Ohio State Senate elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 10 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
| 2018 Ohio Senate elections | |
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| General | November 6, 2018 |
| Primary | May 8, 2018 |
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Republicans maintained a supermajority in the Ohio State Senate in the 2018 elections, controlling 24 seats to Democrats' nine. A total of 17 seats out of the chamber's 33 seats were up for election on November 6, 2018. At the time of the election, Republicans held 23 seats to Democrats' nine, and one seat was vacant.
The Republican Party maintained trifecta status is Ohio after the 2018 elections, as Republicans held control of the state Senate, state House, and governorship.
Because state senators in Ohio serve four-year terms, winning candidates in this election served through 2022 and played a role in Ohio's redistricting process. Congressional district lines in Ohio are drawn by the state legislature. If the legislature is unable to approve a congressional redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw new lines.
The Ohio State Senate was one of 87 state legislative chambers with elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Ohio state senators serve staggered, four-year terms, and half of the Senate is up for election every two years.
For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.
Post-election analysis
- See also: State legislative elections, 2018
The Republican Party maintained supermajority status in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly in the 2018 election. In the state Senate, 17 out of 33 seats were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the Ohio State Senate from 23-9 to 24-9. One seat was vacant before the election. No incumbents were defeated in the general election.
The Ohio House of Representatives held elections for all 99 seats. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives was reduced from 66-32 to 61-38. One seat was vacant before the election. One Republican incumbent was defeated in the primary and one Republican incumbent was defeated in the general election.
National background
On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.
- Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.
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- Incumbents defeated in 2018's state legislative elections
- 2018 election analysis: Partisan balance of state legislative chambers
- 2018 election analysis: Number of state legislators by party
- 2018 election analysis: State legislative supermajorities
Candidates
General election candidates
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Ohio State Senate elections, 2018
- Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Other District 1
Robert McColley (i)
District 3 District 5 District 7
District 9
District 11 District 13 Homer Taft (Libertarian Party)
District 15 District 17
District 19 David Cox (Green Party)
District 21
District 23 District 25
Did not make the ballot:
Bob Murphy
District 27 District 29 District 31
District 33
Primary candidates
Primary election vote totals
| Ohio State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert McColley Incumbent |
61.51% | 19,279 |
| Craig Kupferberg | 19.48% | 6,104 |
| Bob Barker Jr. | 19.01% | 5,959 |
| Total Votes | 31,342 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tina Maharath |
71.81% | 11,462 |
| Katherine Chipps | 28.19% | 4,500 |
| Total Votes | 15,962 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Steve Wilson Incumbent |
57.06% | 17,179 |
| Brad Lamoreaux | 42.94% | 12,926 |
| Total Votes | 30,105 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cecil Thomas Incumbent |
73.93% | 18,493 |
| Dale Mallory | 26.07% | 6,522 |
| Total Votes | 25,015 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Teresa Fedor |
55.92% | 9,858 |
| Michael Ashford | 44.08% | 7,771 |
| Total Votes | 17,629 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nathan Manning |
74.66% | 13,755 |
| Ryan Sawyer | 25.34% | 4,668 |
| Total Votes | 18,423 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Hearcel Craig |
69.77% | 20,440 |
| Jodi Howell | 30.23% | 8,857 |
| Total Votes | 29,297 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Andrew Brenner |
67.39% | 17,924 |
| Joel Spitzer | 32.61% | 8,673 |
| Total Votes | 26,597 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sandra Williams Incumbent |
59.55% | 19,210 |
| Jeff Johnson | 23.55% | 7,595 |
| Bill Patmon | 14.87% | 4,798 |
| Willie Lewis Britt | 2.02% | 653 |
| Total Votes | 32,256 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nickie Antonio |
54.62% | 15,282 |
| Martin Sweeney | 45.38% | 12,699 |
| Total Votes | 27,981 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
| Ohio State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kenny Yuko Incumbent |
58.90% | 18,094 |
| John E. Barnes Jr. | 41.10% | 12,625 |
| Total Votes | 30,719 | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2018 Official Elections Results: Results by County," accessed August 10, 2018 | ||
Margins of victory
A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Ohio State Senate races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.
The table below presents the following figures for each party:
- Elections won
- Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
- Elections won without opposition
- Average margin of victory[1]
| Ohio State Senate: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis | ||||
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| Party | Elections won | Elections won by less than 10% | Unopposed elections | Average margin of victory[1] |
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| Republican |
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| Total | ||||
The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).
Seats flipped
The below map displays each seat in the Ohio State Senate which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.
| State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Ohio State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | Incumbent | 2018 winner | Direction of flip |
| Ohio State Senate District 3 | Kevin Bacon |
Tina Maharath |
R to D |
| Ohio State Senate District 33 | Joseph Schiavoni |
Michael Rulli |
D to R |
Incumbents retiring
Ten incumbents did not run for re-election in 2018.[2] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bacon |  Republican |
Senate District 3 |
| Bill Beagle | Republican |
Senate District 5 |
| Edna Brown |  Democratic |
Senate District 11 |
| Gayle L. Manning | Republican |
Senate District 13 |
| Charleta B. Tavares | Democratic |
Senate District 15 |
| Kris Jordan | Republican |
Senate District 19 |
| Michael Skindell | Democratic |
Senate District 23 |
| Frank LaRose | Republican |
Senate District 27 |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican |
Senate District 29 |
| Joseph Schiavoni | Democratic |
Senate District 33 |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10 of the Ohio Revised Statutes
For all candidates
Filing fees apply to all candidates and are as follows:[3]
| Filing fees | |
|---|---|
| Office | Fee |
| Governor, United States Senator, and statewide offices | $150 |
| United States Representative and state legislators | $85 |
For partisan candidates
See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05 of the Ohio Revised Code
A partisan candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[4]
| Signature requirements for partisan candidates | |
|---|---|
| Office | Number of signatures required |
| Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices | 1,000 qualified electors who are members of the same political party as the candidate |
| United States Representative and state legislators | 50 qualified electors who are members of the same political party as the candidate |
| **The signature requirement for minor party candidates is one-half the number required of major parties.[4] | |
For independent candidates
See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257 of the Ohio Revised Code
An unaffiliated candidate must submit a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[5]
| Signature requirements for independent candidates | |
|---|---|
| Office | Number of signatures required |
| Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices | 5,000 qualified electors |
| United States Representative and state legislators | Varies by size of district; if 5,000 or more electors voted for the office of governor in the most recent election, 1 percent of electors; if less than 5,000 electors voted for said office, 5 percent of the vote or 25, whichever is less |
For write-in candidates
A write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent in order to have his or her votes counted. Write-in candidates may participate in either primary or general elections and are subject to the same filing fees as all other candidates.[6]
Qualifications
Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state.
Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[7] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $71,099/year | No per diem is paid. |
When sworn in
Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.[8][9]
Ohio political history
Party control
2018
In the 2018 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Ohio State Senate from 23-9 to 24-9.
| Ohio State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 24 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 33 | |
2016
In the 2016 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Ohio State Senate from 23-10 to 24-9.
| Ohio State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 10 | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 24 | |
| Total | 33 | 33 | |
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Republicans in Ohio gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2010 elections by taking control of the state House and governorship.
Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Impact of term limits
The Ohio State Senate has been a term-limited state Senate since Ohio voters approved Ballot Issue 4, an initiated constitutional amendment, in 1992. This amendment became part of Section 2 of Article II of the Ohio Constitution and limits the amount of time that an Ohio state senator can stay in office to two four-year terms, saying, "No person shall hold the office of State Senator for a period longer than two successive terms of four years." Senators can run for office again after being out-of-office for at least a four-year period.
A total of 17 out of 33 seats in the Ohio State Senate were up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, ten senators were ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state senators were term-limited in 2018:
Democratic: (4)
Republicans (6):
Of the 87 state legislative chambers that held elections in 2018, 24 of them—12 senate chambers and 12 house chambers—included incumbents who were unable to run for re-election due to term limits.[10] In the 24 chambers affected by term limits in 2018, 1,463 seats were up for election.[11] The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate are impacted by term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
A total of 271 state legislators—96 state senators and 175 state representatives—were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 4 percent of the 6,066 total seats up for election in November 2018.[12][13] Republicans had twice as many state legislators term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of 86 Democrats were term-limited, while 177 Republicans were term-limited.
Wave election analysis
- See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)
The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?
Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.
Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.
The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.
| State legislative wave elections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | President | Party | Election type | State legislative seats change | Elections analyzed[14] | |
| 1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -1,022 | 7,365 | |
| 1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -907 | 6,907 | |
| 1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[15] | -782 | 7,561 | |
| 1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -769 | 7,179 | |
| 1958 | Eisenhower | R | Second midterm | -702 | 7,627 | |
| 2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -702 | 7,306 | |
| 1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[16] | -695 | 7,481 | |
| 1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -654 | 6,835 | |
| 1930 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -640 | 7,361 | |
| 1954 | Eisenhower | R | First midterm | -494 | 7,513 | |
Competitiveness
Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.
Results from 2016
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Historical context
Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.
Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.
Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.
Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Ashtabula County, Ohio | 18.80% | 12.78% | 13.54% | ||||
| Erie County, Ohio | 9.48% | 12.29% | 13.86% | ||||
| Montgomery County, Ohio | 0.73% | 4.62% | 6.22% | ||||
| Ottawa County, Ohio | 19.51% | 4.30% | 6.24% | ||||
| Portage County, Ohio | 9.87% | 5.52% | 8.99% | ||||
| Sandusky County, Ohio | 22.58% | 2.71% | 4.64% | ||||
| Stark County, Ohio | 17.17% | 0.47% | 5.46% | ||||
| Trumbull County, Ohio | 6.22% | 23.00% | 22.43% | ||||
| Wood County, Ohio | 7.99% | 4.84% | 7.13% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[17][18]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 14 out of 33 state Senate districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 10 out of 33 state Senate districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 31 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 19 out of 33 state Senate districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 23 out of 33 state Senate districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 24.7 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state Senate District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 35.67% | 62.25% | R+26.6 | 24.18% | 70.50% | R+46.3 | R |
| 2 | 49.73% | 48.36% | D+1.4 | 40.85% | 53.39% | R+12.5 | R |
| 3 | 54.53% | 43.98% | D+10.6 | 53.00% | 42.10% | D+10.9 | R |
| 4 | 36.07% | 62.39% | R+26.3 | 33.68% | 61.97% | R+28.3 | R |
| 5 | 53.12% | 45.27% | D+7.8 | 45.30% | 50.77% | R+5.5 | R |
| 6 | 40.47% | 57.79% | R+17.3 | 37.90% | 57.20% | R+19.3 | R |
| 7 | 33.34% | 65.29% | R+32 | 34.56% | 60.59% | R+26 | R |
| 8 | 38.37% | 60.17% | R+21.8 | 37.80% | 57.67% | R+19.9 | R |
| 9 | 73.60% | 25.17% | D+48.4 | 73.40% | 22.59% | D+50.8 | D |
| 10 | 42.63% | 55.69% | R+13.1 | 35.61% | 59.53% | R+23.9 | R |
| 11 | 71.07% | 27.15% | D+43.9 | 60.94% | 33.67% | D+27.3 | D |
| 12 | 31.03% | 67.23% | R+36.2 | 22.09% | 73.84% | R+51.7 | R |
| 13 | 55.07% | 43.16% | D+11.9 | 44.91% | 50.30% | R+5.4 | R |
| 14 | 36.35% | 61.87% | R+25.5 | 26.79% | 69.12% | R+42.3 | R |
| 15 | 79.11% | 19.49% | D+59.6 | 77.89% | 18.06% | D+59.8 | D |
| 16 | 48.31% | 50.14% | R+1.8 | 50.70% | 44.06% | D+6.6 | R |
| 17 | 40.05% | 58.04% | R+18 | 25.49% | 70.68% | R+45.2 | R |
| 18 | 46.19% | 52.13% | R+5.9 | 39.36% | 56.17% | R+16.8 | R |
| 19 | 46.12% | 52.30% | R+6.2 | 45.94% | 49.12% | R+3.2 | R |
| 20 | 43.77% | 54.35% | R+10.6 | 31.33% | 64.12% | R+32.8 | R |
| 21 | 87.57% | 11.75% | D+75.8 | 85.67% | 11.96% | D+73.7 | D |
| 22 | 40.06% | 58.03% | R+18 | 31.35% | 64.09% | R+32.7 | R |
| 23 | 65.90% | 32.59% | D+33.3 | 58.12% | 37.40% | D+20.7 | D |
| 24 | 48.29% | 50.58% | R+2.3 | 48.10% | 47.97% | D+0.1 | R |
| 25 | 74.09% | 24.94% | D+49.2 | 69.54% | 27.44% | D+42.1 | D |
| 26 | 42.14% | 55.58% | R+13.4 | 28.92% | 65.39% | R+36.5 | R |
| 27 | 44.46% | 54.00% | R+9.5 | 40.16% | 55.47% | R+15.3 | R |
| 28 | 64.27% | 34.27% | D+30 | 56.86% | 38.91% | D+18 | D |
| 29 | 49.86% | 48.28% | D+1.6 | 39.92% | 55.42% | R+15.5 | R |
| 30 | 46.49% | 51.14% | R+4.7 | 31.81% | 63.84% | R+32 | R |
| 31 | 42.24% | 55.58% | R+13.3 | 30.24% | 65.03% | R+34.8 | R |
| 32 | 57.69% | 40.42% | D+17.3 | 41.92% | 53.84% | R+11.9 | D |
| 33 | 57.89% | 40.57% | D+17.3 | 43.37% | 52.99% | R+9.6 | D |
| Total | 50.67% | 47.69% | D+3 | 43.69% | 51.84% | R+8.2 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
- Ohio State Senate
- Ohio State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Ohio state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
- Ohio state legislative Republican primaries, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Excludes unopposed elections
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 041," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article 2, Section 02," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Ohio.gov, "A Guidebook for Ohio Legislators," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate were up for election in 2018 and have term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018.
- ↑ The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate are impacted by term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018. In the three chambers, a total of 129 seats were up for election in 2018. No legislators were unable to run in 2018 in those three chamber because of term limits.
- ↑ Ballotpedia confirmed through phone calls that at least seven California legislators were term-limited in 2018. The number of California legislators term-limited and the overall number of term-limited state legislators had a chance to change if Ballotpedia could confirm that more members were term-limited in 2018.
- ↑ Some of the 271 term-limited state legislators in 2018 may resign before their term ends. These legislators were still counted in the total number of term-limited legislators in 2018.
- ↑ The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
- ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
- ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
