2022 Ohio Senate election
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{{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{distinguish|2022 United States Senate election in Ohio}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Ohio Senate election
| country = Ohio
| type = legislative
| previous_election = 2020 Ohio Senate election
| previous_year = 2020
| next_election = 2024 Ohio Senate election
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| seats_for_election = 17 of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate
| majority_seats = 17
| turnout =
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Matt Huffman.jpg
| leader1 = Matt Huffman
| party1 = Ohio Republican Party
| leaders_seat1 = 12th district
| seats_before1 = 25
| seats_after1 = 26
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 1,105,112
| percentage1 = 57.43%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 10.17%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| leader2 = Kenny Yuko
(term-limited)
| party2 = Ohio Democratic Party
| leaders_seat2 = 25th district
| seats_before2 = 8
| seats_after2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote2 = 812,696
| percentage2 = 42.23%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 10.18%
| map_image = File:Ohio Senate Election 2022.png
| map_size =
| map_caption = Results
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}
{{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}}
{{legend0|#999999|Not up for election}}
| title = President of the Senate
| before_election = Matt Huffman
| before_party = Ohio Republican Party
| after_election = Matt Huffman
| after_party = Ohio Republican Party
}}
{{ElectionsOH}}
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.{{cite web |title=Ohio State Senate elections, 2022 |work=Ballotpedia |access-date=May 23, 2022 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_State_Senate_elections,_2022}}
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.{{cite news |title=Ohio Supreme Court rejects legislative maps, sets fifth redistricting deadline |first=Susan |last=Tebben |date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=Ohio Capital Journal |url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/15/ohio-supreme-court-rejects-legislative-maps-sets-fifth-redistricting-deadline/}}{{cite news |title=Ohio Redistricting Commission resubmits maps already rejected as illegal by supreme court |first=Susan |last=Tebben |date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=Ohio Capital Journal |url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/05/05/ohio-redistricting-commission-passes-maps-already-rejected-as-illegal-by-supreme-court/}}
Predictions
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web|last=Jacobson|first=Louis|title=The Battle for State Legislatures|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-battle-for-the-state-legislatures/|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=May 19, 2022}}
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | May 19, 2022 |
Overview
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="12" align="center" |300px |
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Candidates ! colspan="3" | Votes ! colspan="3" | Seats won |
|---|
| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! % !+/- ! No. ! +/- ! % |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |
| align="right" | 16 | align="right" | 1,105,112 | align="right" | 57.43 | align="right" | {{increase}} 10.17 | align="right" | 11 | align="right" | {{increase}} 1 | align="right" | 64.71 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |
| align="right" | 13 | align="right" | 812,696 | align="right" | 42.23 | align="right" | {{decrease}} 10.18 | align="right" | 6 | align="right" | {{decrease}} 1 | align="right" | 35.29 |
| style="background-color:#DDDDBB" |
|Other | align="right" |2 | align="right" |6,472 | align="right" |0.34 | align="right" | {{increase}} 0.02 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{nochange}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
|align="right" |31 | align="right" | | align="right" | 100.00 | | align="right" | 17 | align="right" | | align="right" | 17 |
{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|57.43}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|42.23}}
{{bar percent|Other|{{party color|Independent Party (United States)}}|0.34}}}}{{bar box|title=Senate seats won|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|64.71}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|35.29}}}}
Results by district
= Summary =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !District !Incumbent status ! colspan="2" |Incumbent ! colspan="2" |Winner !Result |
| 1st
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Rob McColley | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 3rd
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center" |Tina Maharath | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Michele Reynolds | style="text-align:center" |Republican gain |
| 5th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Steve Huffman | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 7th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Steve Wilson | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 9th
|Term-limited | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center" |Cecil Thomas | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center; background:#B0CEFF" |Catherine Ingram | style="text-align:center" |Democratic hold |
| 11th
|N/A | style="width:5px; background:#000000" | | style="text-align:center" |Vacant{{efn|Incumbent Democrat Teresa Fedor resigned October 31, 2022. Paula Hicks-Hudson was appointed to fill the vacancy after her victory in the general election.}} | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center; background:#B0CEFF" |Paula Hicks-Hudson | style="text-align:center" |Democratic hold |
| 13th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Nathan Manning | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 15th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#B0CEFF" |Hearcel Craig | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Democrat re-elected |
| 17th
|Term-limited | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | style="text-align:center" |Bob Peterson | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Shane Wilkin | style="text-align:center" |Republican hold |
| 19th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Andrew Brenner | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 21st
|Not running | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center" |Dale Martin | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center; background:#B0CEFF" |Kent Smith | style="text-align:center" |Democratic hold |
| 23rd
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#B0CEFF" |Nickie Antonio | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Democrat re-elected |
| 25th
|N/A | style="width:5px; background:#000000" | | style="text-align:center" |None{{efn|This district was reassigned to Franklin County from Cuyahoga County following redistricting. The previous incumbent was Democrat Kenny Yuko, who was term-limited.}} | style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" | | style="text-align:center; background:#B0CEFF" |Bill DeMora | style="text-align:center" |Democratic notional hold |
| 27th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Kristina Roegner | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 29th
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Kirk Schuring | style="text-align:center" |Incumbent Republican re-elected |
| 31st
|Term-limited | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | style="text-align:center" |Jay Hottinger | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Al Landis | style="text-align:center" |Republican hold |
| 33rd
|Running | style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFB6B6" |Michael Rulli | style="text-align:center" |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 was Republican Rob McColley, who would become the Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate. McColley was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 1 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Rob McColley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |11,523 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 11,523 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Rob McColley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |104,274 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |104,274 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| colspan=2 | Republican hold ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{increase}}26.7{{efn|name=contested|Seat was contested in the previous election.}} |
== 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 was Democrat Tina Maharath, who was first elected in 2018. She was defeated in 2022 by Republican Michele Reynolds.
