2018 Ohio House of Representatives election
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An election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect all 99 members to Ohio's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on May 8, 2018.
Republicans retained a supermajority in the House despite a net loss of four seats, winning 62 seats compared to 37 seats for the Democrats.[1][2]
Statewide results[]
Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | +/– | No. | +/– | % | |||
Republican Party | 91 | 2,166,790 | 51.96% | -6.58% | 62 | ![]() |
62.63% | |
Democratic Party | 99 | 1,992,886 | 47.79% | +7.32% | 37 | ![]() |
37.37% | |
Libertarian Party | 6 | 7,599 | 0.18% | New | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |
Green Party | 2* | 2,809 | 0.07% | -0.01% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |
Write-in | 2* | 204 | 0.00% | ±0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |
Total | 200 | 4,170,288 | 100.00% | 99 | ![]() |
100.00% |
- Write-In Candidate for House District 75 was also a Green Party candidate, but labeled as write-in.
Results by district[]
Overview[]
District | Incumbent Status | Incumbent | Winner | Result | ||
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1st | Running | Scott Wiggam | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
2nd | Running | Mark Romanchuk | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
3rd | Running | Theresa Gavarone | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
4th | Running | Robert Cupp | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
5th | Running | Tim Ginter | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
6th | Term-limited | Marlene Anielski | Phil Robinson | Democratic gain | ||
7th | Running | Tom Patton | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
8th | Running | Kent Smith | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
9th | Running | Janine Boyd | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
10th | Term-limited | Bill Patmon | Terrence Upchurch | Democratic hold | ||
11th | Running | Stephanie Howse | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
12th | Term-limited | John Barnes | Juanita Brent | Democratic hold | ||
13th | Term-limited | Nickie Antonio | Michael Skindell | Democratic hold | ||
14th | Not running[a] | Martin Sweeney | Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic hold | ||
15th | Not running | Nicholas Celebrezze | Jeffrey Crossman | Democratic hold | ||
16th | Running | David Greenspan | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
17th | Running | Adam Miller | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
18th | Running | Kristin Boggs | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
19th | Term-limited | Anne Gonzales | Mary Lightbody | Democratic gain | ||
20th | Running | Richard Brown | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
21st | Term-limited | Mike Duffey | Beth Liston | Democratic gain | ||
22nd | Running | David Leland | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
23rd | Running | Laura Lanese | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
24th | Not running[b] | Jim Hughes | Allison Russo | Democratic gain | ||
25th | Running | Bernadine Kent | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
26th | Not running[c] | Hearcel Craig | Erica Crawley | Democratic hold | ||
27th | Running | Tom Brinkman | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
28th | Running | Jonathan Dever | Jessica Miranda | Democratic gain | ||
29th | Running | Louis Blessing | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
30th | Running | Bill Seitz | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
31st | Running | Brigid Kelly | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
32nd | Running | Catherine Ingram | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
33rd | Term-limited | Alicia Reece | Sedrick Denson | Democratic hold | ||
34th | Running | Emilia Sykes | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
35th | Running | Tavia Galonski | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
36th | Running | Anthony DeVitis | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
37th | Term-limited | Kristina Roegner | Casey Weinstein | Democratic gain | ||
38th | Not running | Marilyn Slaby | Bill Roemer | Republican hold | ||
39th | Running | Fred Strahorn | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
40th | Term-limited | Michael Henne | Phil Plummer | Republican hold | ||
41st | Running | Jim Butler | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
42nd | Running | Niraj Antani | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
43rd | Running | Jeffery Todd Smith | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
44th | Term-limited | Michael Ashford | Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic hold | ||
45th | Term-limited | Teresa Fedor | Lisa Sobecki | Democratic hold | ||
46th | Running | Michael Sheehy | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
47th | Running | Derek Merrin | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
48th | Term-limited | Kirk Schuring | Scott Oelslager | Republican hold | ||
49th | Running | Tom West | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
