2016 Ohio Senate election

2016 Ohio Senate election
November 8, 2016
16 out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Keith Faber
(term-limited) 		Joe Schiavoni
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 7, 2013 January 14, 2014
Leader's seat District 12 District 33
Last election 23 10
Seats after 24 9
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,633,059 821,822
Percentage 66.52% 33.48%
President of the Senate before election

Keith Faber
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Larry Obhof
Republican

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.

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