Ohio General Election Summary 2024

Any lingering notion that Ohio was a “swing” state in presidential elections was erased Tuesday as former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance won Ohio by just over 11 percentage points.

And the wave of support enjoyed by the top of the ticket carried Republicans to victory in the U.S. Senate and Ohio Supreme Court seats. Bernie Moreno defeated incumbent Sherrod Brown, and Republicans ousted two incumbents on the Ohio Supreme Court, taking their majority to 6-1. This was the second election in which the judicial candidates were identified on the ballot by party affiliation.

President/Vice President of the United States

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (D)

Donald Trump and JD Vance (R) 

U.S. Senate

Republican Bernie Moreno rode the red wave to a 50-46 victory in one of the most closely watched and expensive races in history, where political advertising totaled almost $400 million by several accounts. Senator Brown has served since 2007. Moreno was a political newcomer who survived a hotly contested primary on the strength of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

Like a stone thrown into a pond, the Trump/Vance win could send ripples through the Ohio Republican Party, as Governor Mike DeWine will now appoint someone to fill the vacancy created by Vance’s move to the White House.

Sherrod Brown (D)*

Bernie Moreno (R)

U.S. House of Representatives (all 15 Districts)

All incumbent members have won reelection according to unofficial results, with Republicans maintaining their 10-5 majority of U.S. House seats in Ohio, although two races are fairly close.

According to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office, Democrat U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur is leading Rep. Derek Merrin 48.1 percent to 47.8 percent in the 9th Congressional District in the Toledo area.

Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in Congress, having represented the district for 21 terms, and was targeted by Republicans as a seat to flip.

U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes is leading Republican challenger Kevin Coughlin 51 percent to 49 percent in the 13^th House District in the Akron area. Sykes has represented the congressional district for one term. She previously served in the Ohio House from 2015 to 2023, including two years as House minority leader.

District 1 Greg Landsman (D)* Orlando Sonza (R)	District 2 Samantha Meadows (D) David J. Taylor (R) Alexander Schrank (WI)
District 3 Joyce Beatty (D)* Michael Young (R)	District 4 Tamie Wilson (D) Jim Jordan (R)*
District 5 Keith Mundy (D) Bob Latta (R)*	District 6 Michael L. Kripchak (D) Michael Rulli (R)
District 7 Matt Diemer (D) Max Miller (R)* Dennis Kucinich (I)	District 8 Vanessa Enoch (D) Warren Davidson (R)*
District 9 Marcy Kaptur (D)* Derek Merrin (R) Tom Pruss (L)	District 10 Amy Cox (D) Mike Turner (R)* Michael Harbaugh (I)
District 11 Shontel Brown (D)* Alan Rapoport (R) Sean Freeman (I) Christopher Zelonish (I)(WI) Tracy Deforde (I)(WI)	District 12 Jerrad Christian (D) Troy Balderson (R)*
District 13 Emilia Sykes (D)* Kevin Coughlin (R)	District 14 Brian Bob Kenderes (D) Dave Joyce (R)*
District 15 Adam Miller (D) Mike Carey (R)*

Ohio Senate (17 of 33 Districts up for Election)

Democrats could take some solace in their gains in the Ohio General Assembly. They added two members of the Senate, reducing the Republican supermajority to a 24-9 advantage when the next General Assembly convenes in January. It is the first time in 40 years the Democrats have added seats in the Senate.

District 2 Paloma De La Fuente (D) Theresa Gavarone (R)*	District 4 Thomas Cooke (D) George Lang (R)*
District 6 Willis Blackshear (D) Charlotte McGuire (R)	District 8 Ty Hogan (D) Louis Blessing III (R)*
District 10 Daniel B. McGregor (D) Kyle Koehler (R)	District 12 Susan Manchester (R)
District 14 Shane Marcum (D) Terry Johnson (R)*	District 16 Beth Liston (D) Besa Sharrah (R)
District 18 Katie O'Neill (R) Jerry Cirino (D)*	District 20 Nick Hubbell (D) Tim Schaffer (R)
District 22 Kathy Salem (D) Mark Romanchuk (R)*	District 24 Sue Durichko (D) Tom Patton (R)
District 26 Mohamud Jama (D) Bill Reineke (R)*	District 28 Casey Weinstein (D) Jonathan Anthony Leisser (R)
District 30 Iva Faber (D) Brian Chavez (R)*	District 32 Michael Shrodek (D) Sandra O'Brien (R)*
District 33 Martin Hume (D) Al Cutrona (R)*

Ohio House of Representatives (all 99 Districts)

Additionally, Democrats secured a net gain of two members in the House, and Republicans will hold a slightly smaller 65-34 advantage when the new General Assembly convenes in January.  There was added intrigue with the House races this year because current Senate President Matt Huffman, who is term-limited, has successfully won election to the House, and is expected to challenge incumbent Speaker Jason Stephens for the top post in the coming weeks.

