Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections in Ohio, 2018

* General election: Nov. 6
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
* Early voting: Oct. 10 - Nov. 5
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

* Online registration: Yes
* Same-day registration: No
* Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
* Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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2018 Ohio
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General| November 6, 2018
Primary| May 8, 2018
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Republicans maintained a supermajority in the Ohio House of Representatives in the elections on November 6, 2018. All 99 House seats were up for election in 2018. Republicans won 61 seats to Democrats' 38. At the time of the election, Republicans held a 66-32 majority, and there was one vacancy.

The Republican Party maintained trifecta status is Ohio after the 2018 elections, as Republicans held control of the state Senate, state House, and governorship.

Ohio state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years.

The Ohio House of Representatives was one of 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

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## Contents

* 1 Post-election analysis
* 1.1 National background
* 2 Candidates
* 3 General election candidates
* 3.1 Write-in candidates
* 4 Primary candidates
* 5 Primary election vote totals
* 5.1 Margins of victory
* 5.2 Seats flipped
* 5.3 Incumbents retiring
* 5.4 Process to become a candidate
* 5.4.1 For all candidates
* 5.4.2 For partisan candidates
* 5.4.3 For independent candidates
* 5.4.4 For write-in candidates
* 5.4.5 Qualifications
* 5.4.6 Salaries and per diem
* 5.4.7 When sworn in
* 5.5 Ohio political history
* 5.5.1 Party control
* 5.5.1.1 2018
* 5.5.1.2 2016
* 5.5.2 Trifectas
* 5.6 Impact of term limits
* 5.7 Wave election analysis
* 5.8 Competitiveness
* 5.8.1 Results from 2016
* 5.8.2 Historical context
* 5.9 Pivot Counties
* 5.9.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 5.10 See also
* 5.11 External links
* 5.12 Footnotes

## Post-election analysis[edit]

See also: State legislative elections, 2018

The Republican Party maintained supermajority status in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly in the 2018 election. In the state Senate, 17 out of 33 seats were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the Ohio State Senate from 23-9 to 24-9. One seat was vacant before the election. No incumbents were defeated in the general election.

The Ohio House of Representatives held elections for all 99 seats. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives was reduced from 66-32 to 61-38. One seat was vacant before the election. One Republican incumbent was defeated in the primary and one Republican incumbent was defeated in the general election.

### National background[edit]

On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.

* Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
* Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
* A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.

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* Incumbents defeated in 2018's state legislative elections
* 2018 election analysis: Partisan balance of state legislative chambers
* 2018 election analysis: Number of state legislators by party
* 2018 election analysis: State legislative supermajorities

## Candidates[edit]

See also: Statistics on state legislative candidates, 2018

# General election candidates[edit]

#### Ohio House of Representatives General Election 2018

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
District 1 |

Kevin Barnet

Scott Wiggam (i)

Elizabeth Thomas (Libertarian Party)

District 2 |

Lane Winters

Mark J. Romanchuk (i)

Tim Grady (Libertarian Party)

District 3 |

Aidan Hubbell-Staeble

Did not make the ballot:
Daniel Gordon

Theresa Gavarone (i)

District 4 |

Tristam Cheeseman

Bob Cupp (i)

District 5 |

John Dyce

Tim Ginter (i)

District 6 |

Phil Robinson

Jim Trakas

District 7 |

Aziz Ahmad

Thomas Patton (i)

District 8 |

Kent Smith (i)

|  |

District 9 |

Janine Boyd (i)

Joe Miller

District 10 |

Terrence Upchurch

|  |

District 11 |

Stephanie Howse (i)

Shalira Taylor

District 12 |

Juanita Brent

|  |

District 13 |

Michael Skindell

Jay Carson

District 14 |

Bride Rose Sweeney

|  |

Ryan McClain (Libertarian Party)

District 15 |

Jeff Crossman

Did not make the ballot:
Nicholas Celebrezze (i)

Kevin Kussmaul

District 16 |

Cassimir Svigelj

Dave Greenspan (i)

District 17 |

Adam Miller (i)

John Rush

District 18 |

Kristin Boggs (i)

David Todd

District 19 |

Mary Lightbody

Tim Barhorst

District 20 |

Richard Brown (i)

Bobby Mitchell

District 21 |

Beth Liston

Stu Harris

District 22 |

David Leland (i)

Doug Moody

District 23 |

Russell Harris

Laura Lanese (i)

District 24 |

Allison Russo

Erik Yassenoff

District 25 |

Bernadine Kennedy Kent (i)

Debbie Staggs

District 26 |

Erica Crawley

Shareeque Arife Sadiq

Steve Dodge (Green Party)

District 27 |

Christine Fisher

Tom Brinkman Jr. (i)

District 28 |

Jessica Miranda

Jonathan Dever (i)

District 29 |

Carrie Davis

Louis W. Blessing, III (i)

District 30 |

Clayton Adams

Bill Seitz (i)

District 31 |

Brigid Kelly (i)

|  |

District 32 |

Catherine Ingram (i)

Marilyn Tunnat

District 33 |

Sedrick Denson

Judith Boyce

District 34 |

Emilia Sykes (i)

Josh Sines

District 35 |

Tavia Galonski (i)

Osita Obierika

Kevin Fay (Green Party)

District 36 |

Timothy Piatt

Anthony DeVitis (i)

District 37 |

Casey Weinstein

Mike Rasor

District 38 |

Elliot Kolkovich

Bill Roemer

District 39 |

Fred Strahorn (i)

|  |

District 40 |

Ryan Taylor

Phil Plummer

District 41 |

John McManus

James Butler (i)

District 42 |

Zach Dickerson

Niraj Antani (i)

District 43 |

Dan Foley

Jeffrey Todd Smith (i)

District 44 |

Paula Hicks-Hudson

Did not make the ballot:
Kenneth Cousino

District 45 |

Lisa Sobecki

David Davenport

District 46 |

Michael Sheehy (i)

|  |

District 47 |

Gary Newnham

Derek Merrin (i)

District 48 |

Lorraine Wilburn

Scott Oelslager

District 49 |

Thomas West (i)

James Haavisto

District 50 |

Cassie Gabelt

Reggie Stoltzfus

District 51 |

Susan Vaughn

Sara Carruthers

District 52 |

Kathy Wyenandt

George Lang (i)

District 53 |

Rebecca Howard

Candice Keller (i)

District 54 |

Nikki Foster

Paul Zeltwanger (i)

District 55 |

Kelly Kraus Mencke

Gayle L. Manning

W. Daniel Fichtel (Libertarian Party)

District 56 |

Joseph A. Miller III

Rob Weber

District 57 |

James Johnson

Dick Stein (i)

District 58 |

Michele Lepore-Hagan (i)

