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The2016 Ohio Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control theOhio Senate for the following two years in the132nd Ohio General Assembly. The 16 even numbered seats out of the 33 seats in theOhio Senate were up for election and the primary was held on March 15, 2016. Prior to the election, 23 seats were held byRepublicans and 10 seats were held byDemocrats. The general election saw Republicans expanding their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.[1][2]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Likely R | October 12, 2016 |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Gardner (incumbent) | 118,232 | 66.38% | |
| Democratic | Kirk Halliday | 59,882 | 33.62% | |
| Total votes | 178,114 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Coley (incumbent) | 105,810 | 67.66% | |
| Democratic | John Kinne | 50,580 | 32.34% | |
| Total votes | 156,390 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peggy Lehner (incumbent) | 114,168 | 68.06% | |
| Democratic | Albert Griggs | 53,584 | 31.94% | |
| Total votes | 167,752 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis Terhar | 106,215 | 62.88% | |
| Democratic | Mary Rose Lierman | 62,693 | 37.12% | |
| Total votes | 168,908 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Hackett (incumbent) | 99,477 | 65.14% | |
| Democratic | Matthew Kirk | 53,239 | 34.86% | |
| Total votes | 152,716 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Huffman | 120,090 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 120,090 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Uecker (incumbent) | 112,706 | 71.91% | |
| Democratic | Charlie Carlier | 44,014 | 28.09% | |
| Total votes | 156,720 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephanie Kunze | 109,454 | 58.99% | |
| Democratic | Cathy Johnson | 76,077 | 41.01% | |
| Total votes | 185,531 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Eklund (incumbent) | 107,972 | 65.27% | |
| Democratic | Wiley Runnestrand | 57,446 | 34.73% | |
| Total votes | 165,418 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Troy Balderson (incumbent) | 111,883 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 111,883 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Obhof (incumbent) | 113,666 | 69.78% | |
| Democratic | Christopher King | 49,218 | 30.22% | |
| Total votes | 162,884 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Dolan | 107,500 | 58.14% | |
| Democratic | Emily Hagan | 77,383 | 41.86% | |
| Total votes | 184,883 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Burke (incumbent) | 107,351 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 107,351 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vernon Sykes | 83,805 | 61.21% | |
| Republican | Jonathan Schulz | 53,117 | 38.79% | |
| Total votes | 136,922 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Hoagland | 84,747 | 52.90% | |
| Democratic | Lou Gentile (incumbent) | 75,450 | 47.10% | |
| Total votes | 160,197 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean O'Brien | 78,451 | 56.39% | |
| Republican | Robert Allen | 60,671 | 43.61% | |
| Total votes | 139,122 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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