2018 Ohio House of Representatives election

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.

2018 Ohio House of Representatives election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

All 99 seats of the Ohio House of Representatives
50 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout54.30%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ryan Smith Fred Strahorn
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since June 6, 2018 January 5, 2015
Leader's seat District 93 District 39
Last election 66 33
Seats won 61 38
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 2,166,790 1,992,886
Percentage 51.96% 47.79%
Swing 6.58% 7.32%

Results by district

Speaker before election

Ryan Smith
Republican

Elected Speaker

Larry Householder
Republican

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

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No.%+/–No.+/–%
Republican Party912,166,79051.96%-6.58%62462.63%
Democratic Party991,992,88647.79%+7.32%37437.37%
Libertarian Party67,5990.18%New00.00%
Green Party2*2,8090.07%-0.01%00.00%
Write-in2*2040.00%±0.00%00.00%
Total2004,170,288100.00%99100.00%
  • Write-In Candidate for House District 75 was also a Green Party candidate, but labeled as write-in.
Popular vote
Republican
51.96%
Democratic
47.79%
Other
0.25%
House seats
Republican
61.62%
Democratic
38.38%

Results by district

Overview

Results of the 2018 Ohio House election
DistrictIncumbent StatusIncumbentWinnerResult
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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] Jim Hughes Allison Russo Democratic gain
25th Running Bernadine Kent Incumbent Democrat re-elected
26th Not running[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 5] 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[lower-alpha 6] 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[lower-alpha 7] 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[lower-alpha 8] 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
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 111,44029.38%25,80266.27%1,6934.35%38,935100.00%Republican Hold
District 212,97729.95%29,31167.64%1,0432.41%43,331100.00%Republican Hold
District 318,05837.76%29,75962.24%--47,817100.00%Republican Hold
District 49,43826.92%25,62073.08%--35,058100.00%Republican Hold
District 510,46529.75%24,71170.25%--35,176100.00%Republican Hold
District 630,33451.14%28,98548.86%--59,319100.00%Democratic GAIN
District 718,76439.18%29,13360.82%--47,897100.00%Republican Hold
District 835,115100.00%----35,115100.00%Democratic Hold
District 942,63487.85%5,89712.15%--48,531100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1023,817100.00%----23,817100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1124,08586.69%3,69813.31%--27,783100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1233,659100.00%----33,659100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1326,73577.96%7,55822.04%--34,293100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1422,94371.83%8,99828.17%--31,941100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1518,83556.22%14,67043.78%--33,505100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1624,96946.11%29,18253.89%--54,151100.00%Republican Hold
District 1715,93160.18%10,54239.82%--26,473100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1837,25479.84%9,40920.16%--46,663100.00%Democratic Hold
District 1932,14755.44%25,84144.56%--57,988100.00%Democratic GAIN
District 2025,77758.06%18,62241.94%--44,399100.00%Democratic Hold
District 2134,11656.62%26,14343.38%--60,259100.00%Democratic GAIN
District 2232,27773.01%11,93226.99%--44,209100.00%Democratic Hold
District 2319,66644.39%24,64155.61%--44,307100.00%Republican Hold
District 2433,86956.91%25,64843.09%--59,517100.00%Democratic GAIN
District 2532,33084.29%6,02515.71%--38,355100.00%Democratic Hold
District 2632,52782.13%5,83714.74%1,2413.13%39,605100.00%Democratic Hold
District 2725,81746.42%29,80153.58%--55,618100.00%Republican Hold
District 2827,61149.89%27,55549.79%1750.32%55,341100.00%Democratic GAIN
District 2914,99935.01%27,84664.99%--42,845100.00%Republican Hold
District 3014,35630.27%33,06869.73%--47,424100.00%Republican Hold
District 3133,528100.00%----33,528100.00%Democratic Hold
District 3230,31178.61%8,24721.39%--38,558100.00%Democratic Hold
District 3332,57075.31%10,67924.69%--43,249100.00%Democratic Hold
District 3428,89478.06%8,12021.94%--37,014100.00%Democratic Hold
District 3517,16260.57%9,60233.89%1,5685.53%28,332100.00%Democratic Hold
District 3620,63344.61%25,62255.39%--46,255100.00%Republican Hold
District 3727,93050.49%27,39149.51%--55,321100.00%Democratic GAIN
District 3820,60442.56%27,80757.44%--48,411100.00%Republican Hold
District 3925,871100.00%----25,871100.00%Democratic Hold