David Simon

District 59 |

Eric Ungaro

Don Manning

District 60 |

John Rogers (i)

Mike Zuren

District 61 |

Rick Walker

Jamie Callender

District 62 |

Jim Staton

Scott Lipps (i)

District 63 |

Glenn Holmes (i)

Jim A. Hughes

District 64 |

Michael O'Brien (i)

Martha Yoder

District 65 |

Patricia Lawrence

John Becker (i)

District 66 |

Jeff Richards

Doug Green (i)

District 67 |

Cory Hoffman

Kris Jordan

District 68 |

Kathleen Tate

Rick Carfagna (i)

Patrick Glasgow (Libertarian Party)

District 69 |

Carol Brenstuhl

Steve Hambley (i)

District 70 |

Steven Johnson

Darrell Kick (i)

District 71 |

Jeremy Eugene Blake

Scott Ryan (i)

District 72 |

Tyler Shipley

Larry Householder (i)

District 73 |

Kim McCarthy

Rick Perales (i)

District 74 |

Anne Gorman

Bill Dean (i)

District 75 |

Randi Clites

Jim Lutz

District 76 |

John Kennedy

Sarah LaTourette (i)

District 77 |

Brett Pransky

Tim Schaffer (i)

Kryssi Wichers (Libertarian Party)

District 78 |

Amber Daniels

Ron Hood (i)

District 79 |

Amanda Finfrock

Kyle Koehler (i)

District 80 |

D.J. Byrnes

Jena Powell

District 81 |

Janet Breneman

James Hoops (i)

District 82 |

Aden Baker

Craig Riedel (i)

District 83 |

Mary Harshfield

Jon Cross

District 84 |

Joe Monbeck

Susan Manchester

District 85 |

Garrett Baldwin

Nino Vitale (i)

District 86 |

Glenn Coble

Tracy Richardson

Taylor Hoffman (Libertarian Party)

District 87 |

Mary Pierce-Broadwater

Riordan McClain (i)

District 88 |

Rachel Crooks

Bill Reineke (i)

District 89 |

Joe Helle

Steven Arndt (i)

District 90 |

Adrienne Buckler

Brian Baldridge

District 91 |

Justin Grimes

Shane Wilkin (i)

District 92 |

Beth Workman

Gary Scherer (i)

District 93 |

Samantha Thomas-Bush

Did not make the ballot:
Jim Rumley

Ryan Smith (i)

District 94 |

Taylor Sappington

Jay Edwards (i)

District 95 |

Dan Milleson

Don Jones

District 96 |

Jack Cera (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Bob Mazeroski

District 97 |

Kristine Geis

Brian Hill (i)

District 98 |

Jeremiah Johnson

Brett Hudson Hillyer

District 99 |

John Patterson (i)

Michael Pircio

### Write-in candidates[edit]

* Regina Collins, District 28
* Austin Bashore (Green), District 75

# Primary candidates[edit]

Ohio House of Representatives

District |

Democrat

Republican

| Other
1  | Kevin Barnet a | Scott Wiggam (I) a |
2  | Lane Winters a | Mark Romanchuk (I) a |
3  | Daniel Gordon a | Theresa Gavarone (I) a |
4  | No candidate | Bob Cupp (I) a |
5  | John Dyce a | Tim Ginter (I) a |
6  | Phil Robinson a | Michael Canty
Jim Trakas a |
7  | Aziz Ahmad a | Thomas Patton (I) a |
8  | Kent Smith (I) a
Cassandra McDonald | No candidate |
9  | Janine Boyd (I) a | Joe Miller a |
10  | Nelson Cintron Jr.
TJ Dow
Kyle Earley
Ronnie Jones
Aanand Mehta
Billy Sharp
Danielle Shepherd
Terrence Upchurch a | No candidate |
11  | Stephanie Howse (I) a | No candidate |
12  | Juanita Brent a
Patrice Brown
Earl Campbell Sr.
Yvonka Hall
Dimitri McDaniel
Isaac Powell | No candidate |
13  | Tom Bullock
Michael Skindell a | Jay Carson a |
14  | Carl J. Burgio
Steve Holecko
Rick Raley
Bride Rose Sweeney a | No candidate |
15  | Nicholas Celebrezze (I) a | No candidate |
16  | Cassimir Svigelj a | Monique Jonevieve Boyd
Dave Greenspan (I) a |
17  | Adam Miller (I) a | John Rush a |
18  | Kristin Boggs (I) \- write-in a | David Todd a |
19  | Noni Banks
Mary Lightbody a | Tim Barhorst a
Chris Curry
Dave Ferguson |
20  | Richard Brown (I) a | Bobby Mitchell a |
21  | Beth Liston a
Mindy Yocum | Stu Harris a
Doug Smith |
22  | David Leland (I) a | Doug Moody a |
23  | Russell Harris a | Laura Lanese (I) a |
24  | Andrea Bonny
Mary B. Relotto
Allison Russo a | Erik Yassenoff a |
25  | Bernadine Kennedy Kent (I) a
Ismail Mohamed
Lamar Peoples | Debbie Staggs a |
26  | Michael Cole
Erica Crawley a | Shareeque Arife Sadiq a | Steve Dodge a (G)
27  | Christine Fisher a | Tom Brinkman Jr. (I) a |
28  | Jessica Miranda a
Paul Sohi | Jonathan Dever (I) a |
29  | No candidate | Louis W. Blessing, III (I) a |
30  | Clayton Adams a | Bill Seitz (I) a |
31  | Brigid Kelly (I) a | No candidate |
32  | Catherine Ingram (I) a | Marilyn Tunnat a |
33  | Sedrick Denson a
Kathy Goodwin-Williams | No candidate |
34  | Emilia Sykes (I) a | Josh Sines a |
35  | Tavia Galonski (I) a | Osita Obierika a | Kevin Fay a (G)
36  | Timothy Piatt a
J. Noah Spinner | Anthony DeVitis (I) a |
37  | Casey Weinstein a | Mike Rasor a
Craig Shubert
Dexter Vaughan |
38  | Elliot Kolkovich a | Bill Roemer a |
39  | Walter James Hickman, Jr.
Fred Strahorn (I) a | No candidate |
40  | Albert Griggs
Ryan Taylor a | Phil Plummer a |
41  | John McManus a | James Butler (I) a |
42  | Zach Dickerson a
Autumn Kerns | Niraj Antani (I) a
Sarah Clark
Marcus Rech |
43  | Dan Foley a | Kenneth Henning
Jeffrey Todd Smith a |
44  | Paula Hicks-Hudson a
Robert James Worthington | Kenneth Cousino a |
45  | Lisa Sobecki a | David Davenport a |
46  | Michael Sheehy (I) a | No candidate |
47  | Gary Newnham a | Derek Merrin (I) a
Barbara Lang |
48  | Lorraine Wilburn a | Scott Oelslager a |
49  | Thomas West (I) a | James Haavisto a |
50  | Cassie Gabelt a | Josh Hagan
Reggie Stoltzfus a |
51  | Susan Vaughn a | Wes Retherford (I)
Sara Carruthers a
Greg Jolivette |
52  | Kathy Wyenandt a | George Lang (I) a |
53  | Rebecca Howard a | Candice Keller (I) a |
54  | Nikki Foster a | Paul Zeltwanger (I) a |
55  | Kelly Kraus Mencke a | Gayle L. Manning a |
56  | Mark Ballard II
Joe Miller a
Claudia Olaes
Cory Shawver | Rob Weber a |
57  | James Johnson a | Dick Stein (I) a |
58  | Michele Lepore-Hagan (I) a | David Simon a |
59  | Larry Moliterno
Eric Ungaro a | Don Manning a |
60  | John Rogers (I) a | No candidate |
61  | Rick Walker \- write-in a | John Plecnik
Jamie Callender a |
62  | Jim Staton a | Scott Lipps (I) a
Daniel Kroger |
63  | Glenn Holmes (I) a | Jim A. Hughes a |
64  | Michael O'Brien (I) a | Randy Law
Martha Yoder a |
65  | Patricia Lawrence a | John Becker (I) a
Erin Neace |
66  | Brian Flick
Jeff Richards a | Doug Green (I) a |
67  | Cory Hoffman a | Kris Jordan a
Brian Lorenz
Denise Martin |
68  | Kathleen Tate a | Rick Carfagna (I) a |
69  | Carol Brenstuhl a | Steve Hambley (I) a |
70  | Steven Johnson a | Darrell Kick (I) a |
71  | Jeremy Eugene Blake a | Scott Ryan (I) a |
72  | Tyler Shipley a | Kevin Black
Larry Householder (I) a |
73  | Kim McCarthy a | Rick Perales (I) a
Jocelyn Smith |
74  | Anne Gorman a | Bill Dean (I) a |
75  | Denise Baba
Randi Clites a
Alice Freitas | Jim Lutz a |
76  | John Kennedy a | Sarah LaTourette (I) a |
77  | Brett Pransky a | Tim Schaffer (I) a |
78  | Amber Daniels a | Ron Hood (I) a
Austin Reid
Andrew Smigelski |
79  | Amanda Finfrock a | Kyle Koehler (I) a |
80  | No candidate | John O'Brien
J.D. Winteregg
Jena Powell a
George Lovett |
81  | Janet Breneman a | James Hoops (I) a
Thomas Liebrecht |
82  | Aden Baker a | Craig Riedel (I) a |
83  | No candidate | Cheryl Buckland
Jon Cross a |
84  | Joe Monbeck a | Travis Faber
Aaron Heilers
Susan Manchester a |
85  | Garrett Baldwin a | Nino Vitale (I) a
Rochiel Foulk
Justin Griffis
Joseph Ratermann |
86  | Glenn Coble a | Tracy Richardson a
Robert Matthew Sammons |
87  | Mary Pierce-Broadwater a | Riordan McClain (I) a
Steve Reinhard
Doug Weisenauer |
88  | Rachel Crooks a | Bill Reineke (I) a |
89  | Joe Helle a | Steven Arndt (I) a |
90  | Adrienne Buckler a
Joni Fearing | Brian Baldridge a
Gina Collinsworth
Justin Pizzulli
Scottie Powell |
91  | Justin Grimes a | Beth Ellis
Shane Wilkin a |
92  | Beth Workman a | Gary Scherer (I) a |
93  | Jim Rumley a | Ryan Smith (I) a |
94  | Taylor Sappington a | Jay Edwards (I) a |
95  | Dan Milleson a | Don Jones a |
96  | Jack Cera (I) a | Bob Mazeroski a
Fiona Ruminski |
97  | Kristine Geis a
Jennifer Riesbeck Mahoney | Brian Hill (I) a |
98  | Jeremiah Johnson a | Mark Behrendt
Shane Gunnoe
Larry Hawthorne
Brett Hudson Hillyer a
Greg Ress |
99  | John Patterson (I) a | Michael Pircio a |
Notes | • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
| • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our Elections Team.

