| Ohio's 5th State Senate district | |||
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| 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 onDayton and currently consists of the counties ofMiami andPreble along with portions of the counties ofDarke andMontgomery. It encompassesOhio House districts39,43 and80. It has aCook PVI of R+20. Its currentOhio Senator isRepublicanSteve Huffman.
| Senator | Party | Term | Notes |
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| 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 ofDayton, Ohio. |
| Tom Roberts | Democrat | January 9, 2002 – February 28, 2009 | Roberts resigned to become a member of theOhio 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 |