Ohio State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Ohio Senate District 6
A district of about 385,000 people, 23% Black, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+10.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Willis Blackshear (D) · won52.0%
- Charlotte McGuire (R)48.0%
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. 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 | Willis Blackshear (D) | Charlotte McGuire (R) | 4.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Niraj Antani (R) | Mark Fogel (D) | 6.3 |
| 2016 | Peggy Lehner (R) | Albert Griggs Jr. (D) | 36.1 |
| 2012 | Peggy Lehner (R) | Rick McKiddy (D) | 24.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jon Husted (R) | John Doll (D) | 22.9 |
| 2004 | Jeff Jacobson (R) | Jason A. Stanton (D) | 28.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jeff Jacobson (R) | Karl L. Keith (D) | 22.8 |
| 1996 | Charles F. Horn (R) | Thomas J. Intili (D) | 41.3 |
| 1992 | Charles F. Horn (R) | Bill Fuller (D) | 36.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Charles F. Horn (R) | Mark Henry (D) | 19.1 |
| 1984 | Charles F. Horn (R) | Talbot Jr. (D) | 7.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Charles J. Curran (D) | Ted Brown (R) | 1.5 |
| 1976 | Tony Hall (D) | Ted Brown (R) | 3.8 |
| 1972 | Tony Hall (D) | David S. Holcomb (R) | 11.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | David S. Holcomb (R) | Don Sweeney (D) | 20.9 |
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 6
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 6's area in each.
- U.S. House
- OH-10 100%
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 | D+8.9 | No race | D+18.2 | D+10.1 |
| U.S. Senate | R+10.1 | D+27.6 | No race | D+16.1 |
| Governor | No race | D+15.8 | 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 6.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Denser than 81% 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 2832% college gradsD+11.0Not up in 2026District 8
40% college gradsR+10.1Not up in 2026District 11
23% Black · 25% college gradsD+22.3Held DDistrict 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