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Ohio Senate District 21
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Kent Smith won re-election by 74.9 points over Mikhail Alterman.
Staggered Senate
Kent SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.5%117,874
Mikhail AltermanRepublican
12.5%16,916
134,790 votes
Source: Ohio Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kent Smith
- >99%
- Mikhail Alterman
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+69.6