# Primary election vote totals[edit]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jim Trakas | 57.01% | 6,013
Michael Canty | 42.99% | 4,534
Total Votes | 10,547
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kent Smith Incumbent | 59.28% | 6,797
Cassandra McDonald | 40.72% | 4,669
Total Votes | 11,466
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Terrence Upchurch | 30.04% | 2,307
TJ Dow | 19.61% | 1,506
Aanand Mehta | 14.27% | 1,096
Danielle Shepherd | 11.86% | 911
Kyle Earley | 8.03% | 617
Ronnie Jones | 6.64% | 510
Nelson Cintron Jr. | 5.94% | 456
Billy Sharp | 3.62% | 278
Total Votes | 7,681
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Juanita Brent | 40.60% | 4,505
Patrice Brown | 23.06% | 2,559
Yvonka Hall | 15.01% | 1,666
Earl Campbell Sr. | 8.99% | 998
Dimitri McDaniel | 7.33% | 813
Isaac Powell | 5.00% | 555
Total Votes | 11,096
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Michael Skindell | 55.69% | 5,370
Tom Bullock | 44.31% | 4,272
Total Votes | 9,642
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Bride Rose Sweeney | 41.59% | 3,835
Steve Holecko | 36.56% | 3,371
Carl J. Burgio | 13.22% | 1,219
Rick Raley | 8.62% | 795
Total Votes | 9,220
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 16 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Dave Greenspan Incumbent | 88.40% | 8,095
Monique Jonevieve Boyd | 11.60% | 1,062
Total Votes | 9,157
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mary Lightbody | 55.97% | 3,907
Noni Banks | 44.03% | 3,074
Total Votes | 6,981
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tim Barhorst | 53.39% | 4,861
Dave Ferguson | 39.44% | 3,591
Chris Curry | 7.17% | 653
Total Votes | 9,105
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Beth Liston | 72.15% | 6,035
Mindy Yocum | 27.85% | 2,329
Total Votes | 8,364
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Stu Harris | 71.10% | 5,098
Doug Smith | 28.90% | 2,072
Total Votes | 7,170
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Allison Russo | 55.71% | 5,255
Andrea Bonny | 22.45% | 2,118
Mary B. Relotto | 21.84% | 2,060
Total Votes | 9,433
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Bernadine Kennedy Kent Incumbent | 46.64% | 4,886
Ismail Mohamed | 38.74% | 4,059
Lamar Peoples | 14.62% | 1,532
Total Votes | 10,477
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Erica Crawley | 68.73% | 6,769
Michael Cole | 31.27% | 3,079
Total Votes | 9,848
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jessica Miranda | 60.22% | 4,360
Paul Sohi | 39.78% | 2,880
Total Votes | 7,240
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Sedrick Denson | 60.45% | 5,222
Kathy Goodwin-Williams | 39.55% | 3,416
Total Votes | 8,638
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Timothy Piatt | 57.95% | 3,409
J. Noah Spinner | 42.05% | 2,474
Total Votes | 5,883
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mike Rasor | 67.08% | 5,898
Craig Shubert | 16.82% | 1,479
Dexter Vaughan | 16.09% | 1,415
Total Votes | 8,792
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Fred Strahorn Incumbent | 80.08% | 5,808
Walter James Hickman, Jr. | 19.92% | 1,445
Total Votes | 7,253
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ryan Taylor | 68.71% | 2,771
Albert Griggs | 31.29% | 1,262
Total Votes | 4,033
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Zach Dickerson | 56.50% | 2,482
Autumn Kerns | 43.50% | 1,911
Total Votes | 4,393
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Niraj Antani Incumbent | 63.04% | 6,780
Sarah Clark | 27.96% | 3,007
Marcus Rech | 9.00% | 968
Total Votes | 10,755
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 43 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jeffrey Todd Smith | 52.85% | 4,047
Kenneth Henning | 47.15% | 3,610
Total Votes | 7,657
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Paula Hicks-Hudson | 83.42% | 5,544
Robert James Worthington | 16.58% | 1,102
Total Votes | 6,646
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Derek Merrin Incumbent | 64.58% | 5,384
Barbara Lang | 35.42% | 2,953
Total Votes | 8,337
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Reggie Stoltzfus | 60.76% | 6,684
Josh Hagan | 39.24% | 4,316
Total Votes | 11,000
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 51 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Sara Carruthers | 46.54% | 3,169
Wes Retherford Incumbent | 31.84% | 2,168
Greg Jolivette | 21.62% | 1,472
Total Votes | 6,809
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Joe Miller | 34.64% | 3,386
Cory Shawver | 30.96% | 3,026
Claudia Olaes | 21.96% | 2,146
Mark Ballard II | 12.44% | 1,216
Total Votes | 9,774
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Eric Ungaro | 64.12% | 8,648
Larry Moliterno | 35.88% | 4,840
Total Votes | 13,488
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 61 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jamie Callender | 56.33% | 6,040
John Plecnik | 43.67% | 4,683
Total Votes | 10,723
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Scott Lipps Incumbent | 60.77% | 8,282
Daniel Kroger | 39.23% | 5,347
Total Votes | 13,629
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 64 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Martha Yoder | 58.25% | 3,393
Randy Law | 41.75% | 2,432
Total Votes | 5,825
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
John Becker Incumbent | 70.83% | 7,418
Erin Neace | 29.17% | 3,055
Total Votes | 10,473
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jeff Richards | 57.26% | 1,538
Brian Flick | 42.74% | 1,148
Total Votes | 2,686
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 67 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kris Jordan | 40.17% | 4,981
Denise Martin | 30.31% | 3,758
Brian Lorenz | 29.52% | 3,660
Total Votes | 12,399
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Larry Householder Incumbent | 63.42% | 7,491
Kevin Black | 36.58% | 4,321
Total Votes | 11,812
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 73 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Rick Perales Incumbent | 80.42% | 8,287
Jocelyn Smith | 19.58% | 2,018
Total Votes | 10,305
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Randi Clites | 44.49% | 3,024
Denise Baba | 35.13% | 2,388
Alice Freitas | 20.38% | 1,385
Total Votes | 6,797
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ron Hood Incumbent | 74.35% | 7,754
Austin Reid | 18.17% | 1,895
Andrew Smigelski | 7.48% | 780
Total Votes | 10,429
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jena Powell | 49.64% | 7,255
John O'Brien | 20.90% | 3,054
J.D. Winteregg | 18.80% | 2,747
George Lovett | 10.66% | 1,558
Total Votes | 14,614
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
James Hoops Incumbent | 65.56% | 7,242
Thomas Liebrecht | 34.44% | 3,805
Total Votes | 11,047
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 83 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jon Cross | 58.68% | 7,467
Cheryl Buckland | 41.32% | 5,258
Total Votes | 12,725
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 84 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Susan Manchester | 36.67% | 5,398
Travis Faber | 32.02% | 4,713
Aaron Heilers | 31.31% | 4,608
Total Votes | 14,719
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Nino Vitale Incumbent | 70.52% | 8,747
Justin Griffis | 10.88% | 1,350
Joseph Ratermann | 9.94% | 1,233
Rochiel Foulk | 8.66% | 1,074
Total Votes | 12,404
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 86 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tracy Richardson | 71.94% | 6,584
Robert Matthew Sammons | 28.06% | 2,568
Total Votes | 9,152
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Riordan McClain Incumbent | 40.94% | 4,333
Steve Reinhard | 40.38% | 4,273
Doug Weisenauer | 18.68% | 1,977
Total Votes | 10,583
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 90 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Adrienne Buckler | 77.45% | 3,101
Joni Fearing | 22.55% | 903
Total Votes | 4,004
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 90 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brian Baldridge | 39.71% | 3,452
Gina Collinsworth | 31.49% | 2,737
Justin Pizzulli | 19.14% | 1,664
Scottie Powell | 9.65% | 839
Total Votes | 8,692
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 91 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Shane Wilkin | 56.43% | 5,962
Beth Ellis | 43.57% | 4,603
Total Votes | 10,565
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 97 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kristine Geis | 50.69% | 1,942
Jennifer Riesbeck Mahoney | 49.31% | 1,889
Total Votes | 3,831
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 98 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brett Hudson Hillyer | 31.78% | 2,510
Shane Gunnoe | 31.62% | 2,498
Greg Ress | 25.29% | 1,998
Larry Hawthorne | 7.20% | 569
Mark Behrendt | 4.10% | 324
Total Votes | 7,899
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Decides 2018," accessed May 8, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

## Margins of victory[edit]

See also: Margin of victory analysis for the 2018 state legislative elections

A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Ohio House of Representatives races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.

The table below presents the following figures for each party:

* Elections won
* Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
* Elections won without opposition
* Average margin of victory[1]

Ohio House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Elections won by less than 10% | Unopposed elections | Average margin of victory[1]
Democratic | 38 | 7 | 8 | 31.0%
Republican | 61 | 5 | 0 | 28.7%
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A
Total | 99 | 12 | 8 | 29.8%

The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).

