Ohio State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Ohio Senate District 24
A district of about 372,000 people, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+1.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Tom Patton (R) · won53.5%
- Sue Durichko (D)46.5%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Ohio State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Tom Patton (R) | Sue Durichko (D) | 7.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Matt Dolan (R) | Tom Jackson (D) | 8.7 |
| 2016 | Matt Dolan (R) | Emily Hagan (D) | 16.3 |
| 2012 | Tom Patton (R) | Jennifer Brady (D) | 17.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Tom Patton (R) | Gary Kucinich (D) | 36.8 |
| 2004 | Robert Spada (R) | Robert Matius (D) | 24.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Robert Spada (R) | Ed Boyle (D) | 32.5 |
| 1996 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | Chris Green (D) | 34.5 |
| 1992 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | Mary L. Dunning (D) | 13.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | Mary L. Dunning (D) | 6.0 |
| 1984 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | Ronald M. Mottl Sr. (D) | 21.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R)Flip | Jerome Stano (D) | 6.6 |
| 1976 | Jerome Stano (D) | Jack D. Warren (R) | 40.0 |
| 1972 | Ronald M. Mottl Sr. (D) | George R. Pokorny (R) | 17.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ronald M. Mottl Sr. (D) | Bernard Burlingame (R) | 38.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 24
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 24's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+0.4 | No race | Even | R+2.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+15.5 | D+16.3 | No race | D+7.8 |
| Governor | No race | D+4.4 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Ohio. The black marker is District 24.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Denser than 88% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 434% college gradsR+24.0Not up in 2026District 13
27% college gradsR+10.1Held RDistrict 6
23% Black · 33% college gradsD+10.7Not up in 2026District 3
27% college gradsR+10.2Flipped D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET