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The2022 Ohio Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in 17 odd-numbered districts of theOhio Senate . Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with variousfederal and state elections , including forGovernor of Ohio and theOhio House of Representatives .[ 1]
Although primary elections were originally scheduled for May 3, they were postponed to August 2 after theSupreme Court of Ohio rejected state legislative maps approved by the stateredistricting commission as part of the2020 redistricting cycle .[ 2] [ 3]
Party Candidates Votes Seats won No. % +/- No. +/- % Republican 16 1,105,112 57.43 11 64.71 Democratic 13 812,696 42.23 6 35.29 Other 2 6,472 0.34 0 0.00 Total 31 100.00 17 17
Popular vote Republican
57.43% Democratic
42.23% Other
0.34%
Senate seats won Republican
64.71% Democratic
35.29%
Results by district [ edit ] District results by vote share The 1st district is based inNorthwest Ohio stretching south to the cities ofFindlay ,Ottawa andVan Wert . The incumbent was RepublicanRob McColley , who would become the Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate. McColley was first elected in2016 . He was re-elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 1 elections, 2022 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rob McColley (incumbent)11,523 100.0 Total votes 11,523 100.0 General election Republican Rob McColley (incumbent)104,274 100.0 Total votes 104,274 100.0 Republicanhold Swing [ c]
The 3rd district is based inFranklin County stretching around the county fromPrairie Township in the west of the county throughGrove City ,Reynoldsburg ,Gahanna and north to the wealthy suburbs ofNew Albany andWesterville . The incumbent was DemocratTina Maharath , who was first elected in2018 . She was defeated in 2022 by RepublicanMichele Reynolds .
Ohio Senate District 3 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tina Maharath (incumbent)6,848 100.0 Total votes 6,848 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Michele Reynolds 6,327 100.0 Total votes 6,327 100.0 General election Republican Michele Reynolds 61,723 52.4 Democratic Tina Maharath (incumbent)56,023 47.6 Total votes 117,746 100.0 Republicangain from Democratic Swing
The 5th district is based inMontgomery County stretching north to includePiqua andTroy and south to includeEaton andTrenton . The incumbent was RepublicanSteve Huffman , who was first elected in2018 . He was re-elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 5 elections, 2022 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steve Huffman (incumbent)9,132 100.0 Total votes 9,132 100.0 General election Republican Steve Huffman (incumbent)99,741 96.4 Independent Nancy Kiehl (write-in) 3,742 3.6 Total votes 103,483 100.0 Republicanhold Swing [ c]
The 7th district is based inCincinnati stretching through EasternHamilton County and north to include all ofWarren County . The incumbent was RepublicanSteve Wilson , who was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 7 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Dallas 9,622 100.0 Total votes 9,622 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steve Wilson (incumbent)13,497 99.3 Republican Austin Kaiser (write-in) 92 0.7 Total votes 13,589 100.0 General election Republican Steve Wilson (incumbent)95,414 61.6 Democratic David Dallas 59,563 38.4 Total votes 154,977 100.0 Republicanhold Swing
The 9th district is based inCincinnati stretching north to include most ofSpringfield Township . The incumbent was DemocratCecil Thomas , who was first elected in 2014. DemocratCatherine Ingram was nominated as the Democratic candidate in the March primary. She was elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 9 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Catherine Ingram 11,112 100.0 Total votes 11,112 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Orlando Sonza Jr. 2,892 100.0 Total votes 2,892 100.0 General election Democratic Catherine Ingram 78,639 72.8 Republican Orlando Sonza Jr. 29,418 27.2 Total votes 102,057 100.0 Democratichold Swing
Ohio Senate District 11 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Paula Hicks-Hudson 10,210 100.0 Total votes 10,210 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tony Dia 5,202 100.0 Total votes 5,202 100.0 General election Democratic Paula Hicks-Hudson 64,761 55.3 Republican Tony Dia 52,384 44.7 Total votes 117,145 100.0 Democratichold Swing
Ohio Senate District 13 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Anthony Eliopoulos 7,422 100.0 Total votes 7,422 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Nathan Manning (incumbent)8,910 67.3 Republican Kirsten Hill 4,321 32.7 Total votes 13,231 100.0 General election Republican Nathan Manning (incumbent)74,213 57.7 Democratic Anthony Eliopoulos 54,417 42.3 Total votes 128,630 100.0 Republicanhold Swing
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 27, 2.22% District 3, 4.84% (gain)Outgoing incumbents [ edit ] ^ "Ohio State Senate elections, 2022" .Ballotpedia . RetrievedMay 23, 2022 .^ Tebben, Susan (April 15, 2022)."Ohio Supreme Court rejects legislative maps, sets fifth redistricting deadline" .Ohio Capital Journal . RetrievedMay 23, 2022 . ^ Tebben, Susan (May 5, 2022)."Ohio Redistricting Commission resubmits maps already rejected as illegal by supreme court" .Ohio Capital Journal . RetrievedMay 23, 2022 . ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022)."The Battle for State Legislatures" . RetrievedMay 19, 2022 . ^ Oliver, Emily (January 5, 2022)."John Cranley announces Sen. Teresa Fedor as pick for lieutenant governor" .WBNS-TV Columbus, Ohio . RetrievedMay 23, 2022 .
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