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The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly.The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803.Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. [1]
The Ohio House and Ohio Senate use slightly different methods to fill vacant seats. In both chambers, a replacement is first elected by the members of the relevant chamber who are affiliated with the same party as the departing member. In the House, the replacement will serve for the remainder of the term.
Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.After the 2010 census, Ohio, which up until then had 18 districts, lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average, [1] and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011.
In the 99-seat Ohio House of Representatives, the GOP holds 68% of the House’s 99 seats (that is, 67 seats). And in the 33-seat Ohio Senate, Republicans hold 79% of its seats (that is, 26 seats
The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2024. [1] Fifteen of these seats are held by Republicans and one is held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 26 seats and Democrats hold 7 seats.
Incumbent Tim Schaffer, who has been in the Ohio House or Senate since 2001, is seeking reelection to one of two state Senate seats from central Ohio.
Republicans control all statewide offices, majorities in both chambers of the state legislature, and hold both Senate seats. Republicans also have a majority of the state's House delegation. Republican nominee Donald Trump won Ohio in 2016 and 2020 by 8 percentage points, and in 2024 grew his margin to 11 percentage points. [4]
Ohio's congressional districts since 2022 These are tables of congressional delegations from Ohio to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . The current dean of the Ohio delegation is Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) , having served in the House since 1983.