Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

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2018 Ohio
House elections
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GeneralNovember 6, 2018
PrimaryMay 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.

Democratic Party For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
Republican Party For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

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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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 Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Kevin Barnet

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Wiggam (i)

Elizabeth Thomas (Libertarian Party)

District 2

Lane Winters

Green check mark transparent.pngMark J. Romanchuk (i)

Tim Grady (Libertarian Party)

District 3

Aidan Hubbell-Staeble

Did not make the ballot:
Daniel Gordon 

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Gavarone (i)

District 4

Tristam Cheeseman

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Cupp (i)

District 5

John Dyce

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Ginter (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Robinson

Jim Trakas  Candidate Connection

District 7

Aziz Ahmad

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Patton (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngKent Smith (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJanine Boyd (i)

Joe Miller

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngTerrence Upchurch

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Howse (i)

Shalira Taylor

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJuanita Brent

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Skindell

Jay Carson

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngBride Rose Sweeney

Ryan McClain (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Crossman

Did not make the ballot:
Nicholas Celebrezze (i)

Kevin Kussmaul

District 16

Cassimir Svigelj

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Greenspan (i)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Miller (i)

John Rush

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Boggs (i)

David Todd

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Lightbody

Tim Barhorst

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Brown (i)

Bobby Mitchell

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Liston

Stu Harris

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Leland (i)

Doug Moody

District 23

Russell Harris

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Lanese (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Russo

Erik Yassenoff

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngBernadine Kennedy Kent (i)

Debbie Staggs

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngErica Crawley

Shareeque Arife Sadiq

Steve Dodge (Green Party)

District 27

Christine Fisher

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Brinkman Jr. (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Miranda

Jonathan Dever (i)

District 29

Carrie Davis

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis W. Blessing, III (i)

District 30

Clayton Adams

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Seitz (i)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngBrigid Kelly (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Ingram (i)

Marilyn Tunnat

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngSedrick Denson

Judith Boyce

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngEmilia Sykes (i)

Josh Sines

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngTavia Galonski (i)

Osita Obierika

Kevin Fay (Green Party)

District 36

Timothy Piatt

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony DeVitis (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Weinstein

Mike Rasor

District 38

Elliot Kolkovich

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Roemer

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Strahorn (i)

District 40

Ryan Taylor

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Plummer

District 41

John McManus

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Butler (i)

District 42

Zach Dickerson

Green check mark transparent.pngNiraj Antani (i)

District 43

Dan Foley

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Todd Smith (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Hicks-Hudson

Did not make the ballot:
Kenneth Cousino 

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Sobecki

David Davenport

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Sheehy (i)

District 47

Gary Newnham

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Merrin (i)

District 48

Lorraine Wilburn

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Oelslager

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas West (i)

James Haavisto

District 50

Cassie Gabelt

Green check mark transparent.pngReggie Stoltzfus

District 51

Susan Vaughn

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Carruthers

District 52

Kathy Wyenandt

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Lang (i)

District 53

Rebecca Howard

Green check mark transparent.pngCandice Keller (i)

District 54

Nikki Foster

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Zeltwanger (i)

District 55

Kelly Kraus Mencke  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGayle L. Manning

W. Daniel Fichtel (Libertarian Party)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph A. Miller III

Rob Weber

District 57

James Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngDick Stein (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Lepore-Hagan (i)

David Simon

District 59

Eric Ungaro

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Manning

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rogers (i)

Mike Zuren

District 61

Rick Walker

Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Callender

District 62

Jim Staton

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Lipps (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Holmes (i)

Jim A. Hughes

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael O'Brien (i)

Martha Yoder

District 65

Patricia Lawrence

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Becker (i)

District 66

Jeff Richards

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Green (i)

District 67

Cory Hoffman

Green check mark transparent.pngKris Jordan

District 68

Kathleen Tate

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Carfagna (i)

Patrick Glasgow (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 69

Carol Brenstuhl

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Hambley (i)

District 70

Steven Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell Kick (i)

District 71

Jeremy Eugene Blake

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Ryan (i)

District 72

Tyler Shipley

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Householder (i)

District 73

Kim McCarthy

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Perales (i)

District 74

Anne Gorman

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Dean (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngRandi Clites

Jim Lutz

District 76

John Kennedy

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah LaTourette (i)

District 77

Brett Pransky

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Schaffer (i)

Kryssi Wichers (Libertarian Party)

District 78

Amber Daniels

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Hood (i)

District 79

Amanda Finfrock

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Koehler (i)

District 80

D.J. Byrnes

Green check mark transparent.pngJena Powell

District 81

Janet Breneman

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Hoops (i)

District 82

Aden Baker

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Riedel (i)

District 83

Mary Harshfield

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Cross

District 84

Joe Monbeck

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Manchester

District 85

Garrett Baldwin

Green check mark transparent.pngNino Vitale (i)

District 86

Glenn Coble

Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Richardson  Candidate Connection

Taylor Hoffman (Libertarian Party)

District 87

Mary Pierce-Broadwater

Green check mark transparent.pngRiordan McClain (i)

District 88

Rachel Crooks

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Reineke (i)

District 89

Joe Helle

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Arndt (i)

District 90

Adrienne Buckler

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Baldridge

District 91

Justin Grimes

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Wilkin (i)

District 92

Beth Workman

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Scherer (i)

District 93

Samantha Thomas-Bush

Did not make the ballot:
Jim Rumley 

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Smith (i)

District 94

Taylor Sappington

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Edwards (i)

District 95

Dan Milleson

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Jones

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Cera (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Bob Mazeroski 

District 97

Kristine Geis

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Hill (i)

District 98

Jeremiah Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Hudson Hillyer

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Patterson (i)

Michael Pircio


Write-in candidates[edit]

Primary candidates[edit]

Ohio House of Representatives
District Democratic Party

Democrat

Republican Party

Republican

Other
1 Kevin Barnet Approveda Scott Wiggam (I) Approveda
2 Lane Winters Approveda Mark Romanchuk (I) Approveda
3 Daniel Gordon Approveda Theresa Gavarone (I) Approveda
4 No candidate Bob Cupp (I) Approveda
5 John Dyce Approveda Tim Ginter (I) Approveda
6 Phil Robinson Approveda Michael Canty
Jim Trakas Approveda
7 Aziz Ahmad Approveda Thomas Patton (I) Approveda
8 Kent Smith (I) Approveda
Cassandra McDonald
No candidate
9 Janine Boyd (I) Approveda Joe Miller Approveda
10 Nelson Cintron Jr.
TJ Dow
Kyle Earley
Ronnie Jones
Aanand Mehta
Billy Sharp
Danielle Shepherd
Terrence Upchurch Approveda
No candidate
11 Stephanie Howse (I) Approveda No candidate
12 Juanita Brent Approveda
Patrice Brown
Earl Campbell Sr.
Yvonka Hall
Dimitri McDaniel
Isaac Powell
No candidate
13 Tom Bullock
Michael Skindell Approveda
Jay Carson Approveda
14 Carl J. Burgio
Steve Holecko
Rick Raley
Bride Rose Sweeney Approveda
No candidate
15 Nicholas Celebrezze (I) Approveda No candidate
16 Cassimir Svigelj Approveda Monique Jonevieve Boyd
Dave Greenspan (I) Approveda
17 Adam Miller (I) Approveda John Rush Approveda
18 Kristin Boggs (I) - write-in Approveda David Todd Approveda
19 Noni Banks
Mary Lightbody Approveda
Tim Barhorst Approveda
Chris Curry
Dave Ferguson
20 Richard Brown (I) Approveda Bobby Mitchell Approveda
21 Beth Liston Approveda
Mindy Yocum
Stu Harris Approveda
Doug Smith
22 David Leland (I) Approveda Doug Moody Approveda
23 Russell Harris Approveda Laura Lanese (I) Approveda
24 Andrea Bonny
Mary B. Relotto
Allison Russo Approveda
Erik Yassenoff Approveda
25 Bernadine Kennedy Kent (I) Approveda
Ismail Mohamed
Lamar Peoples
Debbie Staggs Approveda
26 Michael Cole
Erica Crawley Approveda
Shareeque Arife Sadiq Approveda Steve Dodge Approveda (G)
27 Christine Fisher Approveda Tom Brinkman Jr. (I) Approveda
28 Jessica Miranda Approveda
Paul Sohi
Jonathan Dever (I) Approveda
29 No candidate Louis W. Blessing, III (I) Approveda
30 Clayton Adams Approveda Bill Seitz (I) Approveda
31 Brigid Kelly (I) Approveda No candidate
32 Catherine Ingram (I) Approveda Marilyn Tunnat Approveda
33 Sedrick Denson Approveda
Kathy Goodwin-Williams
No candidate
34 Emilia Sykes (I) Approveda Josh Sines Approveda
35 Tavia Galonski (I) Approveda Osita Obierika Approveda Kevin Fay Approveda (G)
36 Timothy Piatt Approveda
J. Noah Spinner
Anthony DeVitis (I) Approveda
37 Casey Weinstein Approveda Mike Rasor Approveda
Craig Shubert
Dexter Vaughan
38 Elliot Kolkovich Approveda Bill Roemer Approveda
39 Walter James Hickman, Jr.
Fred Strahorn (I) Approveda
No candidate
40 Albert Griggs
Ryan Taylor Approveda
Phil Plummer Approveda
41 John McManus Approveda James Butler (I) Approveda
42 Zach Dickerson Approveda
Autumn Kerns
Niraj Antani (I) Approveda
Sarah Clark
Marcus Rech
43 Dan Foley Approveda Kenneth Henning
Jeffrey Todd Smith Approveda
44 Paula Hicks-Hudson Approveda
Robert James Worthington
Kenneth Cousino Approveda
45 Lisa Sobecki Approveda David Davenport Approveda
46 Michael Sheehy (I) Approveda No candidate
47 Gary Newnham Approveda Derek Merrin (I) Approveda
Barbara Lang
48 Lorraine Wilburn Approveda Scott Oelslager Approveda
49 Thomas West (I) Approveda James Haavisto Approveda
50 Cassie Gabelt Approveda Josh Hagan
Reggie Stoltzfus Approveda
51 Susan Vaughn Approveda Wes Retherford (I)
Sara Carruthers Approveda
Greg Jolivette
52 Kathy Wyenandt Approveda George Lang (I) Approveda
53 Rebecca Howard Approveda Candice Keller (I) Approveda
54 Nikki Foster Approveda Paul Zeltwanger (I) Approveda
55 Kelly Kraus Mencke Approveda Gayle L. Manning Approveda
56 Mark Ballard II
Joe Miller Approveda
Claudia Olaes
Cory Shawver
Rob Weber Approveda
57 James Johnson Approveda Dick Stein (I) Approveda
58 Michele Lepore-Hagan (I) Approveda David Simon Approveda
59 Larry Moliterno
Eric Ungaro Approveda
Don Manning Approveda
60 John Rogers (I) Approveda No candidate
61 Rick Walker - write-in Approveda John Plecnik
Jamie Callender Approveda
62 Jim Staton Approveda Scott Lipps (I) Approveda
Daniel Kroger
63 Glenn Holmes (I) Approveda Jim A. Hughes Approveda
64 Michael O'Brien (I) Approveda Randy Law
Martha Yoder Approveda
65 Patricia Lawrence Approveda John Becker (I) Approveda
Erin Neace
66 Brian Flick
Jeff Richards Approveda
Doug Green (I) Approveda
67 Cory Hoffman Approveda Kris Jordan Approveda
Brian Lorenz
Denise Martin
68 Kathleen Tate Approveda Rick Carfagna (I) Approveda
69 Carol Brenstuhl Approveda Steve Hambley (I) Approveda
70 Steven Johnson Approveda Darrell Kick (I) Approveda
71 Jeremy Eugene Blake Approveda Scott Ryan (I) Approveda
72 Tyler Shipley Approveda Kevin Black
Larry Householder (I) Approveda
73 Kim McCarthy Approveda Rick Perales (I) Approveda
Jocelyn Smith
74 Anne Gorman Approveda Bill Dean (I) Approveda
75 Denise Baba
Randi Clites Approveda
Alice Freitas
Jim Lutz Approveda
76 John Kennedy Approveda Sarah LaTourette (I) Approveda
77 Brett Pransky Approveda Tim Schaffer (I) Approveda
78 Amber Daniels Approveda Ron Hood (I) Approveda
Austin Reid
Andrew Smigelski
79 Amanda Finfrock Approveda Kyle Koehler (I) Approveda
80 No candidate John O'Brien
J.D. Winteregg
Jena Powell Approveda
George Lovett
81 Janet Breneman Approveda James Hoops (I) Approveda
Thomas Liebrecht
82 Aden Baker Approveda Craig Riedel (I) Approveda
83 No candidate Cheryl Buckland
Jon Cross Approveda
84 Joe Monbeck Approveda Travis Faber
Aaron Heilers
Susan Manchester Approveda
85 Garrett Baldwin Approveda Nino Vitale (I) Approveda
Rochiel Foulk
Justin Griffis
Joseph Ratermann
86 Glenn Coble Approveda Tracy Richardson Approveda
Robert Matthew Sammons
87 Mary Pierce-Broadwater Approveda Riordan McClain (I) Approveda
Steve Reinhard
Doug Weisenauer
88 Rachel Crooks Approveda Bill Reineke (I) Approveda
89 Joe Helle Approveda Steven Arndt (I) Approveda
90 Adrienne Buckler Approveda
Joni Fearing
Brian Baldridge Approveda
Gina Collinsworth
Justin Pizzulli
Scottie Powell
91 Justin Grimes Approveda Beth Ellis
Shane Wilkin Approveda
92 Beth Workman Approveda Gary Scherer (I) Approveda
93 Jim Rumley Approveda Ryan Smith (I) Approveda
94 Taylor Sappington Approveda Jay Edwards (I) Approveda
95 Dan Milleson Approveda Don Jones Approveda
96 Jack Cera (I) Approveda Bob Mazeroski Approveda
Fiona Ruminski
97 Kristine Geis Approveda
Jennifer Riesbeck Mahoney
Brian Hill (I) Approveda
98 Jeremiah Johnson Approveda Mark Behrendt
Shane Gunnoe
Larry Hawthorne
Brett Hudson Hillyer Approveda
Greg Ress
99 John Patterson (I) Approveda Michael Pircio Approveda
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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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 Party Democratic
38
7
8
31.0%
Republican Party Republican
61
5
0
28.7%
Grey.png 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
