2024 Ohio House of Representatives election

The 2024 Ohio House of Representatives elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect representatives in all 99 districts of the Ohio House of Representatives. Members will be elected in single-member constituencies to two-year terms. These elections will be held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and the Ohio Senate. These elections will be held under different districts than the 2022 Ohio House of Representatives Elections because in September of 2023, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a new set of maps for the state house and the state senate districts. Unlike the 5 previous district maps adopted by the redistricting commission, the newest map was upheld by the Ohio State Supreme Court in November of 2023, allowing it to go into effect from the 2024 election until the 2030 election.

Partisan Background
In the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 64 Ohio House of Representatives Districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 35 districts. Going into the 2024 Ohio State House of Representatives Election, Republicans represented 6 districts where Joe Biden won the most votes in 2020: District 10, based in the Columbus suburbs of Franklin County (Biden +0.1%); District 31, based in the Akron suburbs of Summit County (Biden +0.8%); District 41, based in Lucas County near Toledo (Biden +20%); District 42, based in Lucas County near Toledo (Biden +35%); District 49 in the Canton suburbs of Stark County (Biden +0.9%); and District 58 in Mahoning County (Biden +13.5%). Going into the 2024 election, Democrats represented 3 districts where Trump won the most votes in 2020: District 23, located in Northeast Cuyahoga County (Trump +1.1%); District 44, based in suburban Lucas County (Trump +7.3%); and District 59, based in Mahoning County (Trump +18.4%).



Republicans

 * District 10: David Dobos is retiring.
 * District 17: Tom Patton is term-limited.
 * District 30: Bill Seitz is term-limited.
 * District 42: Derek Merrin is term-limited.
 * District 47: Sara Carruthers lost re-nomination.
 * District 50: Reggie Stoltzfus is retiring to run for Ohio's 6th congressional district.
 * District 51: Brett Hillyer lost re-nomination.
 * District 54: Dick Stein is term-limited.
 * District 55: Scott Lipps is term-limited.
 * District 65: Mike Loychik is retiring to run for Ohio's 32nd senatorial district.
 * District 71: Bill Dean is term-limited.
 * District 72: Gail Pavliga lost re-nomination.
 * District 77: Scott Wiggam is term-limited.
 * District 78: Susan Manchester is retiring to run for Ohio's 12th senatorial district.
 * District 80: Jena Powell is retiring.
 * District 83: Jon Cross lost re-nomination.
 * District 94: Jay Edwards is term-limited.
 * District 98: Darrell Kick is term-limited.

Democrats

 * District 5: Richard Brown is term-limited.
 * District 6: Adam Miller is term-limited.
 * District 8: Beth Liston is retiring to run for Ohio's 16th senatorial district.
 * District 13: Michael J. Skindell is retiring.
 * District 15: Richard Dell'Aquila is retiring to run for Cuyahoga County Council.
 * District 21: Elliot Forhan lost re-nomination.
 * District 28: Jodi Whitted is retiring.
 * District 34: Casey Weinstein is retiring to run for Ohio's 28th senatorial district
 * District 38: Willis Blackshear Jr. is retiring to run for Ohio's 6th senatorial district

Declared

 * Dontavius Jarrells, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Latyna Humphrey, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Abdirizak Diini, community activist and small business owner
 * Ismail Mohamed, incumbent state representative
 * Julie Trabold, nurse

Declared

 * Beryl Brown Piccolantonio, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Jason Allevato

Declared

 * Leo Almeida
 * Meredith Lawson-Rowe
 * Marco Miller

Declared

 * Brandon Barcus
 * Patrick Barnacle
 * Eli Bohnert, West Scioto commissioner
 * Christine Cockley, human resources specialist
 * Adhanet Kifle
 * Kawther Musa, community health worker and community activist
 * Elijah Williams

Declared

 * Hussein Jabiri

Declared

 * Allison Russo, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Anita Somani, incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 11th district)

Declined

 * Beth Liston, incumbent state representative (running for Ohio Senate)

Declared

 * Aaron Neumann (write-in)

Declared

 * Munira Abdullahi, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Brian M. Garvine
 * Shafi Shafat

Withdrawn

 * David Dobos, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Sarah C. Pomeroy
 * Mark Sigrist

Declared

 * Crystal Lett, political activist

Declared

 * Stephanie Kunze, state senator from the 16th district (2017–present)

Declared

 * Patty Hamilton, retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves
 * Brian Stewart, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Brad W. Cotton

Declared

 * Tristan W. Rader, Lakewood city councilor and candidate for Ohio's 7th congressional district in 2022

Withdrawn

 * Michael J. Skindell, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Robert E. Dintaman

Declared

 * Sean Brennan, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * David Morgan, candidate for the 14th district in 2022

Declared

 * Chris Glassburn
 * TJ Mulloy

Declined

 * Richard Dell'Aquila, incumbent state representative (running for Cuyahoga County Council)

Declared

 * Aaron L. Borowski
 * Ryan McClain

Declared

 * Bride Rose Sweeney, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Daniel James Harrington, United States Marine Corps veteran and small business owner

Declared

 * Anthony Leon Alexander
 * Mike Dovilla, former state representative from the 7th district (2011–2016)
 * Gordon Short, Strongsville City Councillor

Failed to qualify

 * Jonah Schultz

Declared

 * Jessica Sutherland

Declared

 * Juanita Brent, incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 22nd district)

Declared

 * Justyn Anderson (write-in)

Declared

 * Phil Robinson, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Kenny Godnavec

Declared

 * Nathaniel Cory Hartfield (write-in)
 * Terrence Upchurch, incumbent state representative (write-in)

Declared

 * Donna Walker-Brown

Declared

 * Elliot Forhan, incumbent state representative
 * Eric Synenberg, Beachwood city councilor
 * Angel Washington, small business owner

Withdrawn

 * Juan A. Goodwin
 * Jonathan Holody, candidate for the 21st district in 2022

Declared

 * Joshua Malovasic (write-in)

Declared

 * Darnell Brewer, incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 18th district)

Declared

 * Milan Wesley (write-in)

Declared

 * Dan Troy, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Tony Hocevar

Declared

 * Dani Isaacsohn, incumbent state representative
 * Stephan Pryor

Declared

 * John Sess

Declared

 * Cecil Thomas, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Jim Berns, perennial candidate

Declared

 * Sedrick Denson, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * John Breadon

Declared

 * Rachel Baker, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Curt C. Hartman, attorney

Declared

 * Jessica Miranda, incumbent state representative

Failed to qualify

 * Regina Collins

Declared

 * Jenn Giroux

Declared

 * Cindy Abrams, incumbent state representative
 * George Brunemann

Declared

 * Joe Salvato

Declared

 * Mike Odioso, teacher and political activist

Declared

 * Stefanie A. Hawk, Cheviot city councilor
 * Andrew Voynovich

Declared

 * Bill Roemer, incumbent state representative

Declined

 * Thomas "Bebe" Heitic, Barberton City Councillor

Declared

 * A. J. Harris, Cuyahoga Falls Schools Board of Education member

Failed to qualify

 * Ryan Shank, membership director for the Summit County Young Democrats

Declared

 * Jack Daniels, New Franklin city councilor
 * Mary Stormer

Declared

 * Jim Colopy

Declared

 * Veronica Sims, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Dina Edwards
 * Derrick Hall, Former Akron Public Schools Board of Education President
 * Nathan Jarosz, Summit County Progressive Democrats President

Declined

 * Casey Weinstein, incumbent state representative (running for Ohio Senate)

Declared

 * Adam Bozic

Declared

 * Steve Demetriou, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Mark Curtis

Declared

 * Andrea White, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Chuck Horn, attorney and Democratic nominee for the 52nd district in 2020 and the 45th district in 2022
 * Rose Lounsbury, author and lifestyle coach

Declared

 * Tom Young, incumbent state representative

Withdrawn

 * Rebecca Avery Neal

Declared

 * Derrick L. Foward, President of the Dayton NAACP
 * Desiree Tims, President & CEO of Innovation Ohio and nominee for Ohio's 10th congressional district in 2020

Declined

 * Willis Blackshear Jr., incumbent state representative (running for Ohio Senate)

Declared

 * Phil Plummer, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Dion Green, founder and CEO of FUDGE Foundation (write-in)

Declared

 * Rodney Creech, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Bobbie Arnold
 * Logan Turner (write-in)

Declared

 * Erika White, president of Communications Workers of America Local 4319, vice president of the Greater Northwest Ohio AFL-CIO, and Democratic nominee for the 42nd district in 2022

Withdrawn

 * Colin Flanagan, student and candidate for the 41st district in 2022

Declared

 * Josiah Leinbach

Declared

 * Elgin Rogers, Jr., incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 44th district)

Declared

 * Michele Grim, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Wendi Hendricks, candidate for the 43rd district in 2022

Declared

 * Josh Williams, incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 41st district)

Declared

 * Dave Blyth

Declared

 * Jennifer Gross, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Landon Meador

Declared

 * Thomas Hall, incumbent state representative
 * Zachary Stacy

Declared

 * Benjamin McCall

Declared

 * Sara Carruthers, incumbent state representative
 * Diane Mullins

Declared

 * Vanessa Cummings

Declared

 * Scott Oelslager, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Lynn C. Gorman

Declared

 * Jim Thomas, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Krista L. Allison

Declared

 * Matthew Kishman, Minerva village councillor

Declined

 * Reggie Stoltzfus, incumbent state representative (running for U.S. Representative)

Declared

 * Doremus C. Redvine (write-in)

Disqualified

 * Vanessa Joy, photographer

Declared

 * Brett Hillyer, incumbent state representative
 * Jodi Salvo, social worker

Declared

 * John Bazaar, businessman
 * Joe Rinehart, professor

Declared

 * Gayle Manning, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Genevieve Flieger

Declared

 * Joe Miller, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Bradley Lacko, small business owner

Declared

 * Kellie Deeter, nurse and small business owner
 * Anthony Savage, youth pastor

Declared

 * Brenda Buchanan

Declared

 * Ben McCullough, Sergeant First Class in the United States Army Reserve
 * C. Michelle Teska, businesswoman

Withdrawn

 * Thomas Goodwin
 * Scott Hughes
 * Kim Lukens

Declared

 * Laura Marie Davis

Declared

 * Kathy Grossmann, Mason city councilor
 * Adam Mathews, incumbent state representative
 * Heather Salyer

Declared

 * Cleveland Canova

Declared

 * Jamie Callender, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Rick Walker

Declared

 * Lauren McNally, incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 59th district)

Declared

 * Emily Ciccone (write-in)

Withdrawn

 * Jennifer J. Ciccone

Declared

 * Alessandro Cutrona, incumbent state representative (redistricted from the 58th district)

Declared

 * Laura Schaeffer, Beloit village councilor

Declared

 * Brian Lorenz, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Rachael Morocco

Declared

 * Michael Holt
 * Beth Lear, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * David Hogan
 * Christian Smith

Declared

 * Dillon Blevons
 * Jean Schmidt, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Katie Vockell

Declared

 * Adam Bird, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Tracey D. McCullough

Declared

 * Nick Santucci, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Lauren Mathews

Declared

 * Laurie Magyar, nurse
 * David Thomas, Ashtabula County Auditor

Declined

 * Mike Loychik, incumbent state representative (running for Ohio Senate)

Declared

 * Gary Fox
 * Sharon Ray, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Bradford Scott Quade

Declared

 * Melanie Miller, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Drew McIlveen, student