50th | Term-limited | Christina Hagan | Reggie Stoltzfus | Republican hold | ||
51st | Running[d] | Wes Retherford | Sara Carruthers | Republican hold | ||
52nd | Running | George Lang | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
53rd | Running | Candice Keller | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
54th | Running | Paul Zeltwanger | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
55th | Not running[e] | Nathan Manning | Gayle Manning | Republican hold | ||
56th | Term-limited | Dan Ramos | Joe Miller | Democratic hold | ||
57th | Running | Dick Stein | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
58th | Running | Michele Lepore-Hagan | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
59th | Not running[f] | John Boccieri | Don Manning | Republican gain | ||
60th | Running | John Rogers | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
61st | Term-limited | Ron Young | Jamie Callender | Republican hold | ||
62nd | Running | Scott Lipps | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
63rd | Running | Glenn Holmes | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
64th | Running | Michael O'Brien | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
65th | Running | John Becker | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
66th | Running | Doug Green | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
67th | Term-limited | Andrew Brenner | Kris Jordan | Republican hold | ||
68th | Running | Rick Carfagna | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
69th | Running | Steve Hambley | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
70th | Running | Darrell Kick | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
71st | Running | Scott Ryan | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
72nd | Running | Larry Householder | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
73rd | Running | Rick Perales | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
74th | Running | Bill Dean | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
75th | Term-limited | Kathleen Clyde | Randi Clites | Democratic hold | ||
76th | Running | Sarah LaTourette | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
77th | Running | Tim Schaffer | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
78th | Running | Ron Hood | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
79th | Running | Kyle Koehler | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
80th | Not running[g] | Steve Huffman | Jena Powell | Republican hold | ||
81st | Running | Jim Hoops | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
82nd | Running | Craig Riedel | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
83rd | Term-limited | Robert Sprague | Jon Cross | Republican hold | ||
84th | Not running[h] | Keith Faber | Susan Manchester | Republican hold | ||
85th | Running | Nino Vitale | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
86th | Term-limited | Dorothy Pelanda | Tracy Richardson | Republican hold | ||
87th | Running | Riordan McClain | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
88th | Running | Bill Reineke | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
89th | Running | Steve Arndt | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
90th | Term-limited | Terry Johnson | Brian Baldridge | Republican hold | ||
91st | Running | Shane Wilkin | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
92nd | Running | Gary Scherer | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
93rd | Running | Ryan Smith | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
94th | Running | Jay Edwards | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
95th | Term-limited | Andy Thompson | Don Jones | Republican hold | ||
96th | Running | Jack Cera | Incumbent Democrat re-elected | |||
97th | Running | Brian Hill | Incumbent Republican re-elected | |||
98th | Term-limited | Al Landis | Brett Hillyer | Republican hold | ||
99th | Running | John Patterson | Incumbent Democrat re-elected |
Detailed results[]
Results of the 2018 Ohio House of Representatives election by district:[3]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
11,440 | 29.38% | 25,802 | 66.27% | 1,693 | 4.35% | 38,935 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
12,977 | 29.95% | 29,311 | 67.64% | 1,043 | 2.41% | 43,331 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
18,058 | 37.76% | 29,759 | 62.24% | - | - | 47,817 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
9,438 | 26.92% | 25,620 | 73.08% | - | - | 35,058 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
10,465 | 29.75% | 24,711 | 70.25% | - | - | 35,176 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
30,334 | 51.14% | 28,985 | 48.86% | - | - | 59,319 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN | |
18,764 | 39.18% | 29,133 | 60.82% | - | - | 47,897 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
35,115 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 35,115 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
42,634 | 87.85% | 5,897 | 12.15% | - | - | 48,531 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
23,817 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 23,817 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
