2024 Ohio elections
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The 2024 Ohio general elections were held on November 5, 2024, throughout the US state of Ohio.
Federal offices
[edit]President
[edit]Senate
[edit]Republican businessman Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic three-term incumbent Sherrod Brown. Brown secured only 46.5% of the vote, to Moreno's 50.1%.[1][2] Primary elections took place on March 19, 2024.[3] This was the first U.S. Senate race in Ohio where the incumbent was defeated since 2006, when Brown defeated Mike DeWine.
House of Representatives
[edit]All of Ohio's 15 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. Prior to this election Republicans hold 10 seats and Democrats hold 5 seats.
State offices
[edit]General Assembly
[edit]Senate
[edit]The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2024.[4] Fifteen of these seats are held by Republicans and one is held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 26 seats and Democrats hold 7 seats.
House of Representatives
[edit]All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 67 seats and Democrats hold 32 seats.
Supreme Court
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Associate Justice (term commencing 01/01/2025)
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Michael P. Donnelly, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Michael Donnelly
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael P. Donnelly (incumbent) | 462,982 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 462,982 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Megan E. Shanahan, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Megan Shanahan
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Megan E. Shanahan | 836,768 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 836,768 | 100.0% | ||
General election
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.svg)  Shanahan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Donnelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Michael Donnelly (D) |
Megan Shanahan (R) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[7] | October 2–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 55% | – |
| ActiVote[8] | August 9 – September 13, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 46% | 54% | – |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Megan E. Shanahan | 3,025,884 | 55.61% | |||
| Democratic | Michael P. Donnelly (incumbent) | 2,415,507 | 44.39% | |||
| Total votes | 5,441,391 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Associate Justice (term commencing 01/02/2025)
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Melody J. Stewart, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Melody Stewart
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Melody J. Stewart (incumbent) | 459,539 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 459,539 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Joe Deters, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Joe Deters
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Deters | 835,968 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 835,968 | 100.0% | ||
General election
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.svg) Deters: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Stewart: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Melody Stewart (D) |
Joe Deters (R) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[7] | October 2–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 55% | – |
| ActiVote[8] | August 9 – September 13, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 52% | – |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Joe Deters | 2,997,144 | 55.09% | |||
| Democratic | Melody J. Stewart (incumbent) | 2,443,066 | 44.91% | |||
| Total votes | 5,440,210 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Associate Justice (unexpired term ending 12/31/2026)
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Lisa Forbes, Eighth District Court of Appeals judge[5]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Terri Jamison, Tenth District Court of Appeals judge[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Lisa Forbes
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lisa Forbes | 310,635 | 63.84% | |
| Democratic | Terri Jamison | 175,965 | 36.16% | |
| Total votes | 486,600 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Dan Hawkins, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Dan Hawkins
Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Hawkins | 810,411 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 810,411 | 100.0% | ||
General election
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.svg)  Hawkins: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Forbes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Dan Hawkins (R) |
Lisa Forbes (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[7] | October 2–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 54% | 46% | – |
| ActiVote[8] | August 9 – September 13, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 53% | 47% | – |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Hawkins | 2,998,592 | 54.97% | |
| Democratic | Lisa Forbes | 2,456,462 | 45.03% | |
| Total votes | 5,455,054 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Court of Appeals
[edit]The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a 6-year term. Approximately 1/3 of these positions were up for election in 2024.
Ballot initiatives
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Tobias, Andrew (September 13, 2022). "Ohio's Sen. Sherrod Brown says he's running for reelection in 2024". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ↑ Mutnick, Ally (March 19, 2024). "Trump-backed Moreno wins Ohio Senate primary". Politico. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Ohio State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Tebben, Susan (December 22, 2023). "Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2024 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- 1 2 3 ActiVote
- 1 2 3 ActiVote
- ↑ Editorial Board (February 21, 2024). "Lisa Forbes in the Ohio Supreme Court Democratic primary for an unexpired term: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 22, 2024.