The Ohio general elections, 2016 were held on November 8, 2016, throughout Ohio. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16, 2015, and the primary election took place on March 15, 2016.
Federal President
Senate
Incumbent Republican senator Rob Portman won re-election to a second term in office, defeating former governor Ted Strickland.
House of Representatives
All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
State General Assembly Summary Senate Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats Won Seats After Republican 16 1,640,498 66.62% 14 (1) 24 Democratic 13 821,822 33.38% 2 (1) 9 Write-In 1 11 0.00% 0 Total 30 2,462,331 100% 16 33
Senate
The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2016. Twelve of these seats were held by Republicans, three were held by Democrats, and one seat was vacant. Prior to the election, Republicans held 23 seats and Democrats held 10 seats; after the election, Republicans gained an additional seat, giving them a 24 to 9 majority.
Senatorial district Incumbent This race District Senator Party Firstelected Incumbent Status Candidates 2 Randy Gardner Republican 2012 Running √ Randy Gardner (Republican): 115,977 (66.56%)Kirk W. Halliday (Democratic): 58,271 (33.44%) 4 Bill Coley Republican 2011 (Appointed) Running √ Bill Coley (Republican): 103,486 (67.91%)John D. Kinne (Democratic): 48,905 (32.09%) 6 Peggy Lehner Republican 2011 (Appointed) Running √ Peggy Lehner (Republican): 111,448 (68.19%)Albert Griggs, Jr. (Democratic): 51,994 (31.81%) 8 Bill Seitz Republican 2007 (Appointed) Not Running (Term-limited) √ Louis Terhar (Republican): 104,176 (63.22%)Mary Rose Lierman (Democratic): 60,610 (36.78%) 10 Vacant √ Bob Hackett (Republican): 97,200 (65.29%)Matthew Kirk (Democratic): 51,664 (34.71%) 12 Keith Faber Republican 2007 (Appointed) Not Running (Term-limited) √ Matt Huffman (Republican): 120,090 (100.00%) 14 Joe Uecker Republican 2012 Running √ Joe Uecker (Republican): 109,975 (71.97%)Charlie Carlier (Democratic): 42,840 (28.03%) 16 Jim Hughes Republican 2008 Not Running (Term-limited) √ Stephanie Kunze (Republican): 105,923 (59.02%)Cathy Johnson (Democratic): 73,556 (40.98%) 18 John Eklund Republican 2011 (Appointed) Running √ John Eklund (Republican): 105,591 (65.39%)Wiley Runnestrand (Democratic): 55,886 (34.61%) 20 Troy Balderson Republican 2011 (Appointed) Running √ Troy Balderson (Republican): 111,883 (100.00%) 22 Larry Obhof Republican 2011 (Appointed) Running √ Larry Obhof (Republican): 111,626 (69.86%)Christopher King (Democratic): 48,138 (30.13%)Ashley Kemp (Write-in): 10 (0.01%) 24 Tom Patton Republican 2008 (Appointed) Not Running (Term-limited) √ Matt Dolan (Republican): 105,353 (58.22%)Emily Hagan (Democratic): 75,595 (41.78%) 26 David Burke Republican 2011 (Appointed) Running √ David Burke (Republican): 107,351 (100.00%) 28 Thomas C. Sawyer Democratic 2007 (Appointed) Not Running (Term-limited) √ Vernon Sykes (Democratic): 80,713 (60.93%)Jonathan Schulz (Republican): 51,754 (39.07%) 30 Lou Gentile Democratic 2011 (Appointed) Running √ Frank Hoagland (Republican): 82,450 (52.84%)Lou Gentile (Democratic): 73,591 (47.16%) 32 Capri Cafaro Democratic 2007 (Appointed) Not Running (Term-limited) √ Sean O'Brien (Democratic): 76,840 (56.37%)Robert J. Allen (Republican): 59,841 (43.63%)
House of Representatives
All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Prior to the election, Republicans held 65 seats and Democrats held 34 seats; after the election, Republicans gained an additional seat, giving them a 66 to 33 majority.