Ohio State Senate elections, 2006

Elections for the office of Ohio State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 2, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. Seventeen seats were up for election.

Qualifications

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state.

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury.

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Ohio in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2012	36	$12,648,369
2010	57	$10,478,510
2008	44	$10,659,072
2006	48	$11,477,877
2004	40	$11,477,877
2002	38	$8,461,690
2000	41	$8,804,029

During the 2006 election, the total contributions to the 48 Senate candidates was $14,040,261. The top 10 contributors were:

2006 Donors, Ohio State Senate
Donor	Amount
Republican Senate Campaign Cmte of Ohio	$2,911,762
Ohio Republican Party	$970,751
Ohio Senate Democrats	$849,418
Ohio Democratic Party	$269,664
Ohio Association of Realtors	$196,850
Brennan, David L	$137,500
Ohio Education Association	$133,550
Wholesale Beer & Wine Association of Ohio	$127,650
Ohio Dental Association	$105,334
Firstenergy Corp	$95,000

List of candidates

District 1

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Ben Nienberg a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Stephen Buehrer: 29,567 a
• James Hoops: 19,104

November 7 General election candidates:

Ben Nienberg: 49,421

Steve Buehrer: 74,364

District 3

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Emily Kreider a

May 2 GOP primary:

• David Goodman a

November 7 General election candidates:

Emily Kreider: 60,927

David Goodman: 71,874

District 5

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Tom Roberts a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Donald McLaurin a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tom Roberts: 59,766

Donald McLaurin: 38,248

District 7

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Rick Smith a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Robert L. Schuler a

November 7 General election candidates:

Rick Smith: 51,036

Robert L. Schuler: 82,624

District 9

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Eric Kearney a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Maggie Nafziger a

November 7 General election candidates:

Eric Kearney: 56,231

Thomas G. Brown: 22,397

District 11

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Teresa Fedor a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Caron van Deventer a

November 7 General election candidates:

Teresa Fedor

District 13

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Diana L. Huska: 8,469
• Susan Morano: 20,618 a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Martha W. Wise a

November 7 General election candidates:

Susan Morano: 74,986

Martha W. Wise: 43,280

District 15

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Ray Miller a

May 2 GOP primary:

• John M. Roscoe a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ray Miller: 69,449

John M. Roscoe: 18,948

District 17

May 2 Democratic primary:

• April Howland a

May 2 GOP primary:

• John A. Carey, Jr. a

November 7 General election candidates:

April Howland: 42,786

John A. Carey, Jr.: 64,401

District 19

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Burkhart: 11,730 a
• Jason Griffith: 6,547

May 2 GOP primary:

• Bill Harris a

November 7 General election candidates:

Thomas Burkhart: 58,461

Bill Harris: 84,371

District 21

May 2 Democratic primary:

• W. Lewis Britt: 1,368
• George Gaines: 2,164
• Annie Key: 7,707
• Shirley A. Smith: 11,631 a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Burrell Antonio Jackson: 1,056
• Richard L. Norris: 1,839 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Shirley A. Smith: 61,513

Richard L. Norris: 10,563

District 23

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Jennifer Frigolette: 8,529
• Dale Miller: 21,660 a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Howard Shrimpton a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dale Miller: 64,560

Howard Shrimpton: 18,720

Jim Craciun: 11,713

District 25

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Lance T. Mason a

May 2 GOP primary:

• David Lynch a

November 7 General election candidates:

Lance T. Mason: 79,684

David Lynch: 23,120

District 27

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Kevin M. Griffith: 11,778
• Judy A. Hanna: 15,714 a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Kevin Coughlin a

November 7 General election candidates:

Judy A. Hanna: 62,409

Kevin Coughlin: 68,381

District 29

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Thomas E. West a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Kirk Schuring a

November 7 General election candidates:

Thomas E. West: 55,541

Kirk Schuring: 69,517

District 31

May 2 Democratic primary:

• Bob Bensonhaver: 8,123
• Dennis Lupher: 11,827 a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Jeff Furr: 3,131
• Ron Hood: 16,745
• Tim Schaffer: 18,787 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dennis Lupher: 59,112

Tim Schaffer: 79,195

District 33

May 2 Democratic primary:

• John Boccieri a

May 2 GOP primary:

• Tracey Winbush a

November 7 General election candidates:

John Boccieri

External links

• Ohio Secretary of State, official 2006 election results

Footnotes

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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)

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