District 4016,37237.98%26,73462.02%--43,106100.00%Republican Hold
District 4122,74245.04%27,75554.96%--50,497100.00%Republican Hold
District 4218,63140.50%27,37759.50%--46,008100.00%Republican Hold
District 4321,54449.47%22,00650.53%--43,550100.00%Republican Hold
District 4426,267100.00%----26,267100.00%Democratic Hold
District 4520,78063.71%11,83836.29%--32,618100.00%Democratic Hold
District 4628,372100.00%----28,372100.00%Democratic Hold
District 4720,91941.90%29,00958.10%--49,928100.00%Republican Hold
District 4817,25935.87%30,85564.13%--48,114100.00%Republican Hold
District 4918,83457.61%13,85942.39%--32,693100.00%Democratic Hold
District 5015,22536.01%27,05163.99%--42,276100.00%Republican Hold
District 5114,30539.91%21,54260.09%--35,847100.00%Republican Hold
District 5222,12841.39%31,32958.61%--53,457100.00%Republican Hold
District 5313,94535.87%24,92864.13%--38,873100.00%Republican Hold
District 5418,43839.16%28,64160.84%--47,079100.00%Republican Hold
District 5518,17442.35%23,68755.20%1,0512.45%42,912100.00%Republican Hold
District 5624,78062.64%14,78137.36%--39,561100.00%Democratic Hold
District 5716,42036.89%28,08563.11%--44,505100.00%Republican Hold
District 5825,31970.13%10,78429.87%--36,103100.00%Democratic Hold
District 5925,70449.61%26,11350.39%--51,817100.00%Republican GAIN
District 6021,46553.57%18,60246.43%--40,067100.00%Democratic Hold
District 6120,24340.37%29,90459.63%--50,147100.00%Republican Hold
District 6213,94126.34%38,99373.66%--52,934100.00%Republican Hold
District 6323,13656.06%18,13143.94%--41,267100.00%Democratic Hold
District 6418,82854.76%15,55445.24%--34,382100.00%Democratic Hold
District 6516,71933.33%33,44266.67%--50,161100.00%Republican Hold
District 6610,33124.51%31,81275.49%--42,143100.00%Republican Hold
District 6725,71343.73%33,09256.27%--58,805100.00%Republican Hold
District 6817,92133.64%34,16064.12%1,1932.24%53,274100.00%Republican Hold
District 6918,56136.24%32,65363.76%--51,214100.00%Republican Hold
District 7014,78034.97%27,48465.03%--42,264100.00%Republican Hold
District 7117,46638.19%28,26861.81%--45,734100.00%Republican Hold
District 7213,39330.96%29,86169.04%--43,254100.00%Republican Hold
District 7319,34640.23%28,74259.77%--48,088100.00%Republican Hold
District 7412,76832.51%26,50467.49%--39,272100.00%Republican Hold
District 7521,02752.00%19,37747.92%400.1%40,439100.00%Democratic Hold
District 7618,89737.63%31,32662.37%--50,223100.00%Republican Hold
District 7716,04435.70%27,73961.72%1,1592.58%44,942100.00%Republican Hold
District 7813,54932.13%28,61967.87%--42,168100.00%Republican Hold
District 7915,57040.50%22,87959.50%--38,449100.00%Republican Hold
District 8010,18324.48%31,41175.52%--41,594100.00%Republican Hold
District 8110,99225.32%32,41974.68%--43,411100.00%Republican Hold
District 8210,43526.40%29,08573.60%--39,520100.00%Republican Hold
District 8311,99130.87%26,84769.13%--38,838100.00%Republican Hold
District 848,14917.51%38,40182.49%--46,550100.00%Republican Hold
District 8510,45227.13%28,07772.87%--38,529100.00%Republican Hold
District 8611,15327.84%27,44368.51%1,4603.64%40,056100.00%Republican Hold
District 8710,54027.32%28,04272.68%--38,582100.00%Republican Hold
District 8813,23234.00%25,68066.00%--38,912100.00%Republican Hold
District 8916,40234.86%30,64865.14%--47,050100.00%Republican Hold
District 9014,00638.80%22,08961.20%--36,095100.00%Republican Hold
District 9110,08426.47%28,01073.53%--38,094100.00%Republican Hold
District 9212,89535.66%23,26564.34%--36,160100.00%Republican Hold
District 939,58625.57%27,91074.43%--37,496100.00%Republican Hold
District 9416,85541.71%23,55658.29%--40,411100.00%Republican Hold
District 9515,02734.26%28,84165.74%--43,868100.00%Republican Hold
District 9622,229100.00%----22,229100.00%Democratic Hold
District 9712,16431.65%26,26768.35%--38,431100.00%Republican Hold
District 9811,76332.00%24,99368.00%--36,756100.00%Republican Hold
District 9919,34653.04%17,13146.96%--36,477100.00%Democratic Hold
Total1,992,88647.79%2,166,79051.96%10,6120.25%4,170,288100.00%

Notes

  1. Running for Ohio Senate District 23. (Defeated in primary.)
  2. Running for a seat on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
  3. Running for Ohio Senate District 15.
  4. Retherford filed for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Sara Carruthers.
  5. Running for Ohio Senate District 13.
  6. Running for Ohio Senate District 33.
  7. Running for Ohio Senate District 5.
  8. Running for Ohio State Auditor.

References

  1. Jackson, Tom (November 10, 2018). "Democrats did badly in Ohio on Election Day". Sandusky Register. Sandusky, U.S.A. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "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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