Ohio's 16th senatorial district

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

Ohio's 16th State Senate district
Senator	Beth Liston D – Dublin
Demographics	73.1%  White 9.8%  Black 4.7%  Hispanic 10.6%  Asian 1.6%  Native American 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	359,373 [1] 278,581 250,609

Ohio's 16th senatorial district has always consisted of portions of the greater Columbus, Ohio area, and is now made up of the western portion of Franklin County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 21, 23 and 24. It has a Cook PVI of D+7. Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Beth Liston. She resides in Dublin, a city located in Franklin County.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Bob Shaw	Republican	January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1972	Shaw did not seek re-election in 1972.
Donald L. Woodland	Democrat	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1976	Woodland lost the party nomination in 1976 to Michael Schwarzwalder. [2]
Michael Schwarzwalder	Democrat	January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1984	Schawrzwalder lost re-election in 1984 to Eugene J. Watts.
Eugene J. Watts	Republican	January 3, 1985 – December 31, 2000	Watts was term-limited in 2000.
Priscilla D. Mead	Republican	January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2002	Mead resigned prior to the expiration of her term in 2004. [3]
Steve Stivers	Republican	January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2008	Stivers did not seek re-election in 2008 to run for the United States Congress.
Jim Hughes	Republican	January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2016	Hughes was term-limited in 2016.
Stephanie Kunze	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2025	Kunze was term-limited in 2024.
Beth Liston	Democrat	January 3, 2025 – present	Incumbent

References

1. "OH 2024 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
2. Ohio Election Statistics (JK5593) 1975-76
3. Northwest Columbus News 12/25/2002

External links

• Ohio's 16th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website