Ohio House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Losing Party | Margin of Victory
Ohio House of Representatives District 28 |  Democratic |  Republican | 0.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 43 |  Republican |  Democratic | 0.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 59 |  Republican |  Democratic | 0.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 37 |  Democratic |  Republican | 1.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 6 |  Democratic |  Republican | 2.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 75 |  Democratic |  Republican | 4.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 99 |  Democratic |  Republican | 6.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 27 |  Republican |  Democratic | 6.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 60 |  Democratic |  Republican | 7.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 16 |  Republican |  Democratic | 7.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 64 |  Democratic |  Republican | 9.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 41 |  Republican |  Democratic | 9.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 36 |  Republican |  Democratic | 10.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 23 |  Republican |  Democratic | 10.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 19 |  Democratic |  Republican | 11.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 63 |  Democratic |  Republican | 12.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 67 |  Republican |  Democratic | 12.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 55 |  Republican |  Democratic | 12.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 15 |  Democratic |  Republican | 12.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 21 |  Democratic |  Republican | 13.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 24 |  Democratic |  Republican | 13.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 38 |  Republican |  Democratic | 14.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 94 |  Republican |  Democratic | 15.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 49 |  Democratic |  Republican | 15.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 47 |  Republican |  Democratic | 15.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 52 |  Republican |  Democratic | 16.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 20 |  Democratic |  Republican | 17.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 42 |  Republican |  Democratic | 18.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 79 |  Republican |  Democratic | 18.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 61 |  Republican |  Democratic | 18.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 73 |  Republican |  Democratic | 19.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 51 |  Republican |  Democratic | 19.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 17 |  Democratic |  Republican | 20.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 7 |  Republican |  Democratic | 21.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 54 |  Republican |  Democratic | 21.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 90 |  Republican |  Democratic | 22.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 71 |  Republican |  Democratic | 23.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 3 |  Republican |  Democratic | 23.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 40 |  Republican |  Democratic | 23.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 76 |  Republican |  Democratic | 24.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 77 |  Republican |  Democratic | 25.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 56 |  Democratic |  Republican | 25.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 57 |  Republican |  Democratic | 26.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 69 |  Republican |  Democratic | 27.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 53 |  Republican |  Democratic | 27.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 35 |  Democratic |  Republican | 27.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 50 |  Republican |  Democratic | 27.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 45 |  Democratic |  Republican | 27.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 48 |  Republican |  Democratic | 28.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 92 |  Republican |  Democratic | 28.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 29 |  Republican |  Democratic | 28.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 89 |  Republican |  Democratic | 29.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 70 |  Republican |  Democratic | 29.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 68 |  Republican |  Democratic | 30.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 95 |  Republican |  Democratic | 31.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 88 |  Republican |  Democratic | 31.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 65 |  Republican |  Democratic | 33.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 74 |  Republican |  Democratic | 34.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 78 |  Republican |  Democratic | 35.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 98 |  Republican |  Democratic | 35.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 97 |  Republican |  Democratic | 36.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 1 |  Republican |  Democratic | 36.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 2 |  Republican |  Democratic | 37.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 72 |  Republican |  Democratic | 38.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 83 |  Republican |  Democratic | 38.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 30 |  Republican |  Democratic | 38.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 86 |  Republican |  Democratic | 40.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 5 |  Republican |  Democratic | 40.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 58 |  Democratic |  Republican | 40.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 14 |  Democratic |  Libertarian | 43.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 87 |  Republican |  Democratic | 45.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 4 |  Republican |  Democratic | 45.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 85 |  Republican |  Democratic | 45.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 22 |  Democratic |  Republican | 46.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 91 |  Republican |  Democratic | 47.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 82 |  Republican |  Democratic | 47.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 62 |  Republican |  Democratic | 47.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 93 |  Republican |  Democratic | 48.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 81 |  Republican |  Democratic | 49.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 66 |  Republican |  Democratic | 50.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 80 |  Republican |  Democratic | 51.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 33 |  Democratic |  Republican | 51.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 13 |  Democratic |  Republican | 56.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 34 |  Democratic |  Republican | 56.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 32 |  Democratic |  Republican | 58.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 18 |  Democratic |  Republican | 59.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 84 |  Republican |  Democratic | 64.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 26 |  Democratic |  Republican | 67.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 25 |  Democratic |  Republican | 69.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 11 |  Democratic |  Republican | 73.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 9 |  Democratic |  Republican | 76.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 31 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 8 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 10 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 12 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 39 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 44 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 46 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 96 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed

## Seats flipped[edit]

See also: State legislative seats that changed party control, 2018

The below map displays each seat in the Ohio House of Representatives which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.

State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Ohio House of Representatives

District | Incumbent | 2018 winner | Direction of flip
Ohio House of Representatives District 19 |  Anne Gonzales |  Mary Lightbody | R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 21 |  Mike Duffey |  Beth Liston | R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 24 |  Jim Hughes |  Allison Russo | R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 28 |  Jonathan Dever |  Jessica Miranda | R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 37 |  Kristina Daley Roegner |  Casey Weinstein | R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 59 |  John Boccieri |  Don Manning | D to R
Ohio House of Representatives District 6 |  Marlene Anielski |  Phil Robinson | R to D

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Thirty-one incumbents did not run for re-election in 2018.[2] Those incumbents were:

Name  | Party  | Office

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Marlene Anielski |  Republican | House District 6
Bill Patmon |  Democratic | House District 10
John E. Barnes Jr. |  Democratic | House District 12
Nickie Antonio |  Democratic | House District 13
Martin Sweeney |  Democratic | House District 14
Nicholas Celebrezze |  Democratic | House District 15
Anne Gonzales |  Republican | House District 19
Mike Duffey |  Republican | House District 21
Jim Hughes |  Republican | House District 24
Hearcel Craig |  Democratic | House District 26
Alicia Reece |  Democratic | House District 33
Kristina Daley Roegner |  Republican | House District 37
Marilyn Slaby |  Republican | House District 38
Michael Henne |  Republican | House District 40
Michael Ashford |  Democratic | House District 44
Teresa Fedor |  Democratic | House District 45
Kirk Schuring |  Republican | House District 48
Christina Hagan |  Republican | House District 50
Nathan Manning |  Republican | House District 55
Dan Ramos |  Democratic | House District 56
John Boccieri |  Democratic | House District 59
Ron Young |  Republican | House District 61
Andrew Brenner |  Republican | House District 67
Kathleen Clyde |  Democratic | House District 75
Stephen Huffman |  Republican | House District 80
Robert Sprague |  Republican | House District 83
Keith Faber |  Republican | House District 84
Dorothy Pelanda |  Republican | House District 86
Terry Johnson |  Republican | House District 90
Andrew Thompson |  Republican | House District 95
Al Landis |  Republican | House District 98

