Ohio State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Ohio Senate District 30
A district of about 340,000 people, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+39.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Brian Chavez (R) · won69.3%
- Iva Faber (D)30.7%
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 2 times. 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 | Brian Chavez (R) | Iva Faber (D) | 38.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Frank Hoagland (R) | Michael Fletcher (D) | 33.7 |
| 2016 | Frank Hoagland (R)Flip | Lou Gentile (D) | 5.8 |
| 2012 | Lou Gentile (D) | Shane Thompson (R) | 4.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jason H. Wilson (D) | Tim Ginter (R) | 21.7 |
| 2004 | Charles Wilson (D) | Michael S. Wilkes (R) | 33.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Greg L. Didonato (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Greg L. Didonato (D) | Malcolm S. Ritchie (R) | 36.5 |
| 1992 | Robert L. Burch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Robert L. Burch (D) | H. Lee Brandenburg (R) | 44.4 |
| 1984 | Robert L. Burch (D) | Bill Ress (R) | 11.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Bill Ress (R)Flip | R. Kinney Milleson (D) | 12.2 |
| 1976 | R. Kinney Milleson (D) | Thomas H. Hisrich (R) | 3.0 |
| 1972 | Douglas Applegate (D) | Kenneth F. Berry (R) | 21.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Douglas Applegate (D) | John R. Longsworth (R) | 6.6 |
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 30
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30'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+19.7 | No race | R+23.8 | R+39.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+15.2 | D+2.8 | No race | R+29.0 |
| Governor | No race | R+9.7 | 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 30.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Least dense of 33 seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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