2018 Ohio Senate election

2018 Ohio Senate election

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17 seats from odd-numbered districts in the Ohio Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout55.8% (Increase15.1pp)[a]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Larry Obhof Kenny Yuko
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat District 22 District 25
Seats before 24 9
Seats after 24 9
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,032,867 1,145,439
Percentage 47.26% 52.41%
Swing Decrease7.17% Increase6.84%

Results
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Not up for election

President of the Ohio Senate before election

Larry Obhof
Republican

Elected President of the Ohio Senate

Larry Obhof
Republican

The 2018 Ohio Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, with the primary election held on May 8, 2018. Ohio voters elected state senators in the 17 odd-numbered Ohio Senate districts. State senators elected in 2018 are eligible to serve a four-year term beginning January 2019 and ending December 2022. These elections coincided with elections for Ohio Governor, the Ohio House, the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and other statewide offices.

Despite a moderate statewide swing that allowed the Democrats to win the popular vote, the Republicans retained their supermajority of 24 seats in the Senate, compared to the Democrats' 9 seats.
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