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
0.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 43
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
0.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 59
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
0.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 37
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
1.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 6
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
2.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 75
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
4.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 99
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
6.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
6.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 60
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
7.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
7.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 64
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
9.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 41
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
9.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 36
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
10.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 23
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
10.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 19
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
11.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 63
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
12.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 67
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
12.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 55
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
12.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 15
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
12.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 21
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
13.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
13.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 38
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
14.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 94
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
15.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 49
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
15.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
15.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 52
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
16.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 20
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
17.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 42
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
18.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 79
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
18.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
18.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 73
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
19.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 51
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
19.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 17
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
20.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 7
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
21.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 54
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
21.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 90
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
22.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 71
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
23.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 3
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
23.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 40
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
23.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 76
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
24.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 77
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
25.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
25.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 57
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
26.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 69
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
27.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
27.4%
Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
27.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 50
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
27.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 45
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
27.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 48
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
28.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 92
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
28.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 29
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
28.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 89
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
29.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 70
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
29.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 68
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
30.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 95
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
31.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 88
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
31.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 65
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
33.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 74
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
34.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 78
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
35.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 98
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
35.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 97
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
36.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 1
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
36.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 2
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
37.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 72
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
38.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 83
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
38.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 30
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
38.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 86
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
40.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 5
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
40.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 58
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
40.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 14
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
43.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 87
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
45.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 4
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
45.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 85
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
45.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 22
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
46.6%
Ohio House of Representatives District 91
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
47.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 82
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
47.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 62
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
47.2%
Ohio House of Representatives District 93
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
48.8%
Ohio House of Representatives District 81
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
49.3%
Ohio House of Representatives District 66
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
50.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
51.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 33
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
51.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 13
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
56.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 34
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
56.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 32
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
58.1%
Ohio House of Representatives District 18
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
59.5%
Ohio House of Representatives District 84
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
64.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 26
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
67.7%
Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
69.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 11
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
73.9%
Ohio House of Representatives District 9
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
76.0%
Ohio House of Representatives District 31
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 8
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 10
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 12
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 39
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 44
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 46
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Ohio House of Representatives District 96
Electiondot.png 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 Republican Party Anne Gonzales Democratic Party Mary Lightbody R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 21 Republican Party Mike Duffey Democratic Party Beth Liston R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 24 Republican Party Jim Hughes Democratic Party Allison Russo R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 28 Republican Party Jonathan Dever Democratic Party Jessica Miranda R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 37 Republican Party Kristina Daley Roegner Democratic Party Casey Weinstein R to D
Ohio House of Representatives District 59 Democratic Party John Boccieri Republican Party Don Manning D to R
Ohio House of Representatives District 6 Republican Party Marlene Anielski Democratic Party 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
Marlene Anielski Ends.png Republican House District 6
Bill Patmon Electiondot.png Democratic House District 10
John E. Barnes Jr. Electiondot.png Democratic House District 12
Nickie Antonio Electiondot.png Democratic House District 13
Martin Sweeney Electiondot.png Democratic House District 14
Nicholas Celebrezze Electiondot.png Democratic House District 15
Anne Gonzales Ends.png Republican House District 19
Mike Duffey Ends.png Republican House District 21
Jim Hughes Ends.png Republican House District 24
Hearcel Craig Electiondot.png Democratic House District 26
Alicia Reece Electiondot.png Democratic House District 33
Kristina Daley Roegner Ends.png Republican House District 37
Marilyn Slaby Ends.png Republican House District 38
Michael Henne Ends.png Republican House District 40
Michael Ashford Electiondot.png Democratic House District 44
Teresa Fedor Electiondot.png Democratic House District 45
Kirk Schuring Ends.png Republican House District 48
Christina Hagan Ends.png Republican House District 50
Nathan Manning Ends.png Republican House District 55
Dan Ramos Electiondot.png Democratic House District 56
John Boccieri Electiondot.png Democratic House District 59
Ron Young Ends.png Republican House District 61
Andrew Brenner Ends.png Republican House District 67
Kathleen Clyde Electiondot.png Democratic House District 75
Stephen Huffman Ends.png Republican House District 80
Robert Sprague Ends.png Republican House District 83
Keith Faber Ends.png Republican House District 84
Dorothy Pelanda Ends.png Republican House District 86
Terry Johnson Ends.png Republican House District 90
Andrew Thompson Ends.png Republican House District 95
Al Landis Ends.png Republican House District 98

Process to become a candidate[edit]

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Ohio

DocumentIcon.jpg 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]

DocumentIcon.jpg 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]

DocumentIcon.jpg 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
SalaryPer diem
$67,492/yearNo 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
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R

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)

Republicans (12):

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 »

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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.

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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.


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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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