The 2022 Ohio Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in 17 odd-numbered districts of the

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. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for

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and the

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. Although primary elections were originally scheduled for May 3, they were postponed to August 2 after the

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rejected state legislative maps approved by the state

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as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Predictions

Overview

Results by district

Summary

Detailed results

District 1

The 1st district is based in

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stretching south to the cities of Findlay,

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and Van Wert. The incumbent was Republican Rob McColley, who would become the Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate. McColley was first elected in

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. He was re-elected in 2022.

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,

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and north to the wealthy suburbs of New Albany and Westerville. The incumbent was Democrat Tina Maharath, who was first elected in

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. She was defeated in 2022 by Republican Michele Reynolds.

District 5

The 5th district is based in

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stretching north to include Piqua and

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and south to include Eaton and Trenton. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was first elected in

. He was re-elected in 2022.

District 7

The 7th district is based in

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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.

District 9

The 9th district is based in

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.

District 11

District 13

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # (gain)

Outgoing incumbents

Republicans

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: Bob Peterson was term-limited. * District 31:

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was term-limited.

Democrats

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: Cecil Thomas was term-limited. *

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: Teresa Fedor retired to run for lieutenant governor of Ohio. *

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: Sandra Williams was term-limited. * District 25: Kenny Yuko was term-limited.

Notes

References

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