2022 Ohio Senate election
The 2022 Ohio Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in 17 odd-numbered districts of the Ohio Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Ohio and the Ohio House of Representatives.[1]
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Although primary elections were originally scheduled for May 3, they were postponed to August 2 after the Supreme Court of Ohio rejected state legislative maps approved by the state redistricting commission as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.[2][3]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
Overview
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats Won | ||||||||
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| No. | % | +/- | No. | +/- | % | ||||||
| Republican | 16 | 1,105,112 | 57.43 |  10.17 |
11 | 1 |
64.71 | ||||
| Democratic | 13 | 812,696 | 42.23 |  10.18 |
6 | 1 |
35.29 | ||||
| Other | 2 | 6,472 | 0.34 | 0.02 |
0 |  |
0.00 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 100.00 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Summary by district
| District | Incumbent Status | Incumbent | Winner | Result | ||
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| 1st | Running | Rob McColley | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 3rd | Running | Tina Maharath | Michele Reynolds | Republican gain | ||
| 5th | Running | Steve Huffman | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 7th | Running | Steve Wilson | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 9th | Term-limited | Cecil Thomas | Catherine Ingram | Democratic hold | ||
| 11th | N/A | Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic hold | ||
| 13th | Running | Nathan Manning | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 15th | Running | Hearcel Craig | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
| 17th | Term-limited | Bob Peterson | Shane Wilkin | Republican hold | ||
| 19th | Running | Andrew Brenner | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 21st | Not running | Dale Martin | Kent Smith | Democratic hold | ||
| 23rd | Running | Nickie Antonio | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
| 25th | N/A | None[lower-alpha 2] | Bill DeMora | Democratic notional hold | ||
| 27th | Running | Kristina Roegner | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 29th | Running | Kirk Schuring | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
| 31st | Term-limited | Jay Hottinger | Al Landis | Republican hold | ||
| 33rd | Running | Michael Rulli | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 27, 2.22%
- District 3, 4.84% (gain)
Outgoing incumbents
Republicans
- District 17: Bob Peterson was term-limited.
- District 31: Jay Hottinger was term-limited.
Democrats
- District 9: Cecil Thomas was term-limited.
- District 11: Teresa Fedor retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.[5]
- District 21: Sandra Williams was term-limited.
- District 25: Kenny Yuko was term-limited.
See also
Notes
- Incumbent Democrat Teresa Fedor resigned October 31, 2022. Paula Hicks-Hudson was appointed to fill the vacancy after her victory in the general election.
- This district was reassigned to Franklin County from Cuyahoga County following redistricting. The previous incumbent was Democrat Kenny Yuko, who was term-limited.
References
- "Ohio State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- Tebben, Susan (April 15, 2022). "Ohio Supreme Court rejects legislative maps, sets fifth redistricting deadline". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- Tebben, Susan (May 5, 2022). "Ohio Redistricting Commission resubmits maps already rejected as illegal by supreme court". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- Oliver, Emily (January 5, 2022). "John Cranley announces Sen. Teresa Fedor as pick for lieutenant governor". WBNS-TV. Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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