1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Ohio State Senate election results, district by district
Every Ohio State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 12 · R 21
Races16
Changed party1
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 3 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Bob Latta (R) | 9.5 | |
| SD-4 | Scott R. Nein (R) | 36.9 | |
| SD-6 | Charles F. Horn (R) | 41.3 | |
| SD-8 | Louis Blessing Jr. (R) | 37.7 | |
| SD-10 | Merle Grace Kearns (R) | 33.1 | |
| SD-12 | Bob Cupp (R) | 43.4 | |
| SD-14 | Doug White (R) | 38.4 | |
| SD-16 | Eugene Watts (R) | 14.3 | |
| SD-18 | Robert A. Gardner (R) | 3.5 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Jim Carnes (R) | 12.2 | |
| SD-22 | Grace L. Drake (R) | 30.7 | |
| SD-24 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | 34.5 | |
| SD-26 | Karen L. Gillmor (R) | 27.1 | |
| SD-28 | Leigh E. Herington (D) | 30.8 | |
| SD-30 | Greg L. Didonato (D) | 36.5 | |
| SD-32 | Anthony A. Latell Jr. (D) | 23.2 |
Ohio State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner