2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Ohio State Senate election results, district by district
Every Ohio State Senate district in the 2008 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 party0
Unopposed12%2 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 3 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Mark Wagoner (R) | 20.4 | |
| SD-4 | Gary Cates (R) | 22.3 | |
| SD-6 | Jon Husted (R) | 22.9 | |
| SD-8 | Bill Seitz (R) | 19.0 | |
| SD-10 | Chris Widener (R) | 24.2 | |
| SD-12 | Keith Faber (R) | 37.8 | |
| SD-14 | Tom Niehaus (R) | 30.3 | |
| SD-16 | Jim Hughes (R) | 16.1 | |
| SD-18 | Timothy Grendell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Jimmy Stewart (R) | 14.4 | |
| SD-22 | Bob Gibbs (R) | 18.1 | |
| SD-24 | Tom Patton (R) | 36.8 | |
| SD-26 | Karen L. Gillmor (R) | 26.1 | |
| SD-28 | Thomas C. Sawyer (D) | 36.7 | |
| SD-30 | Jason H. Wilson (D) | 21.7 | |
| SD-32 | Capri Cafaro (D) | Unopposed |
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