List of United States Senators from Ohio

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Ohio.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Ohio are:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate Ohio	Jon Husted	Republican	January 21, 2025	January 3, 2027
U.S. Senate Ohio	Bernie Moreno	Republican	January 3, 2025	January 3, 2031

Election history

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernie Moreno (R)	50.1	2,857,383
		Sherrod Brown (D)	46.5	2,650,949
	Submit photo	Don Kissick (L)	3.4	195,648
		Tariq Shabazz (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	524
	Submit photo	Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	84
	Submit photo	Nathan Russell (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	David Pastorius (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,704,620
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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

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Bernie Moreno defeated Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernie Moreno	50.5	557,626
		Matt Dolan	32.9	363,013
		Frank LaRose	16.7	184,111

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,104,750
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Mutchler (R)
• Doug Stuart (R)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Ohio

Incumbent Sherrod Brown defeated Jim Renacci in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sherrod Brown (D)	53.4	2,355,923
		Jim Renacci (R)	46.6	2,053,963
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1,012

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,410,898 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bruce Jaynes (L)

2012

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown Incumbent	50.7%	2,762,690
	Republican	Josh Mandel	44.7%	2,435,712
	Independent	Scott Rupert	4.6%	250,616
Total Votes				5,449,018
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2006

On November 7, 2006, Brown won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mike DeWine (R) and Richard Duncan (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Sherrod Brown	56.2%	2,257,369
	Republican	Mike DeWine	43.8%	1,761,037
	Write–in	Richard Duncan	0%	830
Total Votes				4,019,236

2000

On November 7, 2000, Mike DeWine (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ted Celeste (D), John R. McAlister (L) and John A Eastman (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike DeWine incumbent	59.9%	2,665,512
	Democratic	Ted Celeste	35.9%	1,595,066
	Libertarian	John R. McAlister	2.6%	116,724
	Natural Law	John A. Eastman	1.6%	70,713
	N/A	Write-in	0%	786
Total Votes				4,448,801

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022

Incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R) announced on January 25, 2021, that he would not be seeking re-election to another term.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		J.D. Vance (R)	53.0	2,192,114
		Tim Ryan (D)	46.9	1,939,489
		John Cheng (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	702
		Shane Hoffman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	403
		LaShondra Tinsley (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	362
	Submit photo	Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	194
	Submit photo	Matthew Esh (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	78

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,133,342
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shawn Mousourakis (Independent)
• Chad Taylor (Independent)
• Eric Meiring (Independent)
• Samuel Ronan (Independent)
• Dominic LaCavera (Independent)
• Shannon Taylor (Independent)
• Kelli Prather (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Tim Ryan defeated Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan	69.6	359,941
		Morgan Harper	17.8	92,347
		Traci Johnson	12.6	65,209

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 517,497
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tamie Wilson (D)
• LaShondra Tinsley (D)
• Rick Taylor (D)
• Demar Sheffey (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		J.D. Vance	32.2	344,736
		Josh Mandel	23.9	255,854
		Matt Dolan	23.3	249,239
		Mike Gibbons	11.7	124,653
		Jane Timken	5.9	62,779
	Submit photo	Mark Pukita	2.1	22,692
		Neil Patel	0.9	9,873

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,069,826
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zachary Musick (R)
• Mackenzie Thompson (R)
• Michael Leipold (R)
• Bernie Moreno (R)
• John Berman (R)
• John Reed (R)
• Bill Graham (R)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2016

In one of Ballotpedia’s races to watch, incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R) won re-election, defeating former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D), Joseph DeMare (G), Thomas William Connors (I), and Scott Rupert (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016.

In his victory speech, Portman said, “Americans don’t want to just rewind the tape and live through four more years of the same tired and self-defeating routine. They expect better...we are capable of better. There will never be a better moment than now to stop the dysfunction in Washington and find that common ground.”

In its analysis of the election results, Cleveland.com said Portman "ran one of the best campaigns in the country this year, both in strategy and execution." The analysis said Portman was especially effective in his interactions with the Donald Trump presidential campaign. The article also said Strickland had faced challenges raising funds, saying, "he wasn't used to having to raise so much cash."

The Wall Street Journal predicted that Portman’s get out the vote effort in Ohio would provide “reverse political coattails, with big stakes for Mr. Trump. Ohio has backed the presidential winners in the past 13 elections, and no Republican in modern history has won the White House without capturing Ohio.” Portman did indeed help Trump secure victory in Ohio. Portman won 58.3 percent of the vote, while Trump won 52.1 percent, a 6.2 percent difference.

