2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Ohio Senate District 30
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Frank Hoagland (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Lou Gentile (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frank HoaglandRepublican · winner
52.9%84,747
Lou GentileDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%75,450
The same year, the district voted R+22.0 for president; this race was R+5.8.160,197 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET