Ohio state legislative special elections, 2024

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As of December, one special election was called to fill a vacant seat in the Ohio General Assembly.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

Senate special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Ohio


If there is a vacancy in the Ohio General Assembly, the vacancy must be filled by an election conducted by the members of the legislative house where the vacancy happened who are members of the party that last held the seat. A simple majority vote is needed in order to approve a replacement.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Ohio Const. Art. 2, Sec. 11


About the legislature

The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio State Senate.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2024. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Ohio State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 8 7
     Republican Party 25 26
Total 33 33
Ohio House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 35 32
     Republican Party 64 67
Total 99 99

Special elections

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November 5, 2024

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2024

As of December 2024, 52 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2024 in 22 states. Between 2011 and 2023, an average of 68 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2024 special elections

In 2024, special elections for state legislative positions are being held for the following reasons:

  • 31 due to resignation
  • 11 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 4 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 6 due to redistricting


Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections is as follows:

As of December 1st, 2024, Republicans controlled 55% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.12%. Republicans held a majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 41 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Grey.png Other Vacant
State senates 837 1,117 3 16
State houses 2,421 2,944 19 29
Total: 3,258

4,061

22

45


The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2024. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections.

Note: This table reflects information for elections that have been held and not the total number of vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2024)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 25 29
     Republican Party 27 23
     Independent 0 0
Total 52 52

Flipped seats

In 2024, as of November 6, six seats have flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats flipped from D to R

Seats flipped from R to D



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article II, Section 11: Filling vacancy in house or senate seat," accessed February 2, 2023
  2. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2024 Ohio Elections Calendar," accessed August 19, 2024
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