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.
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.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Overview Party Candidates Votes Seats won %+/- No. +/- % Republican 16 1,105,112 57.43 10.17 11 1 64.71 Democratic 13 812,696 42.23 10.18 6 1 35.29Other26,4720.34 0.02 0 0.00 Total31 100.00 17 17
Results by district
Summary +DistrictIncumbent statusIncumbentWinnerResult1stRunningRob McColleyIncumbent Republican re-elected3rdRunningTina MaharathMichele ReynoldsRepublican gain5thRunningSteve HuffmanIncumbent Republican re-elected7thRunningSteve WilsonIncumbent Republican re-elected9thTerm-limitedCecil ThomasCatherine IngramDemocratic hold11thN/AVacantPaula Hicks-HudsonDemocratic hold13thRunningNathan ManningIncumbent Republican re-elected15thRunningHearcel CraigIncumbent Democrat re-elected17thTerm-limitedBob PetersonShane WilkinRepublican hold19thRunningAndrew BrennerIncumbent Republican re-elected21stNot runningDale MartinKent SmithDemocratic hold23rdRunningNickie AntonioIncumbent Democrat re-elected25thN/ANoneBill DeMoraDemocratic notional hold27thRunningKristina RoegnerIncumbent Republican re-elected29thRunningKirk SchuringIncumbent Republican re-elected31stTerm-limitedJay HottingerAl LandisRepublican hold33rdRunningMichael RulliIncumbent Republican re-elected
Detailed results
District 1 The 1st district is based in Northwest Ohio stretching south to the cities of Findlay, Ottawa and Van Wert. The incumbent was Republican Rob McColley, who would become the Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate. McColley was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
+Ohio Senate District 1 elections, 2022 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rob McColley (incumbent)11,523100.0 Total votes 11,523 100.0 General election Republican Rob McColley (incumbent)104,274100.0 Total votes104,274100.0 Republican holdSwing26.7
District 3 The 3rd district is based in Franklin County stretching around the county from Prairie Township in the west of the county through Grove City, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna and north to the wealthy suburbs of New Albany and Westerville. The incumbent was Democrat Tina Maharath, who was first elected in 2018. She was defeated in 2022 by Republican Michele Reynolds.
+Ohio Senate District 3 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tina Maharath (incumbent)6,848100.0 Total votes 6,848 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Michele Reynolds6,327100.0 Total votes 6,327 100.0 General election Republican Michele Reynolds61,72352.4 Democratic Tina Maharath (incumbent)56,02347.6 Total votes117,746100.0 Republican gain from Democratic Swing2.7
District 5 The 5th district is based in Montgomery County stretching north to include Piqua and Troy and south to include Eaton and Trenton. The incumbent was Republican Steve Huffman, who was first elected in 2018. He was re-elected in 2022.
+Ohio Senate District 5 elections, 2022 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steve Huffman (incumbent)9,132100.0 Total votes 9,132 100.0 General election Republican Steve Huffman (incumbent)99,74196.4 Independent Nancy Kiehl (write-in)3,7423.6 Total votes103,483100.0 Republican holdSwing43.5
District 7 The 7th district is based in Cincinnati stretching through Eastern Hamilton County and north to include all of Warren County. The incumbent was Republican Steve Wilson, who was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
+Ohio Senate District 7 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Dallas9,622100.0 Total votes 9,622 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steve Wilson (incumbent)13,49799.3 Republican Austin Kaiser (write-in)920.7 Total votes 13,589 100.0 General election Republican Steve Wilson (incumbent)95,41461.6 Democratic David Dallas59,56338.4 Total votes154,977100.0 Republican hold Swing4.5
District 9 The 9th district is based in Cincinnati stretching north to include most of Springfield Township. The incumbent was Democrat Cecil Thomas, who was first elected in 2014. Democrat Catherine Ingram was nominated as the Democratic candidate in the March primary. She was elected in 2022.
+Ohio Senate District 9 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Catherine Ingram11,112100.0 Total votes 11,112 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Orlando Sonza Jr.2,892100.0 Total votes 2,892 100.0 General election Democratic Catherine Ingram78,63972.8 Republican Orlando Sonza Jr.29,41827.2 Total votes102,057100.0 Democratic hold Swing3.5
District 11 +Ohio Senate District 11 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Paula Hicks-Hudson10,210100.0 Total votes 10,210 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tony Dia5,202100.0 Total votes 5,202 100.0 General election Democratic Paula Hicks-Hudson64,76155.3 Republican Tony Dia52,38444.7 Total votes117,145100.0 Democratic hold Swing14.1
District 13 +Ohio Senate District 13 elections, 2022 Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Anthony Eliopoulos7,422100.0 Total votes 7,422 100.0 Republican primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Nathan Manning (incumbent)8,91067.3 Republican Kirsten Hill4,32132.7 Total votes 13,231 100.0 General election Republican Nathan Manning (incumbent)74,21357.7 Democratic Anthony Eliopoulos54,41742.3 Total votes128,630100.0 Republican hold Swing5.0
Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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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. District 21: Sandra Williams was term-limited. District 25: Kenny Yuko was term-limited.
See also 2022 Ohio elections List of Ohio state legislatures
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