Ohio's 5th senatorial district

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

Ohio's 5th State Senate district
Senator	Steve Huffman R – Tipp City
Demographics	83.7%  White 9.8%  Black 2.1%  Hispanic 1.9%  Asian 2.1%  Native American 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	352,880 [1] 272,619 266,294

Ohio's 5th senatorial district centers on Dayton and currently consists of the counties of Miami and Preble along with portions of the counties of Darke and Montgomery. It encompasses Ohio House districts 39, 43 and 80. It has a Cook PVI of R+20. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Steve Huffman.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Clara Weisenborn	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974	Weisenborn lost re-election in 1974 to Nick Zimmers. [2]
Nick Zimmers	Democrat	January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1994	Zimmers opted not to seek re-election.
Rhine McLin	Democrat	January 3, 1995 – December 1, 2001	McLin resigned to become Mayor of Dayton, Ohio.
Tom Roberts	Democrat	January 9, 2002 – February 28, 2009	Roberts resigned to become a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
Fred Strahorn	Democrat	March 31, 2009 – December 31, 2010	Strahorn lost re-election in 2010 to Bill Beagle. [3]
Bill Beagle	Republican	January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018	Beagle was term-limited.
Steve Huffman	Republican	January 1, 2019 – present	Incumbent

References

1. "OH 2024 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
2. Clara Weisenborn Papers
3. Tipp News 01/01/11

External links

• Ohio's 5th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website