District 1 Dontavius Jarrells (D)*	District 2 Latyna Humphrey (D)* Tyler Rice (WI) Eric Terford (L)
District 3  Ismail Mohamed (D)*	District 4 Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D)* Jason Allevato (R)
District 5  Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D)	District 6  Christine Cockley (D) Hussein Jabiri (R)
District 7  Allison Russo (D)* Susan Miller (WI)	District 8  Anita Somani (D) Aaron Neumann (R)
District 9  Munira Yasin Abdullahi (D)* Brandy Seymour (L)	District 10  Mark Sigrist (D) Brian M. Garvine (R)
District 11 Crystal Lett (D) Stephanie Kunze (R)	District 12  Brad Cotton (D) Brian Stewart (R)*
District 13 Tristan Rader (D) Robert E. Dintaman (R)	District 14 Sean Brennan (D)* David Morgan (R)
District 15 Chris Glassburn (D) Aaron L. Borowski (R)	District 16 Bride Rose Sweeney (D)* Dan Harrington (R)
District 17  Jessica Sutherland  (D) Mike Dovilla (R)	District 18  Juanita Brent (D) Justyn Anderson (R) Christela Neal (WI)
District 19  Phil Robinson (D)* Kenny Godnavec (R)	District 20 Terrence Upchurch (D)* Donna Walker Brown (R)
District 21  Eric Synenberg (D) Joshua Malovasic (R)	District 22  Darnell Brewer (D) Milan Wesley (R)
District 23 Dan Troy (D)* Tony Hocevar (R)	District 24  Dani Isaacsohn (D)* John Sess (R)
District 25  Cecil Thomas (D)* Jim Berns (R)	District 26  Sedrick Denson (D)* John Breadon (R)
District 27 Rachel Baker (D)* Curt Hartman (R)	District 28  Karen Brownlee (D) Jenn Giroux (R) Regina Collins (WI)
District 29  Joseph Alan Salvato (D) Cindy Abrams (R)*	District 30  Stefanie Hawk (D) Mike Odioso (R)
District 31  Anthony J. Harris (D) Bill Roemer (R)*	District 32  Jim J. Colopy (D) Jack Daniels (R)*
District 33  Veronica Sims (D)*	District 34  Derrick Hall (D) Adam Bozic (R)
District 35  Mark Curtis (D) Steve Demetriou (R)*	District 36 Rose Lounsbury (D) Andrea White (R)*
District 37 Tom Young (R)*	District 38 Desiree Tims (D)
District 39 Dion Green (D) Phil Plummer (R)*	District 40 Bobbie Arnold (D) Rodney Creech (R)*
District 41 Erika White (D) Josiah Lienbach (R)	District 42 Elgin Rogers Jr. (D)
District 43  Michele Grim (D)* Wendi Hendricks (R)	District 44 Dave Blythe (D) Josh Williams (R)
District 45 Landon Meador (D) Jennifer Gross (R)*	District 46 Benjamin McCall (D) Thomas Hall (R)*
District 47 Vanessa R. Cummings (D) Diane Mullins (R)	District 48 Lynn C. Gorman (D) Scott Oelslager (R)*
District 49 Krista Allison (D) Jim Thomas (R)*	District 50 Doremus Redvine (D) Matthew Kishman (R)
District 51 Joe Rinehart (D) Jodi Salvo (R)	District 52 Genevieve Flieger (D) Gayle Manning (R)*
District 53 Joe Miller (D)* Bradley Lacko (R)	District 54 Brenda Buchanan (D) Kellie Deeter (R) Andrew N. Leonard (WI)
District 55 Laura Marie Davis (D) Michelle Teska (R)	District 56 Cleveland Canova (D) Adam Mathews (R)*
District 57 Rick Walker (D) Jamie Callender (R)*	District 58 Lauren McNally (D) Emily Ciccone (R)
District 59 Laura Schaeffer (D) Tex Fischer (R)	District 60 Rachael Morocco (D) Brian Lorenz (R)*
District 61 David Hogan (D) Beth Lear (R)*	District 62 Katie Vockell (D) Jean Schmidt (R)*
District 63 Tracy D. McCullough (D) Adam Bird (R)*	District 64 Lauren A. Mathews (D) Nick Santucci (R)*
District 65 David Thomas (R)	District 66 Bradford Scott Quade (D) Sharon Ray (R)*
District 67 Melanie Miller (R)*	District 68 Michael Smith (D) Thad Claggett (R)*
District 69 Jamie Hough (D) Kevin D. Miller (R)*	District 70 Joseph Wilson (D) Brian Lampton (R)*
District 71 Krista Magaw (D) Levi Dean (R)	District 72 Nathaniel Adams (D) Heidi Workman (R)
District 73 Michael Scarmack (D) Jeff LaRe (R)*	District 74 Derek Alvarado (D) Bernard Willis (R)*
District 75 Jan Materni (D) Haraz Ghanbari (R)*	District 76 Emily Adams (D) Marilyn John (R)* Timothy Grady (WI)
District 77 Mark D. Gooch (D) Meredith Craig (R)	District 78 Matt Huffman (R)
District 79 Dan Votaw (D) Monica Blasdel (R)*	District 80 Melissa Vandyke (D) Johnathan Newman (R)
District 81 Gregory Adams (D) James Hoops (R)*	District 82 Magdalene Markward (D) Roy Klopfenstein (R)*
District 83 Sheila Coressel (D) Ty Mathews (R)	District 84 Arienne Childrey (D) Angela King (R)*
District 85 Victoria Maddox (D) Tim Barhorst (R)*	District 86 Leslie Verbus (D) Tracy Richardson (R)*
District 87 Craig Swartz (D) Riordan McClain (R)*	District 88 Dianne Selvey (D) Gary Click (R)*
District 89 Alicia W. Roshong (D) D.J. Swearingen (R)*	District 90 Kate Nunnelley (D) Justin Pizzulli (R)*
District 91 Ellen Yvette Clark (D) Bob Peterson (R)*	District 92 Arthur Donald Beatty (D) Mark Johnson (R)*
District 93 Jason Stephens (R)*	District 94 Wenda Sheard (D) Kevin Ritter (R) Andrea Neutzling (WI)
District 95 Micah McCarey (D) Don Jones (R)*	District 96 Ron Ferguson (R)
District 97 Adam Holmes (R)* Scott Wilson (I)	District 98 Annie Homstad (D) Mark Hiner (R)
District 99 Louis Murphy (D) Sarah Fowler Arthur (R)*

Justices of The Supreme Court of Ohio

Republicans swept the three races for the Ohio Supreme Court, and all did so with an almost identical 55-45 vote spread.

Justice Joseph Deters and Judge Megan Shanahan defeated incumbents to move the Republican majority from 4-3 to 6-1.

Two sitting Supreme Court Justices faced off in the Melody Stewart/Joseph Deters contest. This race took on a more personal tone as Deters decided to challenge his colleague. Deters was appointed in January 2023 and decided not to run for his current seat, but instead to go up against Stewart, leaving an open seat on the court.

Republican Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins defeated Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Democrat Lisa Forbes for the open seat.

Hamilton County Judge Shanahan defeated incumbent Justice Michael Donnelly for the third seat up for election. It was Shanahan’s first run for statewide office.

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full Term Commencing: 01/01/2025)

Michael Donnelly (D)*

Megan Shanahan (R)

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full Term Commencing: 01/02/2025)

Melody Stewart (D)*

Joe Deters (R)

Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired Term Ending: 12/31/2026)

Lisa Forbes (D)

Dan Hawkins (R)

Statewide Issues

Issue 1, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment advanced by a group named "Citizens Not Politicians,” was soundly defeated by a 54 to 46 percent margin. According to the summary, the initiative aimed to address gerrymandering by replacing elected officials with an appointed 15-member citizens commission to draw state legislative and congressional districts. The proposed constitutional amendment also emphasized that maps must closely match how Ohioans voted in recent statewide elections.

State Issue 1

To create an appointed redistricting commission not elected by or subject to removal by the voters of the state.

Yes: 46%
No: 54%

* Denotes Incumbent