2024 Ohio elections

The 2024 Ohio general elections were held on November 5, 2024, throughout the US state of Ohio.

2024 Ohio elections

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Federal offices

President

Main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio

Senate

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio

House of Representatives

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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

General Assembly

Senate

Main article: 2024 Ohio Senate election

The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2024.^[1] 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

Main article: 2024 Ohio House of Representatives election

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

2024 Ohio Supreme Court elections

← 2022 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05) 2026 →
3 seats of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 4 3 Seats won 6 1 Seat change 2 2

Further information: Ohio Supreme Court elections

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/01/2025)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michael P. Donnelly, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio^[2]

Endorsements

Michael Donnelly

Organizations

• Ohio Democratic Party^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael P. Donnelly (incumbent)	462,982	100.0%
Total votes			462,982	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Megan E. Shanahan, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge^[2]

Endorsements

Megan Shanahan

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan E. Shanahan	836,768	100.0%
Total votes			836,768	100.0%

General election

2024 Ohio Supreme Court election (Donnelly seat)

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Megan E. Shanahan Michael P. Donnelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,025,884 2,415,507 Percentage 55.6% 44.4%

County results Congressional district results Shanahan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Donnelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Justice before election Michael P. Donnelly Democratic Elected Justice Megan E. Shanahan Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Michael Donnelly (D)	Megan Shanahan (R)	Undecided
ActiVote[4]	October 2–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	55%	–
ActiVote[5]	August 9 – September 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%	54%	–

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Melody J. Stewart, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio^[2]

Endorsements

Melody Stewart

Organizations

• Ohio Democratic Party^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melody J. Stewart (incumbent)	459,539	100.0%
Total votes			459,539	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joe Deters, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio^[2]

Endorsements

Joe Deters

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Deters	835,968	100.0%
Total votes			835,968	100.0%

General election

2024 Ohio Supreme Court election (Stewart seat)

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Joe Deters Melody J. Stewart Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,997,144 2,443,066 Percentage 55.1% 44.9%

County results Congressional district results Deters:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Stewart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Justice before election Melody J. Stewart Democratic Elected Justice Joe Deters Republican

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Deters	2,997,144	55.09%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Melody Stewart (D)	Joe Deters (R)	Undecided
ActiVote[4]	October 2–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	55%	–
ActiVote[5]	August 9 – September 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	52%	–

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lisa Forbes, Eighth District Court of Appeals judge^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Terri Jamison, Tenth District Court of Appeals judge^[2]

Endorsements

Lisa Forbes

Organizations

• Ohio Democratic Party^[2]

Newspapers

• The Plain Dealer (Democratic primary only)^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Forbes	310,635	63.84%
	Democratic	Terri Jamison	175,965	36.16%
Total votes			486,600	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dan Hawkins, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge^[2]

Endorsements

Dan Hawkins

Organizations

• Ohio Republican Party^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Hawkins	810,411	100.0%
Total votes			810,411	100.0%

General election

2024 Ohio Supreme Court election (Vacant seat)

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Dan Hawkins Lisa Forbes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,998,592 2,456,462 Percentage 55.0% 45.0%

County results Congressional district results Hawkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Forbes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Justice before election Vacant Elected Justice Dan Hawkins Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Dan Hawkins (R)	Lisa Forbes (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[4]	October 2–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	46%	–
ActiVote[5]	August 9 – September 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	53%	47%	–

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Further information: Ohio District Courts of Appeals

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

• 2024 Ohio Issue 1 on gerrymandering

See also

• Elections in Ohio
• Political party strength in Ohio

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. "Ohio State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
2. Tebben, Susan (December 22, 2023). "Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
3. "2024 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
4. ActiVote
5. ActiVote
6. 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.