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The 2016 Ohio Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control the Ohio Senate for the following two years in the 132nd Ohio General Assembly. The 16 even numbered seats out of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election and the primary was held on March 15, 2016. Prior to the election, 23 seats were held by Republicans and 10 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expanding their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.[1][2]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Likely R | October 12, 2016 |
Retirements
Democrats
- District 28: Thomas Sawyer was term-limited.
- District 32: Capri Cafaro was term-limited.
Republicans
- District 8: Bill Seitz was term-limited.
- District 12: Keith Faber was term-limited.
- District 16: Jim Hughes was term-limited.
- District 24: Tom Patton was term-limited.
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 30, 5.80% (gain)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Gardner (incumbent) | 118,232 | 66.38% | |
| Democratic | Kirk Halliday | 59,882 | 33.62% | |
| Total votes | 178,114 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Coley (incumbent) | 105,810 | 67.66% | |
| Democratic | John Kinne | 50,580 | 32.34% | |
| Total votes | 156,390 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peggy Lehner (incumbent) | 114,168 | 68.06% | |
| Democratic | Albert Griggs | 53,584 | 31.94% | |
| Total votes | 167,752 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis Terhar | 106,215 | 62.88% | |
| Democratic | Mary Rose Lierman | 62,693 | 37.12% | |
| Total votes | 168,908 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Hackett (incumbent) | 99,477 | 65.14% | |
| Democratic | Matthew Kirk | 53,239 | 34.86% | |
| Total votes | 152,716 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Huffman | 120,090 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 120,090 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Uecker (incumbent) | 112,706 | 71.91% | |
| Democratic | Charlie Carlier | 44,014 | 28.09% | |
| Total votes | 156,720 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephanie Kunze | 109,454 | 58.99% | |
| Democratic | Cathy Johnson | 76,077 | 41.01% | |
| Total votes | 185,531 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Eklund (incumbent) | 107,972 | 65.27% | |
| Democratic | Wiley Runnestrand | 57,446 | 34.73% | |
| Total votes | 165,418 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Troy Balderson (incumbent) | 111,883 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 111,883 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Obhof (incumbent) | 113,666 | 69.78% | |
| Democratic | Christopher King | 49,218 | 30.22% | |
| Total votes | 162,884 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Dolan | 107,500 | 58.14% | |
| Democratic | Emily Hagan | 77,383 | 41.86% | |
| Total votes | 184,883 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Burke (incumbent) | 107,351 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 107,351 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vernon Sykes | 83,805 | 61.21% | |
| Republican | Jonathan Schulz | 53,117 | 38.79% | |
| Total votes | 136,922 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Hoagland | 84,747 | 52.90% | |
| Democratic | Lou Gentile (incumbent) | 75,450 | 47.10% | |
| Total votes | 160,197 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean O'Brien | 78,451 | 56.39% | |
| Republican | Robert Allen | 60,671 | 43.61% | |
| Total votes | 139,122 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Ohio State Senate elections, 2016". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "2016 Official Elections Results". ohiosos.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ Cournoyer, Caroline (October 12, 2016). "November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures". Governing. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