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 3 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Democratic primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | Tina Maharath (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |6,848 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black" | Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 6,848 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |6,327 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 6,327 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |61,723 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |52.4 |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | Tina Maharath (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |56,023 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |47.6 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |117,746 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| colspan=2 | Republican gain from Democratic ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{increase}}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 was Republican Steve Huffman, who was first elected in 2018. He was re-elected in 2022.
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 5 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Steve Huffman (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |9,132 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 9,132 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Steve Huffman (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |99,741 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |96.4 |
| style="width:5px; background:#DDDDBB" |
| Independent | Nancy Kiehl (write-in) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |3,742 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |3.6 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |103,483 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| colspan=2 | Republican hold ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{increase}}43.5{{efn|name=contested}} |
== District 7 ==
The 7th district is based in Cincinnati stretching through Eastern Hamilton County and north to include all of Warren County. The incumbent was Republican Steve Wilson, who was first elected in 2016. He was re-elected in 2022.
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 7 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Democratic primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | David Dallas | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |9,622 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black" | Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 9,622 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Steve Wilson (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |13,497 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |99.3 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Austin Kaiser (write-in) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |92 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |0.7 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 13,589 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Steve Wilson (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |95,414 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |61.6 |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | David Dallas | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |59,563 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |38.4 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |154,977 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| colspan=2 | Republican hold ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{increase}}4.5 |
== District 9 ==
The 9th district is based in Cincinnati stretching north to include most of Springfield Township. The incumbent was 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.
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 9 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Democratic primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |11,112 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black" | Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 11,112 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Orlando Sonza Jr. | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |2,892 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 2,892 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |78,639 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |72.8 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Orlando Sonza Jr. | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |29,418 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |27.2 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |102,057 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| colspan=2 | Democratic hold ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{decrease}}3.5 |
== District 11 ==
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 11 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Democratic primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |10,210 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black" | Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 10,210 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Tony Dia | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |5,202 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 5,202 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |64,761 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |55.3 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Tony Dia | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |52,384 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |44.7 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |117,145 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| colspan=2 | Democratic hold ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{decrease}}14.1 |
== District 13 ==
| class="wikitable"
|+Ohio Senate District 13 elections, 2022 ! colspan=5 | Democratic primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | Anthony Eliopoulos | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |7,422 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black" | Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 7,422 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | Republican primary |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! Votes ! % |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Nathan Manning (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |8,910 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |67.3 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Kirsten Hill | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |4,321 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |32.7 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right; border-bottom:solid 1px black"| Total votes
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 13,231 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 100.0 |
| colspan=5 | General election |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| Republican | Nathan Manning (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |74,213 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |57.7 |
| style="width:5px; background:#3333FF" |
| Democratic | Anthony Eliopoulos | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |54,417 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |42.3 |
| colspan=3; style="text-align:right"| Total votes
| style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |128,630 | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |100.0 |
| style="width:5px; background:#E81B23" |
| colspan=2 | Republican hold ! style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Swing | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" |{{increase}}5.0 |
= Close races =
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- {{font color|#E81B23|District 27, 2.22%}}
- {{font color|#E81B23|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.{{cite news |title=John Cranley announces Sen. Teresa Fedor as pick for lieutenant governor |first=Emily |last=Oliver |date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |location=Columbus, Ohio |work=WBNS-TV |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/john-cranley-announces-sen-teresa-fedor-as-pick-lieutenant-governor/530-76400221-f7af-4e06-b572-73faa15bcd15}}
- District 21: Sandra Williams was term-limited.
- District 25: Kenny Yuko was term-limited.