2024 Ohio Senate election

2024 Ohio Senate election
17 of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic gain; Republican hold Democratic hold ; No election
President of the Senate before election; Matt Huffman; Republican	Elected President of the Senate ; TBD;

The 2024 Ohio Senate elections was held on November 5, 2024 to elect senators in 16 even-numbered districts of the Ohio Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. In addition, there was a special election in District 33 for the remainder of that district's term ending in 2026. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for U.S. President and U.S. Senate.^[1]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[2]	Solid R	February 29, 2024

Overview

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats

Party		Candidates	No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	17			26	16	14	24	2
	Democratic	16			7	1	3	9	2
Total				100.00	33	17

Outgoing incumbents

Republicans

District 6: Niraj Antani is retiring to run for Ohio's 2nd congressional district.^[3]
District 10: Bob Hackett is term-limited.
District 12: Matt Huffman is term-limited.
District 16: Stephanie Kunze is term-limited.
District 24: Matt Dolan is term-limited.

Democrats

District 28: Vernon Sykes is term-limited.

Summary results


District	Incumbent status			Result
2nd	Running	Theresa Gavarone		Incumbent Republican re-elected
4th	Running	George Lang		Incumbent Republican re-elected
6th	Not running	Niraj Antani	Willis Blackshear, Jr.	Democratic gain
8th	Running	Louis Blessing		Incumbent Republican re-elected
10th	Term-limited	Bob Hackett	Kyle Koehler	Republican hold
12th	Term-limited	Matt Huffman	Susan Manchester	Republican hold
14th	Running	Terry Johnson		Incumbent Republican re-elected
16th	Term-limited	Stephanie Kunze	Beth Liston	Democratic gain
18th	Running	Jerry Cirino		Incumbent Republican re-elected
20th	Running	Tim Schaffer		Incumbent Republican re-elected
22nd	Running	Mark Romanchuk		Incumbent Republican re-elected
24th	Term-limited	Matt Dolan	Tom Patton	Republican hold
26th	Running	Bill Reineke		Incumbent Republican re-elected
28th	Term-limited	Vernon Sykes	Casey Weinstein	Democratic hold
30th	Running	Brian Chavez		Incumbent Republican re-elected
32nd	Running	Sandra O'Brien		Incumbent Republican re-elected
33rd	Running	Alessandro Cutrona		Incumbent Republican re-elected

District 2

Republican primary

Declared

Theresa Gavarone, incumbent state senator^[4]^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Theresa Gavarone (incumbent)	27,969	100.0
Total votes			27,969	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Paloma De La Fuente, student (write-in)^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paloma De La Fuente	699	100.0
Total votes			699	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Theresa Gavarone (incumbent)
	Democratic	Paloma De La Fuente
Total votes

District 4

Republican primary

Declared

Candice Keller, former state representative from the 53rd district (2016–2020)^[7]^[8]
George Lang, incumbent state senator^[8]
Mark Morgan^[8]

Endorsements

George Lang

Organizations

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lang (incumbent)	19,773	60.2
	Republican	Candice Keller	8,971	27.3
	Republican	Mark Morgan	4,108	12.5
Total votes			32,852	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Tom Cooke^[8]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Cooke	8,311	100.0
Total votes			8,311	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	George Lang (incumbent)
	Democratic	Tom Cooke
Total votes

District 6

Republican primary

Declared

Charlotte McGuire, Ohio State Board of Education member^[12]^[13]

Failed to qualify

Ryan Riddell, real estate agent^[13]^[14]

Declined

Niraj Antani, incumbent state senator^[15] (running for U.S. Representative)^[3]

Endorsements

Charlotte McGuire

State representatives

Phil Plummer, HD-39 (2023–present), HD-40 (2019–2022)^[12]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlotte McGuire	18,250	100.0
Total votes			18,250	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Willis Blackshear Jr., state representative from the 38th district (2023–present) and 39th district (2021–2022)^[16]^[13]
Jyl Hall, Kettering city councilwoman and daughter of former U.S. Representative Tony P. Hall^[17]^[13]
Jocelyn Rhynard, member of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio board and the Dayton Board of Education^[18]^[13]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willis Blackshear Jr.	10,210	46.1
	Democratic	Jocelyn Rhynard	6,844	30.9
	Democratic	Jyl Hall	5,077	23.0
Total votes			22,131	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Charlotte McGuire
	Democratic	Willis Blackshear Jr.
Total votes

District 8

Republican primary

Declared

Louis Blessing, incumbent state senator^[19]

