Ohio's 21st senatorial district

For United States senators, see List of United States senators from Ohio.

Ohio's 21st State Senate district
Senator	Kent Smith D – Euclid
Demographics	32%  White 62%  Black 2.8%  Hispanic 2.8%  Asian 1.3%  Native American 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	375,348 [1] 294,505 281,722

Ohio's 21st senatorial district has historically been based in urban Cleveland, Ohio, and consists primarily of Cleveland's West Side neighborhoods of Ohio City and Tremont; Downtown Cleveland; all of Cleveland's East Side neighborhoods; and the cities of Bratenahl, Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights. ^[2] It encompasses Ohio House districts 9, 10 and 11. It has a Cook PVI of D+34.

Dale Martin was appointed on June 7, 2022, by a caucus of State Senate Democrats after the incumbent senator, Sandra Williams, resigned on June 1. ^[3] Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Kent Smith of Euclid. ^[4]

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Morris Jackson	Democrat	January 3, 1967 – March 17, 1984	Jackson resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 1986.
Michael R. White	Democrat	May 17, 1984 – December 31, 1989	White resigned in 1989 to become Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Jeff Johnson	Democrat	January 3, 1990 – December 31, 1998	Johnson did not seek re-election in 1998.
C.J. Prentiss	Democrat	January 5, 1999 – December 31, 2006	Prentiss was term-limited in 2006.
Shirley Smith	Democrat	January 2, 2007 – November 30, 2014	Smith was term-limited and resigned prior to the expiration of her term.
Sandra Williams	Democrat	January 5, 2015 – June 1, 2022	Williams was term-limited and resigned prior to the expiration of her term.
Dale Martin	Democrat	June 7, 2022 – December 31, 2022	Martin was not a candidate in the August 2, 2022, Democratic primary.
Kent Smith	Democrat	January 3, 2023 – present

References

1. "OH 2024 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
2. Tobias, Andrew (June 7, 2022). "Ohio Democrats pick retired electrician to fill Cleveland state senate seat vacated by Sandra Williams". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
3. Carey, Tyler (June 2, 2022). "Cleveland state Sen. Sandra R. Williams resigns 7 months before end of term". WKYC=TV. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
4. "Senator Kent Smith Ohio Senate". ohiosenate.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2025.

External links

• Ohio's 21st district senator at the 133rd Ohio General Assembly official website