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rob Portman Incumbent	58%	3,118,567
	Democratic	Ted Strickland	37.2%	1,996,908
	Independent	Thomas William Connors	1.7%	93,041
	Green	Joseph DeMare	1.6%	88,246
	Independent	Scott Rupert	1.4%	77,291
	N/A	Write-in	0%	111
Total Votes				5,374,164
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. Senate Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rob Portman Incumbent	82.2%	1,336,686
Don Elijah Eckhart	17.8%	290,268
Total Votes		1,626,954
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. Senate Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ted Strickland	65%	742,676
P.G. Sittenfeld	22.3%	254,232
Kelli Prather	12.7%	144,945
Total Votes		1,141,853
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Rob Portman (R) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Lee Fisher (D), Michael L. Pryce (I), Eric W. Deaton (Constitution), Daniel H. LaBotz (Socialist), and Arthur T. Sullivan (I) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rob Portman	56.8%	2,168,742
	Democratic	Lee Fisher	39.4%	1,503,297
	Independent	Michael L. Pryce	1.3%	50,101
	Constitution	Eric W. Deaton	1.7%	65,856
	Socialist	Daniel H. LaBotz	0.7%	26,454
	N/A	Arthur T. Sullivan	0%	648
Total Votes				3,815,098

2004

On November 2, 2004, George V. Voinovich (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Eric D. Fingerhut (D) and Helen Myers (Write-In) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George V. Voinovich incumbent	63.8%	3,464,356
	Democratic	Eric Fingerhut	36.1%	1,961,171
	N/A	Helen Myers	0%	296
Total Votes				5,425,823

1998

On November 3, 1998, George V. Voinovich (R) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mary O. Boyle (D) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George V. Voinovich	56.5%	1,922,087
	Democrat	Mary O. Boyle	43.5%	1,482,054
	N/A	Write-in	0%	210
Total Votes				3,404,351

Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Ohio
Party	Total
Democratic	20
Republican	26
Whig	2
Adams	1
Anti-Jacksonian	2
Free Soil	1
Democratic-Republican	11
Democratic-Republican; Whig	1

Class 1 Senators from Ohio
Senators	Years Served	Party
John Smith	1803-1808	Democratic-Republican
Return J. Meigs, Jr.	1808-1810	Democratic-Republican
Thomas Worthington	1810-1814	Democratic-Republican
Joseph Kerr	1814-1815	Democratic-Republican
Benjamin Ruggles	1815-1833	Democratic-Republican
Thomas Morris	1833-1839	Democratic
Benjamin Tappan	1839-1845	Democratic
Thomas Corwin	1845-1850	Whig
Thomas Ewing	1850-1851	Whig
Benjamin F. Wade	1851-1869	Republican
Allen G. Thurman	1869-1881	Democratic
John Sherman	1881-1897	Republican
Marcus A. Hanna	1897-1904	Republican
Charles W. F. Dick	1904-1911	Republican
Atlee Pomerene	1911-1923	Democratic
Simeon D. Fess	1923-1935	Republican
A. Victor Donahey	1935-1941	Democratic
Harold H. Burton	1941-1945	Republican
James W. Huffman	1945-1946	Democratic
Kingsley A. Taft	1946-1947	Republican
John W. Bricker	1947-1959	Republican
Stephen M. Young	1959-1971	Democratic
Robert Taft, Jr.	1971-1976	Republican
Howard M. Metzenbaum	1976-1995	Democratic
Mike DeWine	1995-2007	Republican
Sherrod Brown	2007-2025	Democratic
Bernie Moreno	2025-Present	Republican

Class 3 Senators from Ohio
Senators	Years Served	Party
Thomas Worthington	1803-1807	Democratic-Republican
Edward Tiffin	1807-1809	Democratic-Republican
Stanley Griswold	1809-1809	Democratic-Republican
Alexander Campbell	1809-1813	Democratic-Republican
Jeremiah Morrow	1813-1819	Democratic-Republican; Whig
William A. Trimble	1819-1821	Democratic-Republican
Ethan Allen Brown	1822-1825	Democratic-Republican
William H. Harrison	1825-1828	Adams
Jacob Burnet	1828-1831	Anti-Jacksonian
Thomas Ewing	1831-1837	Anti-Jacksonian
William Allen	1837-1849	Democratic
Salmon P. Chase	1849-1855	Free Soil
George E. Pugh	1855-1861	Democratic
Salmon P. Chase	1861-1861	Republican
John Sherman	1861-1877	Republican
Stanley Matthews	1877-1879	Republican
George H. Pendleton	1879-1885	Democratic
Henry B. Payne	1885-1891	Democratic
Calvin S. Brice	1891-1897	Democratic
Joseph B. Foraker	1897-1909	Republican
Theodore E. Burton	1909-1915	Republican
Warren G. Harding	1915-1921	Republican
Frank B. Willis	1921-1928	Republican
Cyrus Locher	1928-1928	Democratic
Theodore E. Burton	1928-1929	Republican
Roscoe C. McCulloch	1929-1930	Republican
Robert J. Bulkley	1930-1939	Democratic
Robert A. Taft	1939-1953	Republican
Thomas A. Burke	1953-1954	Democratic
George H. Bender	1954-1957	Republican
Frank J. Lausche	1957-1969	Democratic
William B. Saxbe	1969-1974	Republican
Howard M. Metzenbaum	1974-1974	Democratic
John H. Glenn, Jr.	1974-1999	Democratic
George Voinovich	1999-2011	Republican
Rob Portman	2011-2023	Republican
J.D. Vance	2023-2025	Republican
Jon Husted	2025-Present	Republican

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from Ohio
• Classes of United States Senators

Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)