24,085 | 86.69% | 3,698 | 13.31% | - | - | 27,783 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
33,659 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 33,659 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
26,735 | 77.96% | 7,558 | 22.04% | - | - | 34,293 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
22,943 | 71.83% | 8,998 | 28.17% | - | - | 31,941 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
18,835 | 56.22% | 14,670 | 43.78% | - | - | 33,505 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
24,969 | 46.11% | 29,182 | 53.89% | - | - | 54,151 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
15,931 | 60.18% | 10,542 | 39.82% | - | - | 26,473 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
37,254 | 79.84% | 9,409 | 20.16% | - | - | 46,663 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
32,147 | 55.44% | 25,841 | 44.56% | - | - | 57,988 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN | |
District 20 | 25,777 | 58.06% | 18,622 | 41.94% | - | - | 44,399 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
34,116 | 56.62% | 26,143 | 43.38% | - | - | 60,259 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN | |
32,277 | 73.01% | 11,932 | 26.99% | - | - | 44,209 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
19,666 | 44.39% | 24,641 | 55.61% | - | - | 44,307 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
33,869 | 56.91% | 25,648 | 43.09% | - | - | 59,517 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN | |
32,330 | 84.29% | 6,025 | 15.71% | - | - | 38,355 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
32,527 | 82.13% | 5,837 | 14.74% | 1,241 | 3.13% | 39,605 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
25,817 | 46.42% | 29,801 | 53.58% | - | - | 55,618 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
27,611 | 49.89% | 27,555 | 49.79% | 175 | 0.32% | 55,341 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN | |
14,999 | 35.01% | 27,846 | 64.99% | - | - | 42,845 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
14,356 | 30.27% | 33,068 | 69.73% | - | - | 47,424 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
33,528 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 33,528 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
30,311 | 78.61% | 8,247 | 21.39% | - | - | 38,558 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
32,570 | 75.31% | 10,679 | 24.69% | - | - | 43,249 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
28,894 | 78.06% | 8,120 | 21.94% | - | - | 37,014 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
17,162 | 60.57% | 9,602 | 33.89% | 1,568 | 5.53% | 28,332 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
20,633 | 44.61% | 25,622 | 55.39% | - | - | 46,255 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
27,930 | 50.49% | 27,391 | 49.51% | - | - | 55,321 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN | |
20,604 | 42.56% | 27,807 | 57.44% | - | - | 48,411 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
25,871 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,871 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
16,372 | 37.98% | 26,734 | 62.02% | - | - | 43,106 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
22,742 | 45.04% | 27,755 | 54.96% | - | - | 50,497 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
18,631 | 40.50% | 27,377 | 59.50% | - | - | 46,008 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
21,544 | 49.47% | 22,006 | 50.53% | - | - | 43,550 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
26,267 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 26,267 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
20,780 | 63.71% | 11,838 | 36.29% | - | - | 32,618 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
28,372 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 28,372 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
20,919 | 41.90% | 29,009 | 58.10% | - | - | 49,928 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
17,259 | 35.87% | 30,855 | 64.13% | - | - | 48,114 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
18,834 | 57.61% | 13,859 | 42.39% | - | - | 32,693 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
15,225 | 36.01% | 27,051 | 63.99% | - | - | 42,276 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
14,305 | 39.91% | 21,542 | 60.09% | - | - | 35,847 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
District 52 | 22,128 | 41.39% | 31,329 | 58.61% | - | - | 53,457 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
13,945 | 35.87% | 24,928 | 64.13% | - | - | 38,873 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
18,438 | 39.16% | 28,641 | 60.84% | - | - | 47,079 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
18,174 | 42.35% | 23,687 | 55.20% | 1,051 | 2.45% | 42,912 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
24,780 | 62.64% | 14,781 | 37.36% | - | - | 39,561 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
16,420 | 36.89% | 28,085 | 63.11% | - | - | 44,505 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
District 58 | 25,319 | 70.13% | 10,784 | 29.87% | - | - | 36,103 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
25,704 | 49.61% | 26,113 | 50.39% | - | - | 51,817 | 100.00% | Republican GAIN | |
21,465 | 53.57% | 18,602 | 46.43% | - | - | 40,067 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
