocraticDavid Dallas9,622100.0
Total votes9,622100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Republican Steve Wilson (incumbent)13,49799.3
RepublicanAustin Kaiser (write-in)920.7
Total votes13,589100.0
General election
Republican Steve Wilson (incumbent)95,41461.6
DemocraticDavid Dallas59,56338.4
Total votes154,977100.0
Republican holdSwingIncrease2.svg4.5

District 9

The 9th district is based in Cincinnati stretching north to include most of Springfield Township. The incumbent is Democrat Cecil Thomas, who was first elected in 2014. Democrat Catherine Ingram was nominated as the Democratic candidate in the March primary. She was elected in 2022.

Ohio Senate District 9 elections, 2022
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Democratic Catherine Ingram 11,112100.0
Total votes11,112100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
RepublicanOrlando Sonza Jr.2,892100.0
Total votes2,892100.0
General election
Democratic Catherine Ingram 78,63972.8
RepublicanOrlando Sonza Jr.29,41827.2
Total votes102,057100.0
Democratic holdSwingDecrease2.svg3.5

District 11

Ohio Senate District 11 elections, 2022
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Democratic Paula Hicks-Hudson 10,210100.0
Total votes10,210100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
RepublicanTony Dia5,202100.0
Total votes5,202100.0
General election
Democratic Paula Hicks-Hudson 64,76155.3
RepublicanTony Dia52,38444.7
Total votes117,145100.0
Democratic holdSwingDecrease2.svg14.1

District 13

Ohio Senate District 13 elections, 2022
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
DemocraticAnthony Eliopoulos7,422100.0
Total votes7,422100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes %
Republican Nathan Manning (incumbent)8,91067.3
RepublicanKirsten Hill4,32132.7
Total votes13,231100.0
General election
Republican Nathan Manning (incumbent)74,21357.7
DemocraticAnthony Eliopoulos54,41742.3
Total votes128,630100.0
Republican holdSwingIncrease2.svg5.0

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 27, 2.22%
  2. District 3, 4.84% (gain)

Outgoing incumbents

Republicans

Democrats

See also

Notes

  1. Incumbent Democrat Teresa Fedor resigned October 31, 2022. Paula Hicks-Hudson was appointed to fill the vacancy after her victory in the general election.
  2. This district was reassigned to Franklin County from Cuyahoga County following redistricting. The previous incumbent was Democrat Kenny Yuko, who was term-limited.
  3. 1 2 Seat was contested in the previous election.

References

  1. "Ohio State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Tebben, Susan (April 15, 2022). "Ohio Supreme Court rejects legislative maps, sets fifth redistricting deadline". Ohio Capital Journal . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. Tebben, Susan (May 5, 2022). "Ohio Redistricting Commission resubmits maps already rejected as illegal by supreme court". Ohio Capital Journal . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. Oliver, Emily (January 5, 2022). "John Cranley announces Sen. Teresa Fedor as pick for lieutenant governor". WBNS-TV . Columbus, Ohio . Retrieved May 23, 2022.