## Process to become a candidate[edit]

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Ohio

See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10 of the Ohio Revised Statutes

### For all candidates[edit]

Filing fees apply to all candidates and are as follows:[3]

Filing fees

Office  | Fee
Governor, United States Senator, and statewide offices | $150
United States Representative and state legislators | $85

### For partisan candidates[edit]

See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05 of the Ohio Revised Code

A partisan candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[4]

Signature requirements for partisan candidates

Office  | Number of signatures required
Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices | 1,000 qualified electors who are members of the same political party as the candidate
United States Representative and state legislators | 50 qualified electors who are members of the same political party as the candidate
**The signature requirement for minor party candidates is one-half the number required of major parties.[4]

### For independent candidates[edit]

See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257 of the Ohio Revised Code

An unaffiliated candidate must submit a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[5]

Signature requirements for independent candidates

Office  | Number of signatures required
Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices | 5,000 qualified electors
United States Representative and state legislators | Varies by size of district; if 5,000 or more electors voted for the office of governor in the most recent election, 1 percent of electors; if less than 5,000 electors voted for said office, 5 percent of the vote or 25, whichever is less

### For write-in candidates[edit]

A write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent in order to have his or her votes counted. Write-in candidates may participate in either primary or general elections and are subject to the same filing fees as all other candidates.[6]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state.

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury.

### Salaries and per diem[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$67,492/year| No per diem is paid.

### When sworn in[edit]

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Ohio legislators assume office the first day in January after a general election.

## Ohio political history[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas

### Party control[edit]

#### 2018[edit]

In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the Ohio House of Representatives was reduced from 66-32 to 61-38.

Ohio House of Representatives

Party  | As of November 6, 2018  | After November 7, 2018
| Democratic Party | 32  | 38
| Republican Party | 66 | 61
| Vacancy  | 1  | 0
Total |  99 |  99

#### 2016[edit]

In the 2016 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Ohio House of Representatives from 65-34 to 66-33.

Ohio House of Representatives

Party  | As of November 7, 2016  | After November 8, 2016
| Democratic Party | 34  | 33
| Republican Party | 64 | 66
| Vacancy  | 1  | 0
Total |  99 |  99

### Trifectas[edit]

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Republicans in Ohio gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2010 elections by taking control of the state House and governorship.

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
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## Impact of term limits[edit]

See also: Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2018 and Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2018

The Ohio House of Representatives has been a term-limited state house since Ohio voters approved Ballot Issue 4, an initiated constitutional amendment, in 1992. This amendment became part of Section 2 of Article II of the Ohio Constitution and limits the amount of time that state representatives can stay in office to four two-year terms, saying, "No person shall hold the office of State Representative for a period longer than four successive terms of two years. Terms shall be considered successive unless separated by a period of four or more years."

All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, 20 representatives were ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state representatives were term limited in 2018:

Democratic: (8)

* Alicia Reece
* Bill Patmon
* John E. Barnes Jr.
* Nickie Antonio
* Michael Ashford
* Teresa Fedor
* Dan Ramos
* Kathleen Clyde

Republicans (12):

* Marlene Anielski
* Anne Gonzales
* Mike Duffey
* Kristina Daley Roegner
* Michael Henne
* Kirk Schuring
* Ron Young
* Andrew Brenner
* Terry Johnson
* Cliff Rosenberger
* Andrew Thompson
* Al Landis

Of the 87 state legislative chambers that held elections in 2018, 24 of them—12 senate chambers and 12 house chambers—included incumbents who were unable to run for re-election due to term limits.[7] In the 24 chambers affected by term limits in 2018, 1,463 seats were up for election.[8] The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate are impacted by term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

A total of 271 state legislators—96 state senators and 175 state representatives—were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 4 percent of the 6,066 total seats up for election in November 2018.[9][10] Republicans had twice as many state legislators term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of 86 Democrats were term-limited, while 177 Republicans were term-limited.

## Wave election analysis[edit]

See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)

The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?

Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.

Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.

State legislative wave elections

Year | President | Party | Election type | State legislative seats change | Elections analyzed[11]
1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -1,022 | 7,365
1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -907 | 6,907
1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[12] | -782 | 7,561
1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -769 | 7,179
1958 | Eisenhower | R | Second midterm | -702 | 7,627
2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -702 | 7,306
1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[13] | -695 | 7,481
1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -654 | 6,835
1930 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -640 | 7,361
1954 | Eisenhower | R | First midterm | -494 | 7,513

## Competitiveness[edit]

Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.

### Results from 2016[edit]

Below is Ballotpedia's 2016 competitiveness analysis. Click here to read the full study »