Declined

Bill Seitz, Majority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives (2017–present) from the 30th district (2017–present; 2001–2007); former state senator from the 8th district (2007–2016)^[20]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis Blessing (incumbent)	22,739	100.0
Total votes			22,739	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Ty Hogan^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ty Hogan	10,025	100.0
Total votes			10,025	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Louis Blessing (incumbent)
	Democratic	Ty Hogan
Total votes

District 10

Republican primary

Declared

Kyle Koehler, former state representative from the 79th district (2015–2022)^[13]
Carolyn DeStefani, Sugarcreek Township Trustee^[13]

Endorsements

Kyle Koehler

Organizations

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kyle Koehler	24,501	63.7
	Republican	Carolyn DeStefani	13,938	36.3
Total votes			38,439	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Daniel McGregor^[13]

Failed to qualify

James Dickerson^[13]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel McGregor	10,329	100.0
Total votes			10,329	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kyle Koehler
	Democratic	Daniel McGregor
Total votes

District 12

Republican primary

Declared

Susan Manchester, state representative from the 78th district (2023–present) and 84th district (2019–2022)^[21]^[22]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Manchester	37,993	100.0
Total votes			37,993	100.0

Democratic primary

Withdrawn

Zulma Schrupp^[22]^[23]

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Manchester
Total votes

District 14

Republican primary

Declared

Terry Johnson, incumbent state senator^[24]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Johnson (incumbent)	37,457	100.0
Total votes			37,457	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Mark Grauwelman^[24]
Shane Marcum^[24]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shane Marcum	4,149	56.9
	Democratic	Mark Grauwelman	3,140	43.1
Total votes			7,289	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Terry Johnson (incumbent)
	Democratic	Shane Marcum
Total votes

District 16

Republican primary

Declared

Besa Sharrah^[25]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Besa Sharrah	14,878	100.0
Total votes			14,878	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Beth Liston, state representative from the 8th district (2023–present) and 21st district (2019–2022)^[25]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Liston	18,260	100.0
Total votes			18,260	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Besa Sharrah
	Democratic	Beth Liston
Total votes

District 18

Republican primary

Declared

Jerry Cirino, incumbent state senator^[26]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Cirino (incumbent)	25,710	100.0
Total votes			25,710	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Chris Callender, Oakwood village councilor^[26]
Katie O'Neill^[26]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie O'Neill	10,734	100.0
	Democratic	Chris Callender	8,416	100.0
Total votes			19,150	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jerry Cirino (incumbent)
	Democratic	Katie O'Neill
Total votes

District 20

Republican primary

Declared

Tim Schaffer, incumbent state senator^[27]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Schaffer (incumbent)	34,710	100.0
Total votes			34,710	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Nick Hubbel^[27]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Hubbel	10,149	100.0
Total votes			10,149	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Tim Schaffer (incumbent)
	Democratic	Nick Hubbel
Total votes

District 22

Republican primary

Declared

Mark Romanchuk, incumbent state senator^[28]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Romanchuk (incumbent)	35,231	100.0
Total votes			35,231	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Kathy Salem^[28]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Salem	11,801	100.0
Total votes

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mark Romanchuk (incumbent)
	Democratic	Kathy Salem
Total votes

District 24

Republican primary

Declared

Tom Patton, state representative from the 17th district (2023–present), 7th district (2017–2022) and 18th district (2003–2008); former state senator from the 24th district (2008–2016)^[29]^[30]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Patton	18,077	100.0
Total votes			18,077	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Sue Durichko, Parma city councilor^[30]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sue Durichko	18,298	100.0
Total votes			18,298	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Tom Patton
	Democratic	Sue Durichko
Total votes

District 26

Republican primary

Declared

Bill Reineke, incumbent state senator^[31]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Reineke (incumbent)	34,166	100.0
Total votes			34,166	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Mohamud Jama

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mohamud Jama	7,081	100.0
Total votes			7,081	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Bill Reineke (incumbent)
	Democratic	Mohamud Jama
Total votes

District 28

Democratic primary

Declared

Casey Weinstein, state representative from the 34th district (2023–present) and 37th district (2019–2022)^[32]^[33]

Declined

Tavia Galonski, state representative from the 33rd district (2023–present) and 35th district (2017–2022)^[32]

Endorsements

Casey Weinstein

State representatives

Tavia Galonski, HD-33 (2023–present), HD-35 (2017–2022)^[32]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Casey Weinstein	17,649	100.0
Total votes			17,649	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

Jon Leissler^[33]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Leissler	16,995	100.0
Total votes			16,995	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Casey Weinstein
	Republican	Jon Leissler
Total votes

District 30

Republican primary

Declared

Brian Chavez, incumbent state senator^[34]^[35]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Chavez (incumbent)	30,411	100.0
Total votes			30,411	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Iva Faber^[35]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Iva Faber	11,890	100.0
Total votes			11,890	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Brian Chavez (incumbent)
	Democratic	Iva Faber
Total votes

District 32

Republican primary

Declared

Mike Loychik, state representative from the 65th district (2023–present) and 63rd district (2021–2022)^[36]
Sandra O'Brien, incumbent state senator^[37]

Endorsements

Sandra O'Brien

State senators

Rob McColley, Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate (2023–present) from SD-01 (2017–present)^[37]

Organizations

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandra O'Brien (incumbent)	25,292	63.9
	Republican	Mike Loychik	14,291	36.1
Total votes			39,583	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

Michael Shrodek^[38]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Shrodek	17,476	100.0
Total votes			17,476	100.0

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Sandra O'Brien (incumbent)
	Democratic	Michael Shrodek
Total votes

District 33

Special election caused by the resignation of Michael Rulli.

Republican primary

No primary was held as the Republican candidate was directly nominated by the Carroll, Columbiana, and Mahoning County Republican parties.^[39]

Democratic primary

No primary was held as the Democratic candidate was directly nominated by the Carroll, Columbiana, and Mahoning County Democratic parties.^[39]

General election

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Alessandro Cutrona (incumbent)
	Democratic	Marty Hume
Total votes

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External links

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

Theresa Gavarone (R) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates

Kyle Koehler (R) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates

Susan Manchester (R) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 14th district candidates

Terry Johnson (R) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 16th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 18th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 20th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 22nd district candidates

Mark Romanchuk (R) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 24th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 26th district candidates

Bill Reineke (R) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 28th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 32nd district candidates

Sandra O'Brien (R) for State Senate

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[2] "24 OH Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[antani-3] BeMiller, Haley (November 14, 2023). "State Sen. Niraj Antani launches bid for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[4] Staff Reports (March 28, 2023). "Gavarone announces re-election campaign for Ohio Senate". Sentinel Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[racing-5] Jackson, Tom (December 27, 2023). "Racing for the Statehouse". Sandusky Register. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[primary-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "Unofficial Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[7] Kreemer, Avery (December 21, 2023). "Candice Keller: Controversial former legislator is running for Ohio Senate". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[Butler-8] Pitman, Michael D. (December 21, 2023). "Butler County voters will see tax issues and more on March primary ballots". Journal-News. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[AfP-9] "Americans for Prosperity – Ohio Announces Third Wave of Legislative Endorsements for 2024 Primary Election". Americans for Prosperity. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[NFIB-10] "NFIB Ohio PAC Endorses Six Candidates for Seats in the General Assembly". National Federation of Independent Business. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[ORtL-11] "2024 ORTL PAC ENDORSEMENTS". Ohio Right to Life. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[mcquire-12] Kreemer, Avery (November 20, 2023). "State board of education member announces bid for local Ohio Senate seat". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[Montgomery-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kreemer, Avery (December 21, 2023). "Ohio Statehouse primaries set for March election: Races to watch". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[14] Ingles, Jo (March 13, 2024). "Ohio's senate could shift more conservative, depending on who voters elect in next week's primary". Statehouse News Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[15] WHIO Staff (November 13, 2023). "Local state senator announces he's not seeking reelection". WHIO-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[blackshear-16] Kreemer, Avery (October 26, 2023). "Blackshear to run for Senate seat as Dems eye opportunities". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[17] Kreemer, Avery (November 13, 2023). "State Senator representing Dayton not running for re-election". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[18] Kreemer, Avery (November 15, 2023). "Dayton school board member launches bid for state senate". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[Hamilton-19] "Unofficial - Candidates List" (PDF). Hamilton County Board of Elections. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[20] Bischoff, Laura A. (October 17, 2023). "Bill Seitz to retire: Cincinnati GOP lawmaker won't run again, ending 24-year tenure". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[21] Grundy, Precious (July 6, 2023). "Manchester announces Ohio Senate campaign". The Lima News. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Allen-22] "Candidate Filing Information". Allen County Board of Elections. December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[23] "Burroughs leads Melvin by 13 votes in sheriff's race; Graham school levy fails". Urbana Daily Citizen. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[Scioto-24] "Candidate Filing Information". Scioto County Board of Elections. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[Franklin-25] "Candidates Filed List" (PDF). Franklin County Board of Elections. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[Lake-26] "March 19, 2024 Primary Election Candidates" (PDF). Lake County Board of Elections. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[Licking-27] DeVito, Maria (December 22, 2023). "Licking County Commissioners Bubb, Flowers file for reelection, Bird challenging for seat". Newark Advocate. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[Richland-28] Caudill, Mark (December 23, 2023). "Primary election filing deadline: Incumbent sheriff, commissioners face challengers". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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