Ohio's 22nd senatorial district

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

Ohio's 22nd State Senate district
Senator	Mark Romanchuk R – Ontario
Demographics	88.6%  White 5.1%  Black 2.2%  Hispanic 1.4%  Asian 2%  Native American 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	359,853 [1] 280,739 272,775

Ohio's 22nd senatorial district has historically been based in north central Ohio. It now consists of the counties of Medina, Ashland, Richland, and a portion of Holmes County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 2, 69 and 70. It has a Cook PVI of R+18. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Mark Romanchuk.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Anthony O. Calabrese	Democrat	January 3, 1957 – December 31, 1980	Calabrese lost reelection in 1980 to Ben Skall. [2]
Ben Skall	Republican	January 3, 1981 – May 20, 1984	Skall was redistricted out of his district and resigned in 1984 prior to the expiration of his term.
Grace L. Drake	Republican	May 20, 1984 – December 31, 2000	Drake was term-limited in 2000.
Ron Amstutz	Republican	January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2008	Amstutz was term-limited in 2008.
Bob Gibbs	Republican	January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2010	Gibbs resigned in 2010 after winning election to the United States Congress.
Larry Obhof	Republican	February 2, 2011 – December 31, 2020	Obhof was term-limited in 2020.
Mark Romanchuk	Republican	January 4, 2021 – present	Incumbent

References

1. "OH 2024 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
2. Ohio Election Statistics 1979-80

External links

• Ohio's 22nd district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website