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County  | Trump margin of victory in 2016  | Obama margin of victory in 2012  | Obama margin of victory in 2008
Ashtabula County, Ohio | 18.80% | 12.78% | 13.54%
Erie County, Ohio | 9.48% | 12.29% | 13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio | 0.73% | 4.62% | 6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio | 19.51% | 4.30% | 6.24%
Portage County, Ohio | 9.87% | 5.52% | 8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio | 22.58% | 2.71% | 4.64%
Stark County, Ohio | 17.17% | 0.47% | 5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio | 6.22% | 23.00% | 22.43%
Wood County, Ohio | 7.99% | 4.84% | 7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[14][15]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 38.79% | 59.24% | R+20.5 | 30.29% | 65.04% | R+34.7 | R
2 | 39.31% | 58.68% | R+19.4 | 29.22% | 66.46% | R+37.2 | R
3 | 51.29% | 46.45% | D+4.8 | 42.61% | 50.69% | R+8.1 | R
4 | 37.14% | 61.16% | R+24 | 29.02% | 66.54% | R+37.5 | R
5 | 43.04% | 54.83% | R+11.8 | 26.99% | 68.78% | R+41.8 | R
6 | 47.63% | 51.35% | R+3.7 | 49.34% | 47.10% | D+2.2 | R
7 | 47.89% | 50.80% | R+2.9 | 43.80% | 52.04% | R+8.2 | R
8 | 81.58% | 17.75% | D+63.8 | 81.13% | 16.64% | D+64.5 | D
9 | 85.23% | 14.11% | D+71.1 | 86.73% | 10.91% | D+75.8 | D
10 | 89.62% | 9.61% | D+80 | 85.79% | 11.52% | D+74.3 | D
11 | 88.72% | 10.64% | D+78.1 | 83.99% | 13.93% | D+70.1 | D
12 | 84.03% | 15.46% | D+68.6 | 82.01% | 15.91% | D+66.1 | D
13 | 76.21% | 22.24% | D+54 | 72.94% | 22.56% | D+50.4 | D
14 | 63.03% | 35.54% | D+27.5 | 53.61% | 42.03% | D+11.6 | D
15 | 59.18% | 39.28% | D+19.9 | 48.53% | 46.89% | D+1.6 | D
16 | 49.37% | 49.54% | R+0.2 | 50.78% | 45.09% | D+5.7 | R
17 | 61.41% | 36.78% | D+24.6 | 53.34% | 41.75% | D+11.6 | D
18 | 70.04% | 27.78% | D+42.3 | 73.61% | 20.76% | D+52.8 | D
19 | 47.99% | 50.56% | R+2.6 | 51.84% | 42.94% | D+8.9 | R
20 | 57.45% | 41.22% | D+16.2 | 54.13% | 41.35% | D+12.8 | D
21 | 48.03% | 50.52% | R+2.5 | 54.17% | 40.64% | D+13.5 | R
22 | 65.70% | 32.50% | D+33.2 | 67.15% | 27.74% | D+39.4 | D
23 | 48.63% | 49.65% | R+1 | 44.07% | 50.55% | R+6.5 | R
24 | 48.32% | 50.18% | R+1.9 | 52.82% | 42.02% | D+10.8 | R
25 | 84.94% | 13.90% | D+71 | 82.21% | 14.45% | D+67.8 | D
26 | 82.21% | 16.89% | D+65.3 | 78.59% | 18.45% | D+60.1 | D
27 | 37.72% | 60.95% | R+23.2 | 44.19% | 50.48% | R+6.3 | R
28 | 47.68% | 51.09% | R+3.4 | 49.74% | 45.54% | D+4.2 | R
29 | 36.38% | 61.99% | R+25.6 | 32.63% | 63.29% | R+30.7 | R
30 | 29.86% | 68.57% | R+38.7 | 29.47% | 65.80% | R+36.3 | R
31 | 68.65% | 29.81% | D+38.8 | 69.01% | 26.01% | D+43 | D
32 | 77.38% | 21.44% | D+55.9 | 76.98% | 19.40% | D+57.6 | D
33 | 74.59% | 24.41% | D+50.2 | 74.33% | 22.24% | D+52.1 | D
34 | 77.67% | 21.29% | D+56.4 | 74.56% | 22.10% | D+52.5 | D
35 | 65.71% | 32.53% | D+33.2 | 54.68% | 40.82% | D+13.9 | D
36 | 51.22% | 47.16% | D+4.1 | 43.84% | 51.40% | R+7.6 | R
37 | 48.21% | 50.59% | R+2.4 | 48.22% | 47.58% | D+0.6 | R
38 | 45.12% | 53.31% | R+8.2 | 39.47% | 56.20% | R+16.7 | R
39 | 83.01% | 15.69% | D+67.3 | 77.40% | 18.70% | D+58.7 | D
40 | 42.26% | 56.01% | R+13.7 | 37.44% | 58.22% | R+20.8 | R
41 | 41.76% | 56.43% | R+14.7 | 41.26% | 53.19% | R+11.9 | R
42 | 37.30% | 61.04% | R+23.7 | 34.78% | 60.50% | R+25.7 | R
43 | 52.03% | 46.30% | D+5.7 | 44.83% | 51.71% | R+6.9 | R
44 | 85.18% | 13.57% | D+71.6 | 78.27% | 17.63% | D+60.6 | D
45 | 67.48% | 30.35% | D+37.1 | 54.70% | 38.87% | D+15.8 | D
46 | 61.17% | 36.89% | D+24.3 | 51.98% | 42.46% | D+9.5 | D
47 | 44.22% | 54.03% | R+9.8 | 39.17% | 55.41% | R+16.2 | R
48 | 45.37% | 52.95% | R+7.6 | 38.85% | 56.51% | R+17.7 | R
49 | 63.88% | 33.96% | D+29.9 | 50.58% | 44.46% | D+6.1 | D
50 | 42.15% | 56.06% | R+13.9 | 32.22% | 63.32% | R+31.1 | R
51 | 39.52% | 58.86% | R+19.3 | 34.67% | 60.85% | R+26.2 | R
52 | 32.15% | 66.62% | R+34.5 | 34.41% | 61.10% | R+26.7 | R
53 | 37.68% | 60.48% | R+22.8 | 31.90% | 64.04% | R+32.1 | R
54 | 33.88% | 64.77% | R+30.9 | 35.15% | 59.94% | R+24.8 | R
55 | 54.00% | 44.36% | D+9.6 | 46.06% | 49.11% | R+3 | R
56 | 66.42% | 31.87% | D+34.5 | 56.04% | 39.48% | D+16.6 | D
57 | 45.16% | 52.88% | R+7.7 | 33.67% | 61.31% | R+27.6 | R
58 | 77.98% | 20.84% | D+57.1 | 63.99% | 32.77% | D+31.2 | D
59 | 51.32% | 47.23% | D+4.1 | 39.03% | 57.44% | R+18.4 | D
60 | 53.77% | 44.35% | D+9.4 | 43.53% | 51.59% | R+8.1 | D
61 | 44.47% | 54.03% | R+9.6 | 37.08% | 58.60% | R+21.5 | R
62 | 27.91% | 70.65% | R+42.7 | 24.13% | 71.55% | R+47.4 | R
63 | 60.72% | 37.58% | D+23.1 | 44.17% | 51.91% | R+7.7 | D
64 | 59.27% | 38.87% | D+20.4 | 44.19% | 51.55% | R+7.4 | D
65 | 31.46% | 66.93% | R+35.5 | 28.92% | 66.19% | R+37.3 | R
66 | 33.65% | 64.53% | R+30.9 | 23.17% | 73.04% | R+49.9 | R
67 | 38.37% | 60.33% | R+22 | 39.82% | 55.21% | R+15.4 | R
68 | 36.74% | 61.59% | R+24.9 | 34.19% | 61.06% | R+26.9 | R
69 | 41.18% | 57.12% | R+15.9 | 35.30% | 60.15% | R+24.9 | R
70 | 39.57% | 58.40% | R+18.8 | 28.98% | 66.22% | R+37.2 | R
71 | 44.17% | 53.76% | R+9.6 | 36.24% | 58.84% | R+22.6 | R
72 | 41.74% | 56.02% | R+14.3 | 26.53% | 69.18% | R+42.6 | R
73 | 38.72% | 59.60% | R+20.9 | 37.58% | 56.86% | R+19.3 | R
74 | 39.24% | 59.00% | R+19.8 | 29.26% | 66.33% | R+37.1 | R
75 | 55.14% | 42.80% | D+12.3 | 45.12% | 49.88% | R+4.8 | D
76 | 40.16% | 58.30% | R+18.1 | 36.58% | 59.26% | R+22.7 | R
77 | 42.94% | 55.55% | R+12.6 | 36.83% | 58.45% | R+21.6 | R
78 | 43.27% | 54.75% | R+11.5 | 27.72% | 67.97% | R+40.3 | R
79 | 50.25% | 48.15% | D+2.1 | 39.71% | 55.79% | R+16.1 | R
80 | 30.58% | 67.60% | R+37 | 23.49% | 72.12% | R+48.6 | R
81 | 36.13% | 61.79% | R+25.7 | 23.47% | 71.04% | R+47.6 | R
82 | 35.40% | 62.61% | R+27.2 | 23.64% | 71.47% | R+47.8 | R
83 | 35.44% | 62.41% | R+27 | 25.53% | 68.92% | R+43.4 | R
84 | 22.84% | 75.48% | R+52.6 | 15.84% | 80.56% | R+64.7 | R
85 | 34.91% | 63.23% | R+28.3 | 23.23% | 72.46% | R+49.2 | R
86 | 40.44% | 57.59% | R+17.2 | 29.69% | 64.99% | R+35.3 | R
87 | 37.79% | 59.89% | R+22.1 | 23.50% | 71.42% | R+47.9 | R
88 | 48.08% | 49.40% | R+1.3 | 33.72% | 59.59% | R+25.9 | R
89 | 53.82% | 44.44% | D+9.4 | 40.79% | 54.12% | R+13.3 | R
90 | 45.61% | 52.45% | R+6.8 | 28.10% | 68.50% | R+40.4 | R
91 | 37.47% | 60.53% | R+23.1 | 23.48% | 72.83% | R+49.3 | R
92 | 44.40% | 54.02% | R+9.6 | 30.49% | 65.30% | R+34.8 | R
93 | 38.50% | 59.36% | R+20.9 | 22.81% | 73.57% | R+50.8 | R
94 | 52.86% | 44.54% | D+8.3 | 41.52% | 53.47% | R+12 | R
95 | 39.50% | 58.11% | R+18.6 | 24.30% | 71.52% | R+47.2 | R
96 | 47.46% | 50.40% | R+2.9 | 29.81% | 66.31% | R+36.5 | D
97 | 45.24% | 52.60% | R+7.4 | 29.04% | 66.33% | R+37.3 | R
98 | 40.54% | 57.23% | R+16.7 | 27.38% | 67.61% | R+40.2 | R
99 | 52.60% | 45.25% | D+7.4 | 37.09% | 58.30% | R+21.2 | D
Total | 50.67% | 47.69% | D+3 | 43.69% | 51.84% | R+8.2 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