Declared

 * Thaddeus Claggett, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Michael E. Smith

Declared

 * Daniel Kalmbach
 * Kevin D. Miller, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Jamie Hough

Declared

 * Brian Lampton, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Joseph Wilson

Declared

 * Josh Day, aerospace engineer and Xenia City School Board member
 * Levi Dean, Xenia city councilor
 * Robert Fudge
 * Tyler Scott

Declared

 * James H. Duffee

Declared

 * Gail Pavliga, incumbent state representative
 * Heidi Workman

Declared

 * Nathaniel Adams

Declared

 * Jeff LaRe, incumbent state representative
 * Mike Tussey, Baltimore chief of police

Withdrawn

 * Austin Beigel

Declared

 * Michael Scarmack (write-in)

Declared

 * Bernard Willis, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Derek I. Alvarado

Declared

 * Sally Culling, former Nottingham city councilor
 * Haraz Ghanbari, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Jan K. Materni

Potential

 * Marilyn John, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Alomar Davenport, Mansfield city councilor

Declared

 * Bill Albright
 * Meredith Craig
 * Dennis Finley, former Mayor of Dalton
 * Frank Grande
 * Josh Hlavaty

Declared

 * Mark D. Gooch

Declared

 * Matt Huffman, 96th President of the Ohio Senate (2021–present) and state senator from the 12th district (2017–present)

Failed to qualify

 * Chris Walther

Declined

 * Susan Manchester, incumbent state representative (running for Ohio Senate)

Failed to qualify

 * Dylan Gross

Declared

 * Monica Robb Blasdel, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Dan Votaw

Declared

 * Johnathan Newman, pastor

Withdrawn

 * Jena Powell, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Melissa VanDyke

Declared

 * Jim Hoops, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Gene Redinger (write-in)

Declared

 * Roy Klopfenstein, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Magdalene Markward

Declared

 * Jon Cross, incumbent state representative
 * Ty Mathews

Declared

 * Sheila M. Coressel

Declared

 * Angela King, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Arienne Childrey, LGBT activist
 * Heather Schmidt (write-in)

Declared

 * Tim Barhorst, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Victoria Maddox

Declared

 * Wezlynn Davis, Jerome Township Trustee
 * Tracy Richardson, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Lesley Verbus

Declared

 * Riordan McClain, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Craig Swartz, nominee for OH's 5th congressional district in 2022

Declared

 * Gary Click, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Diane Selvey

Declared

 * Steve Kraus, former state representative from the 89th district (2015)
 * D. J. Swearingen, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Alisha W. Roshong, attorney

Declared

 * Gina Collinsworth, community leader and economic development advocate
 * Justin Pizzulli, incumbent state representative
 * Timothy Wheeler, businessman

Declared

 * Kate Nunnelley

Declared

 * Bob Peterson, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Ellen Yvette Clark, nurse

Declared

 * Mark Johnson, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Arthur Donald Beatty

Declared

 * Jason Stephens, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Kevin Ritter, Washington County Commission President
 * Shannon Walker

Declared

 * Wenda Sheard

Declared

 * Don Jones, incumbent state representative
 * Nelson E. Roe

Declared

 * Lish Greiner

Declared

 * Ron Ferguson, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Adam Holmes, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Mark Hiner
 * Brandon Lape, IT professional, candidate for Ohio's 7th congressional district in 2020 and Ohio's 12th congressional district in 2022
 * Scott Pullins, attorney and candidate for the 98th district in 2022

Withdrawn

 * Amber Keener, Mount Vernon city councilor (running for Knox County treasurer)

Declared

 * Annie Homstad

Declared

 * Sarah Fowler Arthur, incumbent state representative

Declared

 * Louis Murphy

Candidates

 * Sarah Fowler Arthur, incumbent state representative (Republican)
 * Louis Murphy (Democrat)
 * Justin Tjaden, attorney (Independent)