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United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
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| U.S. Senate, Ohio |
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 20, 2023 |
| Primary: March 19, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent: Sherrod Brown (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Ohio |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Toss-up Inside Elections: Toss-up Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th Ohio elections, 2024 U.S. Congress elections, 2024 U.S. Senate elections, 2024 U.S. House elections, 2024 |
A Democratic Party primary took place on March 19, 2024, in Ohio to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.
Incumbent Sherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio.
Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Sherrod Brown (Democrat), who was first elected in 2006.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio utilizes an open primary system. In an open primary system, a voter does not have to register with a political party beforehand in order to vote in that party's primary. In Ohio, voters select their preferred party primary ballots at their polling places on Election Day.[2][3][4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Ohio's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Incumbent Sherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sherrod Brown | 100.0 | 535,305 |
| Total votes: 535,305 | |||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. Senate (Assumed office: 2007)
- U.S. House of Representatives, District 13 (1993-2007)
- Ohio Secretary of State (1983-1991)
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 61 (1975-1982)
Biography: Brown received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's degree from Ohio State University. Brown's professional experience included working as a faculty member at Ohio State University-Mansfield from 1979 to 1981.
Show sources
Sources: Sherrod Brown campaign website, "Workers," accessed July 22, 2024; Sherrod Brown campaign website, "Health Care," accessed July 22, 2024; Sherrod Brown campaign website, "Rural Ohioans," accessed July 22, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Sherrod Brown," accessed July 22, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Ohio in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Ohio
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Sherrod Brown | Democratic Party | $103,336,341 | $104,313,356 | $394,230 | As of December 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Ohio | U.S. Senate | Major parties | 1,000 | $150.00 | 12/20/2023 | Source |
| Ohio | U.S. Senate | Minor parties | 500 | $150.00 | 3/18/2024 | Source |
| Ohio | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | $150.00 | 3/18/2024 | Source |
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Ohio, 2024 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Ohio's 1st | Greg Landsman |  Democratic |
D+2 |
| Ohio's 2nd | Brad Wenstrup |  Republican |
R+25 |
| Ohio's 3rd | Joyce Beatty | Democratic |
D+20 |
| Ohio's 4th | Jim Jordan | Republican |
R+20 |
| Ohio's 5th | Bob Latta | Republican |
R+15 |
| Ohio's 6th | Michael Rulli | Republican |
R+16 |
| Ohio's 7th | Max Miller | Republican |
R+7 |
| Ohio's 8th | Warren Davidson | Republican |
R+14 |
| Ohio's 9th | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic |
R+3 |
| Ohio's 10th | Michael Turner | Republican |
R+4 |
| Ohio's 11th | Shontel Brown | Democratic |
D+28 |
| Ohio's 12th | Troy Balderson | Republican |
R+18 |
| Ohio's 13th | Emilia Sykes | Democratic |
R+1 |
| Ohio's 14th | David Joyce | Republican |
R+9 |
| Ohio's 15th | Mike Carey | Republican |
R+6 |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Ohio[6] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| Ohio's 1st | 53.5% | 45.0% | ||
| Ohio's 2nd | 26.7% | 72.0% | ||
| Ohio's 3rd | 71.1% | 27.4% | ||
| Ohio's 4th | 31.4% | 67.1% | ||
| Ohio's 5th | 35.8% | 62.6% | ||
| Ohio's 6th | 35.0% | 63.7% | ||
| Ohio's 7th | 44.8% | 54.0% | ||
| Ohio's 8th | 38.3% | 60.3% | ||
| Ohio's 9th | 47.7% | 50.6% | ||
| Ohio's 10th | 47.4% | 50.9% | ||
| Ohio's 11th | 78.3% | 20.7% | ||
| Ohio's 12th | 33.8% | 64.7% | ||
| Ohio's 13th | 50.7% | 47.9% | ||
| Ohio's 14th | 41.9% | 56.8% | ||
| Ohio's 15th | 45.8% | 52.6% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 43.4% of Ohioans lived in one of the state's 71 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 37.7% lived in one of six Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Ohio was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Ohio following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Ohio county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 71 | 43.4% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 6 | 37.7% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 8 | 9.7% | |||||
| New Republican | 2 | 4.6% | |||||
| Battleground Democratic | 1 | 4.6% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 7 | 42.3% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 81 | 57.7% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Ohio presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 12 Democratic wins
- 19 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
- See also: List of United States Senators from Ohio
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Ohio.
| U.S. Senate election results in Ohio | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 53.0% |
46.9%
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| 2018 | 53.5% |
46.6%
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| 2016 | 58.0% |
37.1%
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| 2012 | 50.7% |
44.7%
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| 2010 | 57.3% |
39.0%
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| Average | 55.1 | 42.2 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Ohio
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Ohio.
| Gubernatorial election results in Ohio | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 62.4% |
34.7%
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| 2018 | 50.4% |
46.7%
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| 2014 | 63.6% |
33.0%
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| 2010 | 49.0% |
47.0%
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| 2006 | 60.5% |
36.7%
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| Average | 56.3 | 40.9 |
- See also: Party control of Ohio state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Ohio's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Ohio | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 15 | 17 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Ohio's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Ohio, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Richard Michael DeWine
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| Lieutenant Governor | Jon Husted
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| Secretary of State | Frank LaRose
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| Attorney General | Dave Yost
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State legislature
Ohio State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 26 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | |
Ohio House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 31 | |
| Republican Party | 66 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Ohio and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
| Demographic Data for Ohio | ||
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| Ohio | United States | |
| Population | 11,799,448 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 40,858 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 78.8% | 65.9% |
| Black/African American | 12.3% | 12.5% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.3% | 6% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 8.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.2% | 18.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.4% | 89.1% |
| College graduation rate | 30.4% | 34.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $66,990 | $75,149 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States Senate elections, 2024
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions.," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