* Ohio House of Representatives
* Ohio State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2018
* Ohio state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
* Ohio state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Excludes unopposed elections
2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
3. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10," accessed December 9, 2013
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05," accessed December 9, 2013
5. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257," accessed December 9, 2013
6. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 041," accessed December 9, 2013
7. ↑ The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate were up for election in 2018 and have term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018.
8. ↑ The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate are impacted by term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018. In the three chambers, a total of 129 seats were up for election in 2018. No legislators were unable to run in 2018 in those three chamber because of term limits.
9. ↑ Ballotpedia confirmed through phone calls that at least seven California legislators were term-limited in 2018. The number of California legislators term-limited and the overall number of term-limited state legislators had a chance to change if Ballotpedia could confirm that more members were term-limited in 2018.
10. ↑ Some of the 271 term-limited state legislators in 2018 may resign before their term ends. These legislators were still counted in the total number of term-limited legislators in 2018.
11. ↑ The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
12. ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
13. ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
14. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
15. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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Marilyn John (R)

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Haraz Ghanbari (R)

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Bob Cupp (R)

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Tim Ginter (R)

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Phil Robinson (D)

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Thomas Patton (R)

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Kent Smith (D)

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Janine Boyd (D)

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Terrence Upchurch (D)

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Shayla Davis (D)

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Juanita Brent (D)

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Michael Skindell (D)

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Bride Rose Sweeney (D)

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Jeff Crossman (D)

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Monique Smith (D)

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Adam Miller (D)

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Kristin Boggs (D)

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Mary Lightbody (D)

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Richard Brown (D)

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Beth Liston (D)

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David Leland (D)

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Laura Lanese (R)

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Allison Russo (D)

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Dontavius Jarrells (D)

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Tom Brinkman (R)

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Jessica Miranda (D)

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Cindy Abrams (R)

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Bill Seitz (R)

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Brigid Kelly (D)

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Catherine Ingram (D)

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Sedrick Denson (D)

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Emilia Sykes (D)

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Tavia Galonski (D)

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Bob Young (R)

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Casey Weinstein (D)

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Bill Roemer (R)

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Willis Blackshear (D)

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Phil Plummer (R)

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Andrea White (R)

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Tom Young (R)

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Rodney Creech (R)

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Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)

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Lisa Sobecki (D)

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Michael Sheehy (D)

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Derek Merrin (R)

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Scott Oelslager (R)

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Thomas West (D)

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Reggie Stoltzfus (R)

District 51

Sara Carruthers (R)

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Jennifer Gross (R)

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Thomas Hall (R)

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Paul Zeltwanger (R)

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Gayle Manning (R)

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Joe Miller (D)

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Dick Stein (R)

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Michele Lepore-Hagan (D)

District 59

Alessandro Cutrona (R)

District 60

Dan Troy (D)

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Jamie Callender (R)

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Scott Lipps (R)

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Mike Loychik (R)

District 64

Michael O'Brien (D)

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Jean Schmidt (R)

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Adam Bird (R)

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Kris Jordan (R)

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Rick Carfagna (R)

District 69

Sharon Ray (R)

District 70

Darrell Kick (R)

District 71

Mark Fraizer (R)

District 72

Kevin Miller (R)

District 73

Brian Lampton (R)

District 74

Bill Dean (R)

District 75

Gail Pavliga (R)

District 76

Diane Grendell (R)

District 77

Jeff LaRe (R)

District 78

Brian Stewart (R)

District 79

Kyle Koehler (R)

District 80

Jena Powell (R)

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James Hoops (R)

District 82

Craig Riedel (R)

District 83

Jon Cross (R)

District 84

Susan Manchester (R)

District 85

Nino Vitale (R)

District 86

Tracy Richardson (R)

District 87

Riordan McClain (R)

District 88

Gary Click (R)

District 89

D.J. Swearingen (R)

District 90

Brian Baldridge (R)

District 91

Shane Wilkin (R)

District 92

Mark Johnson (R)

District 93

Jason Stephens (R)

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Jay Edwards (R)

District 95

Don Jones (R)

District 96

Ron Ferguson (R)

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Adam Holmes (R)

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Sarah Fowler (R)

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