Ohio's 9th senatorial district

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

Ohio's 9th State Senate district
Senator	Catherine Ingram D – Cincinnati
Demographics	49.5%  White 40.8%  Black 5.1%  Hispanic 3.2%  Asian 1.7%  Native American 0.2%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	348,124 [1] 275,750 258,315

Ohio's 9th senatorial district has historically been a minority majority district based in urban Cincinnati. Currently it comprises central Hamilton County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 31, 32 and 33. It has a Cook PVI of D+24. Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Catherine Ingram. She resides in Cincinnati, a city located in Hamilton county.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Calvin C. Johnson	Democrat	January 3, 1967 – February 9, 1970	Johnson resigned prior to the expiration of his term.
Bill Bowen	Democrat	February 11, 1970 – December 31, 1994	Bowen did not seek re-election in 1994.
Janet C. Howard	Republican	January 3, 1995 – December 31, 1998	Howard lost re-election in 1998 to Mark Mallory.
Mark Mallory	Democrat	January 5, 1999 – December 1, 2005	Mallory resigned to become mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Eric Kearney	Democrat	December 6, 2005 – December 31, 2014	Kearney was term-limited in 2014.
Cecil Thomas	Democrat	January 6, 2015 – December 31, 2022	Thomas was term-limited in 2022.
Catherine Ingram	Democrat	January 3, 2023 – present	Incumbent

External links

• Ohio's 9th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website

1. "OH 2024 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved June 21, 2025.