Kathy Salem

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Kathy Salem

Democratic Party

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Kathy Salem (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 22. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 22

Incumbent Mark J. Romanchuk defeated Kathy Salem in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark J. Romanchuk (R)	68.2	123,906
		Kathy Salem (D)	31.8	57,702

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 181,608
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 22

Kathy Salem advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 22 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Salem	100.0	11,879

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 22

Incumbent Mark J. Romanchuk advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 22 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark J. Romanchuk	100.0	35,439

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salem in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Kathy Salem campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Ohio State Senate District 22	Lost general	$15,612	$19,178
Grand total			$15,612	$19,178
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Current members of the Ohio State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Robert McColley

Minority Leader:Nickie Antonio

Senators

District 1

Robert McColley (R)

District 2

Theresa Gavarone (R)

District 3

Michele Reynolds (R)

District 4

George Lang (R)

District 5

Stephen Huffman (R)

District 6

Willis Blackshear (D)

District 7

Steve Wilson (R)

District 8

Louis Blessing (R)

District 9

Catherine Ingram (D)

District 10

Kyle Koehler (R)

District 11

Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)

District 12

Susan Manchester (R)

District 13

Nathan Manning (R)

District 14

Terry Johnson (R)

District 15

Hearcel Craig (D)

District 16

Beth Liston (D)

District 17

Shane Wilkin (R)

District 18

Jerry Cirino (R)

District 19

Andrew Brenner (R)

District 20

Tim Schaffer (R)

District 21

Kent Smith (D)

District 22

Mark Romanchuk (R)

District 23

Nickie Antonio (D)

District 24

Thomas Patton (R)

District 25

William DeMora (D)

District 26

Bill Reineke (R)

District 27

Kristina Roegner (R)

District 28

Casey Weinstein (D)

District 29

Jane Timken (R)

District 30

Brian Chavez (R)

District 31

Al Landis (R)

District 32

Sandra O'Brien (R)

District 33

Alessandro Cutrona (R)

Republican Party (24)

Democratic Party (9)