20,243 | 40.37% | 29,904 | 59.63% | - | - | 50,147 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
13,941 | 26.34% | 38,993 | 73.66% | - | - | 52,934 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
23,136 | 56.06% | 18,131 | 43.94% | - | - | 41,267 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
18,828 | 54.76% | 15,554 | 45.24% | - | - | 34,382 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
16,719 | 33.33% | 33,442 | 66.67% | - | - | 50,161 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
10,331 | 24.51% | 31,812 | 75.49% | - | - | 42,143 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
25,713 | 43.73% | 33,092 | 56.27% | - | - | 58,805 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
17,921 | 33.64% | 34,160 | 64.12% | 1,193 | 2.24% | 53,274 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
18,561 | 36.24% | 32,653 | 63.76% | - | - | 51,214 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
14,780 | 34.97% | 27,484 | 65.03% | - | - | 42,264 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
17,466 | 38.19% | 28,268 | 61.81% | - | - | 45,734 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
13,393 | 30.96% | 29,861 | 69.04% | - | - | 43,254 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
19,346 | 40.23% | 28,742 | 59.77% | - | - | 48,088 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
12,768 | 32.51% | 26,504 | 67.49% | - | - | 39,272 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
21,027 | 52.00% | 19,377 | 47.92% | 40 | 0.1% | 40,439 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
18,897 | 37.63% | 31,326 | 62.37% | - | - | 50,223 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
16,044 | 35.70% | 27,739 | 61.72% | 1,159 | 2.58% | 44,942 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
District 78 | 13,549 | 32.13% | 28,619 | 67.87% | - | - | 42,168 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
15,570 | 40.50% | 22,879 | 59.50% | - | - | 38,449 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
District 80 | 10,183 | 24.48% | 31,411 | 75.52% | - | - | 41,594 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
10,992 | 25.32% | 32,419 | 74.68% | - | - | 43,411 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
District 82 | 10,435 | 26.40% | 29,085 | 73.60% | - | - | 39,520 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
11,991 | 30.87% | 26,847 | 69.13% | - | - | 38,838 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
8,149 | 17.51% | 38,401 | 82.49% | - | - | 46,550 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
10,452 | 27.13% | 28,077 | 72.87% | - | - | 38,529 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
11,153 | 27.84% | 27,443 | 68.51% | 1,460 | 3.64% | 40,056 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
10,540 | 27.32% | 28,042 | 72.68% | - | - | 38,582 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
13,232 | 34.00% | 25,680 | 66.00% | - | - | 38,912 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
16,402 | 34.86% | 30,648 | 65.14% | - | - | 47,050 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
14,006 | 38.80% | 22,089 | 61.20% | - | - | 36,095 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
10,084 | 26.47% | 28,010 | 73.53% | - | - | 38,094 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
12,895 | 35.66% | 23,265 | 64.34% | - | - | 36,160 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
9,586 | 25.57% | 27,910 | 74.43% | - | - | 37,496 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
16,855 | 41.71% | 23,556 | 58.29% | - | - | 40,411 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
15,027 | 34.26% | 28,841 | 65.74% | - | - | 43,868 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
22,229 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 22,229 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
12,164 | 31.65% | 26,267 | 68.35% | - | - | 38,431 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
11,763 | 32.00% | 24,993 | 68.00% | - | - | 36,756 | 100.00% | Republican Hold | |
19,346 | 53.04% | 17,131 | 46.96% | - | - | 36,477 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold | |
Total | 1,992,886 | 47.79% | 2,166,790 | 51.96% | 10,612 | 0.25% | 4,170,288 | 100.00% |
Notes[]
- ^ Running for Ohio Senate District 23. (Defeated in primary.)
- ^ Running for a seat on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
- ^ Running for Ohio Senate District 15.
- ^ Retherford filed for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Sara Carruthers.
- ^ Running for Ohio Senate District 13.
- ^ Running for Ohio Senate District 33.
- ^ Running for Ohio Senate District 5.
- ^ Running for Ohio State Auditor.
References[]
- ^ Jackson, Tom (November 10, 2018). "Democrats did badly in Ohio on Election Day". Sandusky Register. Sandusky, U.S.A. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Hancock, Laura (November 8, 2018). "3 women are DeWine's first appointments to administration: Capitol Letter". Cleveland.com. Brooklyn, U.S.A. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Ohio Decides 2018: State Representative - Summary Results". Columbus, U.S.A.: Office of the Secretary of State, State of Ohio. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
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