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The 2022 Ohio Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in 17 odd-numbered districts of the Ohio Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Ohio and the Ohio House of Representatives.
Although primary elections were originally scheduled for May 3, they were postponed to August 2 after the Supreme Court of Ohio rejected state legislative maps approved by the state redistricting commission as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |

## Overview

Seats won :
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | +/- | No. | +/- | % |
| | Republican | 16 | 1,105,112 | 57.43 | 10.17 | 11 | 1 | 64.71 |
| | Democratic | 13 | 812,696 | 42.23 | 10.18 | 6 | 1 | 35.29 |
| | Other | 2 | 6,472 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | 31 | | 100.00 | | 17 | | 17 |
Popular vote
Republican
57.43%
Democratic
42.23%
Other
0.34% :
Senate seats won
Republican
64.71%
Democratic
35.29% :

## Results by district
### Summary

| District | Incumbent status | Incumbent | Winner | Winner | Result |
| 1st | Running | Rob McColley | Rob McColley | Rob McColley | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 3rd | Running | Tina Maharath | | Michele Reynolds | Republican gain |
| 5th | Running | Steve Huffman | Steve Huffman | Steve Huffman | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 7th | Running | Steve Wilson | Steve Wilson | Steve Wilson | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 9th | Term-limited | Cecil Thomas | | Catherine Ingram | Democratic hold |
| 11th | N/A | Vacant | | Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic hold |
| 13th | Running | Nathan Manning | Nathan Manning | Nathan Manning | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 15th | Running | Hearcel Craig | Hearcel Craig | Hearcel Craig | Incumbent Democrat re-elected |
| 17th | Term-limited | Bob Peterson | | Shane Wilkin | Republican hold |
| 19th | Running | Andrew Brenner | Andrew Brenner | Andrew Brenner | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 21st | Not running | Dale Martin | | Kent Smith | Democratic hold |
| 23rd | Running | Nickie Antonio | Nickie Antonio | Nickie Antonio | Incumbent Democrat re-elected |
| 25th | N/A | None | | Bill DeMora | Democratic notional hold |
| 27th | Running | Kristina Roegner | Kristina Roegner | Kristina Roegner | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 29th | Running | Kirk Schuring | Kirk Schuring | Kirk Schuring | Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 31st | Term-limited | Jay Hottinger | | Al Landis | Republican hold |
| 33rd | Running | Michael Rulli | Michael Rulli | Michael Rulli | Incumbent Republican re-elected |

### Detailed results
#### District 1

The 1st district is based in Northwest Ohio stretching south to the cities of Findlay, Ottawa and Van Wert. The incumbent is Republican Rob McColley, who will become the Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate. McColley was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 1 elections, 2022 :
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob McColley (incumbent) | 11,523 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 11,523 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rob McColley (incumbent) | 104,274 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 104,274 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | 26.7 |

#### District 3

The 3rd district is based in Franklin County stretching around the county from Prairie Township in the west of the county through Grove City, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna and north to the wealthy suburbs of New Albany and Westerville. The incumbent is Democrat Tina Maharath, who was first elected in 2018. She was defeated in 2022 by Republican Michele Reynolds.
Ohio Senate District 3 elections, 2022 :
| Democratic primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tina Maharath (incumbent) | 6,848 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 6,848 | 100.0 |
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michele Reynolds | 6,327 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 6,327 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Michele Reynolds | 61,723 | 52.4 |
| | Democratic | Tina Maharath (incumbent) | 56,023 | 47.6 |
| Total votes | 117,746 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 2.7 |

#### District 5

The 5th district is based in Montgomery County stretching north to include Piqua and Troy and south to include Eaton and Trenton. The incumbent is Republican Steve Huffman, who was first elected in 2018. He was re-elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 5 elections, 2022 :
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Huffman (incumbent) | 9,132 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 9,132 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Steve Huffman (incumbent) | 99,741 | 96.4 |
| | Independent | Nancy Kiehl (write-in) | 3,742 | 3.6 |
| Total votes | 103,483 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | 43.5 |

#### District 7

The 7th district is based in Cincinnati stretching through Eastern Hamilton County and north to include all of Warren County. The incumbent is Republican Steve Wilson, who was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 7 elections, 2022 :
| Democratic primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Dallas | 9,622 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 9,622 | 100.0 |
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Wilson (incumbent) | 13,497 | 99.3 |
| | Republican | Austin Kaiser (write-in) | 92 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | 13,589 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Steve Wilson (incumbent) | 95,414 | 61.6 |
| | Democratic | David Dallas | 59,563 | 38.4 |
| Total votes | 154,977 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | 4.5 |

#### District 9

The 9th district is based in Cincinnati stretching north to include most of Springfield Township. The incumbent is Democrat Cecil Thomas, who was first elected in 2014. Democrat Catherine Ingram was nominated as the Democratic candidate in the March primary. She was elected in 2022.
Ohio Senate District 9 elections, 2022 :
| Democratic primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Ingram | 11,112 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 11,112 | 100.0 |
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Orlando Sonza Jr. | 2,892 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 2,892 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Catherine Ingram | 78,639 | 72.8 |
| | Republican | Orlando Sonza Jr. | 29,418 | 27.2 |
| Total votes | 102,057 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | 3.5 |

#### District 11

Ohio Senate District 11 elections, 2022 :
| Democratic primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paula Hicks-Hudson | 10,210 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 10,210 | 100.0 |
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tony Dia | 5,202 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 5,202 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Paula Hicks-Hudson | 64,761 | 55.3 |
| | Republican | Tony Dia | 52,384 | 44.7 |
| Total votes | 117,145 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | 14.1 |

#### District 13

Ohio Senate District 13 elections, 2022 :
| Democratic primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony Eliopoulos | 7,422 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | 7,422 | 100.0 |
| Republican primary |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nathan Manning (incumbent) | 8,910 | 67.3 |
| | Republican | Kirsten Hill | 4,321 | 32.7 |
| Total votes | 13,231 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Nathan Manning (incumbent) | 74,213 | 57.7 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Eliopoulos | 54,417 | 42.3 |
| Total votes | 128,630 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | 5.0 |

### Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* District 27, 2.22%
* District 3, 4.84% (gain)

## Outgoing incumbents
### Republicans

* District 17: Bob Peterson was term-limited.
* District 31: Jay Hottinger was term-limited.

### Democrats

* District 9: Cecil Thomas was term-limited.
* District 11: Teresa Fedor retired to run for lieutenant governor of Ohio.
* District 21: Sandra Williams was term-limited.
* District 25: Kenny Yuko was term-limited.