2016 Ohio Senate election

The 2016 Ohio Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control the Ohio Senate for the following two years in the 132nd Ohio General Assembly. The 16 even numbered seats out of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election and the primary was held on March 15, 2016. Prior to the election, 23 seats were held by Republicans and 10 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expanding their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.^[1][2]

1. District 28: Thomas Sawyer was term-limited.
2. District 32: Capri Cafaro was term-limited.

1. District 8: Bill Seitz was term-limited.
2. District 12: Keith Faber was term-limited.
3. District 16: Jim Hughes was term-limited.
4. District 24: Tom Patton was term-limited.

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 30, 5.80% (gain)