Elections for 17 of 33 seats in the Ohio State Senate will take place on November 8, 2022. State senatorial primary elections are held on May 3, 2022. Republicans hold a 25-8 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five most and least expensive contested primary elections in the State Senate. In the 2022 election cycle, 3 of 17 Republican primaries and 6 of 14 Democratic primaries are contested.

This information comes from candidate reports to the Ohio Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Apr. 13, 2022.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

#1 District 23 – $218,170

Incumbent Nickie Antonio (D) raised $218,170 and Jeffrey Johnson (D) raised $0.

#2 District 17 – $146,504

Shane Wilkin (R) raised $146,504, Thomas Hwang (R) raised $0, and Tim Inwood (R) raised $0.

#3 District 13 – $123,793

Incumbent Nathan Manning (R) raised $123,793 and Kirsten Hill (R) raised $0.

#4 District 31 – $55,704

Al Landis (R) raised $54,904, Kevin Black (R) raised $800, and Gregory Brewer II (R) raised $0.

#5 District 21 – $24,537

Kent Smith (D) raised $24,437, John E. Barnes Jr. (D) raised $100, Vincent Rosemond (D) raised $0, and Willie Britt (D) raised $0.

Five primary elections with the least fundraising

#1 District 27 – $0

Cliff Pinkney (D) raised $0 and Patricia Goetz (D) raised $0.

#2 District 19 – $0

Chrissie Hinshaw (D) raised $0 and Heather Swiger (D) raised $0.

#3 District 13 – $0

Anthony Eliopoulos (D) raised $0 and Joshua Garcia (D) raised $0.

#4 District 17 – $0

Alex Trevino (D) raised $0 and Garry Boone (D) raised $0.

#5 District 21 – $24,537

Kent Smith (D) raised $24,437, John E. Barnes Jr. (D) raised $100, Vincent Rosemond (D) raised $0, and Willie Britt (D) raised $0.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.