Ohio's 1st senatorial district

Ohio's 1st senatorial district has historically represented areas located in northwestern Ohio. A multi-county district, it currently comprises the counties Hancock, Hardin, Putnam, Henry, Williams, Defiance, Paulding, and Van Wert and portions of the counties Fulton, Logan, and Auglaize. It encompasses Ohio House districts 81, 82 and 83. It has a Cook PVI of R+11. Until his resignation, the current Ohio Senator was Republican Rob McColley. He resides in Napoleon, Ohio, a city located in Henry County.

For United States senators, see List of United States senators from Ohio.

List of senators
Senator Party Term Notes
Howard C. Cook Republican January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974 Cook defeated in 1974 Republican Primary Election[1]
M. Ben Gaeth Republican January 4, 1975 – December 31, 1998 Gaeth was not a candidate for re-election in 1998[2]
Lynn Wachtmann Republican January 5, 1999 – December 31, 2006 Reached term limit after four terms[3]
Steve Buehrer Republican January 2, 2007 – January 15, 2011 Resigned to become administrator of Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation[4]
Cliff Hite Republican February 2, 2011 – October 17, 2017 Resigned[5][6][7]
Rob McColley Republican December 5, 2017 – present Incumbent

References
  1. "Gaeth Winner In Senate Race". The Bryan Times. May 8, 1974. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. Gillmor, Paul E. (November 12, 1998). "Tribute To Hon. M. Ben Gaeth" (PDF). Congressional Record. United States Government Printing Office. 144 (152): E2318-2319. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. "Election and terms of legislators. The Ohio Constitution, article 2, § 2". State of Ohio, 130th General Assembly. Legislative Information Systems. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. "State Sen. Buehrer Named New BWC Chief". Columbus Business First. American City Business Journals. November 23, 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. "Ohio Sen. Cliff Hite resigns".
  6. "UPDATED: State Sen. Cliff Hite resigns; successor search to start soon". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  7. "Findlay's Hite abruptly resigns Ohio Senate seat". 17 October 2017.
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